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| Location: Blogs J.D. Hart |   | | Posted by: dhart | 9/10/2007 12:04 PM | After having a restless night, and with a little trepidation, I went to my first checkup with the folks over at Auburn Montgomery’s (AUM) Human Performance Lab. They were cordial, inviting, and quickly put me at ease. It is a true testament to their professionalism.
After running me through the paces, and measuring this and that, they handed my report card to me. Here are the results:
Stat This time Last time Comment
Height 67 Inches 67 Inches No growth - GRRRR!
Weight 247 lbs. 252 lbs. 5 lbs.lost-WOOHOO!
BMI-Body Mass 38.7 39.5 1 point drop - YEAH!
Body Fat % 25.76% 27.5% 1¾ % Drop - NICE!
Well, there you have it. I’m not yet ripped…yet. But I am getting there. Everyone noticed that my face and upper body had slimmed considerably, and my legs had trimmed up as well.
As most of you guys know, the bane of us males loosing weight is our mid-sections. I lost a 1/2 inch and my clothes aren’t fitting as snug as they were last month. I have a long way to go on my mid-section, but the worst part is behind me. That was the initial soreness and the light headed feeling you get when you start exercising. I actually look forward to being a little sore after lifting weights. It feels like I accomplished something.
If I can keep it up, my next meeting with Dr. O and her staff should yield encouraging results. As the fat on my extremities dwindles, the stubborn fat on my mid-section will start to burn faster. So when I look like a toothpick with a marshmallow in the middle, go ahead and laugh, but it will mean that the gut no longer has any other fat protecting it, and it will know its butt whoopin’ is coming soon!!
On the archery front, I lightened the trigger weight on my release last week. I did this because the Bowtech Guardian is so smooth and forgiving, that it lets me see and feel the mistakes I make as they happen. If you have never shot a bow before, this may sound a little weird to you, but trust me, it is so. Anyway, I noticed that when I was pulling my trigger to release an arrow, I was puling off a little and having to adjust. I asked a couple of guys around here that are experts, and they told me to lighten up the trigger.
I have to tell you that pulling a lighter trigger is more of an adjustment that switching from right hand to left hand shooting. My groups opened way up, and missing the target altogether was a 1 in 10 occurrence. I may have to tighten the trigger back down and deal with it because it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I am not unsafe with it, I am just not comfortable. Maybe a little more practice and it will come on in. Maybe not. I’ll keep you posted.
Lastly, reports from the outfitter in Wisconsin are trickling in, and they report that there are some monster bucks moving around. They had flooding rains a couple of weeks ago, but it does not seen to have affected anything. I have been studying aerial and topo maps, and I am going to forward my observations for stand locations later in the week.
Once again, thanks to all who sent in kind and encouraging words. They are appreciated!!
As always, thanks for reading.
J.D.
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