Routine of the Day – Tanjoubi (The Bradinator)
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Japan, Photography, Routines on July 28, 2010
Routine of the Day – The Bradinator (誕生日)
For time complete 30 repetitions of each of the follow.
1 – Handstand Pushups
2 – Burpees
3 – L-Sit (30 seconds)
4 – Pushups
5 – Squats
6 – Situps
7 – Decline Pushups
8 – Sumo Squats
9 – Inclince Pushups
10 – Mountain Climbers (2-count)
11 – Leg Raises
12 – Alternating Pushups
13 – Alternating Lunges
14 – Dips (3 count for chair, total 90)
15 – Jumping Jack Pushups
Final time – 15:39
大きな木です。。。
Beer Review – The Master Pilsner
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Beer Tasting, Japan, Photography, Travel on July 28, 2010
Name: Asahi, The Master Pilsner
Origin: Japan
Style: Pilsner (5.5%)
Appearance: It pours with a medium head, that has decent retention. Its a dark gold, clear colour.
Taste: The aroma consists of copper and grasses. This is a very bitter beer, with strong herbal flavours, some earthy notes. It finishes bitter and ashy.
Mouth Feel: A sharp, strongly carbonated mouth feel. Light bodied.
Final Thoughts (2.0 out of 5): As far as canned pilsners go, this is no master.
Routine of the Day – Nishinomiya #1
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Japan, Routines on July 27, 2010
Just because I am travelling does not mean I cannot spend 20 minute exercise.
日本に いるので、 運動を できますよ。
Routine of the Day – Complete in 20 minutes
- 50 Handstand Pushups (Got 61)
- 100 Burpees (Got 98)
- 200 Pushups (Finished 190)
- 300 Squats (Got 240)
Homebrew – Moved to Secondary, added oak chips
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Home Brewing on July 25, 2010
The lid on one of my plastic fermenter buckets is not the best. It does not make a seal so I am always hesitant to leave my beer in it for longer than a week. This is a good reason to move my beer to the secondary carboy, which will give me a cleaner looking final product.
I decided to take this as an opportunity to pitch 1/2 oz (about 10g) of french oak chips I had sitting in my bag of ingredients. I could not begin to guess how old they are, but being wood I doubt they go bad.
The gravity reading was a perfect 1.010. By the time I return from Japan this beer will be ready for bottling… Though I doubt I will have the energy to do this after the long flight….
Routine of the Day – Vs. Pukie the Clown
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on July 25, 2010
Warm Up – 3 Rounds for Time
- 10 Pullups
- 20 Pushups
- 30 Situps
- 40 Squats
Time was 4:41
Routine of the Day – 7 Rounds for Time (25 minute Time Limit)
- 10 Handstand Pushups
- 15 Pullups
- 20 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 25 Pushups (on Pushup Bar)
- 30 Sumo Squats (w/ 16kg)
Final time was 23:40.
Hiking – Old Goat Glacier
Posted by bradinator in Hiking, Hobbies, Photography on July 25, 2010
I cannot think of a better way to spend a beautiful summer day than on a mountain. I highly recommend Where the Locals Hike in the Canadian Rockies if you are looking for both rewarding and challenging trials. It should be noted that the couple that wrote this book are avid hikers and when they say “moderate to challenging difficulty” be prepared for a physically demanding hike.
Yesterday we located Old Goat Glacier trial with the help of that book.
The rest of the pictures can be seen in the gallery.
Beer Review – Victoria Bitter
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Beer Tasting, Hiking, Photography on July 25, 2010
Name: Victoria Bitter
Origin: Australia
Style: Lager (4.56%)
Appearance: A dark gold lager that pours with a very short-lived small to medium head.
Taste: The aroma is mostly metallic and copper-like. VB is a very light tasting beer, with most of its flavours coming from its bitter, herbal hops. There are some very subtle grain-like notes. It finishes bitter and metallic, with a very short aftertaste.
Mouth Feel: A medium carbonated beer with a light body and short-lived aftertaste.
Final Thoughts (2.5 out of 5): This is a very plain-Jane lager. It’s not bad and its actually a very easy drinking and refreshing beer, but it lacks character. Still, its leaps and bounds better than Fosters. I gave it a +0.5 because it really hit the spot after spending the day in the sun on top of Old Goat Glacier.
A veiw of the valley carved by an Old Goat