Bienvenida!

Thats welcome, in spanish. This is  my first time blogging, so pardon my noob-ness. I created this to show what activities I have done today, and what I have “looked to stars” before, for inspiration.

I would have to say that there has been two  influences in my life for fitness. Camp  La Jolla has truly helped me lose weight, meet new people, and definitly keep in shape. Pardon my spelling mistakes on this, I was indirectly inspired to make one of these after I saw my councler’s blog. I thought this would build my self-control  and self-motivation, the two things I have been striving for since I was obese.

I am now 15 years old, a sophmore in highschool, trying to learn techniques and ideas from swimming and  weightlifting, striving to be the best I can be at those sports.  Although I am not a true swimmer (more like a beginner), and not a true bodybuilder (but I have  experience in weightlifting, and for a teenager, I know my stuff.)

Since I have swimming practice very soon, I will try and remember to keep in touch after my practice to show you guys on what I have done.  But yesterday I really needed to keep up using the kickboards, and work on the catch-up drill, so I can get better at my free style strokes. Then my coachtold me to do  an ascending set of free style, work from 30% of your speed to 70%, and do 5 100 yards (so basically 30-100, 40-100, 50-100,  etc) and then warm down for 100 yards.

Today, I hope it is better. Thats all for now guys. Feel free to drop down comments and such, ask questions and I can try to answer them!

~ by rriparetti on February 6, 2008.

3 Responses to “Bienvenida!”

  1. Hey Ryan! =D I hope your blog goes well. I’ll try and get Taylor on here so he can give you a little bit of help with swimming. ;P Talk to you later bro. ~_^

  2. I would venture to say, stick with it, no matter what challenges life can throw at you, thou hast not to do what one likes to, thou has merely to do what one should.

  3. Woo! You have ten hits! xD

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