We got the elliptical cross trainer installed and put together on Weds and I have to admit, it’s kicking my butt! 30 minutes on it and I come off dripping in sweat 😅. As you can see by my watch, I’ve hit my workout goals 6/7 days and pretty much stayed the same weight. Like others have said, it’s probably because I’ve lost a little weight, but I’ve added a little muscle working out so much.
I plan on hitting the workouts even harder this week and maybe try to eat a few more salads.
Here are my ranking of the eight clone gaming consoles in my collection. Consoles shown:
Analogue Mega SG w/ adapters
PolyMega
Analogue Super NT
Atari 2600 Walkman
Hyperkin RetroN 5
Analogue NT Mini
Hyperkin RetroN 77
Hyperkin RetroN Sq
The Punk Rock MBA – My rock & metal album art tier list, featuring: * Classics from Limp Bizkit, Converge, Black Flag, and Black Sabbath * Artists like Dan Seagrave, Pushead and Ed Repka * Not-so-great album covers from Creed, Green Day, and Cannibal Corpse
As you can see by the scale, I have added 2.5lbs since I last weighed myself, which is surprising as you can see by Apple Watch fitness tracker that I worked out 5 days out of the 7 (the center ring). I also hit the Move goal 7 out of 7 days as well (the outer ring). The blue turquoise center ring is the standing goal, which I always hit.
So, to help step it up a notch, my wife and I have decided to get an elliptical cross trainer (pictured above) in the house and start using that for a better workout. That’s how I lost all that weight 10 years ago, which was hitting the elliptical for 20-30 minutes every single day. I was hoping to be able to get back into my gym by now, but Washington State is on the verge of going backwards in our phases of covid shutdowns next week because of raising cases and hospitalizations…so… I’m not waiting for that and instead I’ll bring at least part of the gym inside the house! Wish me luck!
MJR Extras – What started as me wanting to talk about Sonic Wings Special on PS1, quickly turned into a rant about why Sony really shut down the PlayStation store…and the disappointment on how the Vita was abandoned.
Shmup Junkie – What are the Best Shoot Em Ups for Beginners? Are they just easy? Do they teach important skills for improving at Shoot em Ups? Or are they just fun and it’s doesn’t matter. By popular demand, instead of a hardest shmups video, this Shooter 101 focuses on the best shmups for beginners. From the 90s shooters on the PC Engine and Mega Drive, to the bullet hell games of Cave and Touhou, which shmups have the best easy and novice modes to learn and improve. Also featuring games on Steam and PS4 for those playing on modern systems or on a computer. Of course, this is just a small sampling of many great games for beginners, so check out the list in this description for even more great, beginner shoot em ups to try.