2 thumbs up for the "bro day"

2 thumbs up for the “bro day”

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a good “bro day” (and I actually don’t mean a workout “bro day” for once). I’m just talking about a day to hang out with a buddy and do some good ol’ fashion “guy” things (not that they aren’t “girl” things, too, but just roll with it for the sake of this post). So, yesterday, after spending the first half of the day enjoying time playing with my daughter, getting some sprint work in & watching some more of Layne Norton’s Reloaded, I went to meet a friend of mine to go see “Act of Valor.”

While nobody’s going to be winning any Oscar’s for this one, I really enjoyed the movie. I thought the action was pretty impressive, enjoyed the mix of camera work, and I was pretty tense for the majority of the movie. I’ll forewarn, if you’re squeamish about blood, violence, brutal acts of terror, etc., this could be a tough one to watch for you. I have to admit, a couple parts turned my stomach & got me a little emotional, but overall, I did really enjoy seeing parts of how the Seal teams tactically operate and thought they had some very impressive and realistic looking battle scenes. Also, if you enjoy the first person POV they often incorporate into some of the war-based video games, you might enjoy how they worked this camera view into some of the action sequences.

Alright, so that’s enough on my review of the movie. After the movie, we got to grab some hot wings and beer and watch a little bit of MMA action. So, yeah, I felt like I was able to get my testosterone roaring and really enjoyed the day overall. Today has been a complete recharge day as I get ready to finish out my current program this week in full beast mode. At the end of the week I’ll be going for 2 new PR’s. One on bench and one on DL (the DL PR will depend on whether my new Inzer belt gets here in time…if not, I’m not sure what to do b/c my current belt no longer fits me). I’m excited/anxious to get after it, and after watching some more of Reloaded, I’m not sure my motivation & drive to keep killin’ it could be any higher.