From: joshua lauer (jslauer@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Sep 15 2007 - 20:59:02 ART
the two months before I passed I realized that I was letting myself slide,
eating too much and sleeping too little.
I ended up sparking myself back up, hitting the gym 6 times a week for a
couple hours. By the time I was ready for the exam I was clocking about 3.5
hours a day in the gym. I dont keep that schedule now (I had a bad injury in
the line of duty) but I still make it a point to do regular workouts. I think
being healthy was the key to passing.
Josh
> To: scott_ccie_list.com@it-ag.com
> CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: OT- Keeping in shape
> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:15:19 +0100
> From: gary.duncanson@googlemail.com
>
> Scott,
>
> Yes I agree,
>
> Until just a week ago I was fairly regular with weights and laps in the
> pool. I certainly intend to keep that up.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list.com@it-ag.com>
> To: "'Gary Duncanson'" <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com>;
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:07 AM
> Subject: RE: OT- Keeping in shape
>
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > I was just thinking about starting such a thread while at the gym today.
> > My
> > parents fed me a diet consisting exclusively of lead-based paint as a
> > child
> > (I'm told that "fuchsia" was my all-time favorite). In other words,
> > memory
> > is the issue for me (while weight never really has been). I have found
> > that
> > staying fit while studying is critical for several reasons:
> >
> > 1. The oxygen coursing through the brain can't hurt
> > 2. It's excellent meditation to do a good hard cardio routine
> > 3. It helps me to sleep deeper, which I understand to be important for
> > the
> > formation of lasting memories
> > 4. It keeps my overall energy level up
> > 5. It prevents my rotting away (I can sit down here playing with this
lab
> > for easily 18 hours straight)
> > 6. It gives me an excuse to go sit in the sauna/hot tub for a while
after
> > my workout, which is therapeutic on several mental levels.
> >
> > I also have been experimenting with some supplements. Most have been a
> > total waste of money, but one I picked up from the Vitamin Shoppe seems
to
> > have a noticeable impact (it's called Ginkgo Neuro-Mind). I'm wide open
> > to
> > any suggestions other list members may have where this is concerned.
> >
> > I did start to let myself go while studying for the written and it had a
> > noticeable impact on every facet of life within just a few weeks. I
vowed
> > to get back in the gym and stay there throughout lab prep. For the most
> > part, I've stayed committed. I did pull a few all-nighters while
bringing
> > this home lab together and thus missed a few gym trips. But overall,
I've
> > been staying the course and I honestly don't see how I could be
successful
> > in my pursuit of the number if I let my physical condition deteriorate.
> > For
> > me anyway, good body = passable mind...bad body = no chance.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Gary
> > Duncanson
> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:30 PM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: OT- Keeping in shape
> >
> > Latest news on CBS and health trends is not good..
> >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/31/health/main326811.shtml
> >
> > 'Just as the holidays have arrived, a federal survey says the country's
> > weight
> > problem is worse than ever with more than 60 percent of Americans
> > overweight.
> >
> > The Centers For Disease Control is sounding an alarm. It says Americans
> > are
> > now fatter than they have ever been, the heaviest since the government
> > starting keeping records. Despite billions of dollars spent on diet
aides,
> > America's waistline keeps growing.'
> >
> > I just wonder how much time any of you take out to keep in shape? My new
> > born
> > boy is keeping me real busy at home, add that to working fulltime and
> > studying
> > for the CCIE and Im pretty pressed for the usual gym visits or lengths in
> > the
> > swimming pool.
> >
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