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Playoffs!!

My event i went to was the Basketball Intramural Playoff game for the B league. I actually was playing and our team name is PB&J Time. We were the third seed and played the sixth seed in a do or die situation. Meaning if we lost we would be knocked out of the playoffs and if we won we would advance. We had played this team before and i believe we beat them the last time we met. So we began this game with a little chip on our shoulder. The game in the beginning was close, mainly because we were allowing them to score when they really sucked. But none the less the stuck in the game with us until the last five minutes of the quarter. That's when we turned up the heat and started to blow them out. By halftime we were up by 15 points and really jelling as a team. Long story short the game ended by a blowout and we all padded our stats. Everyone ended the game with a great game and it was fun. It was a great way to start the playoffs.

Fitness Here At ODU

I asked a few people around school on how they felt about fitness here at odu and these are their thought s on the subject.

The first person i surveyed was my roommate Rajui Audain.
Me: Do you use the rec center facilities?
Raj: I do when i have time. I usually go to the 47th street gym and play basketball and i play on an intramural team as well.
Me: So how would you rate the programs that are around campus to help people stay in shape?
Raj: I thinks its okay but could be better. There's still a lot of people who don't know about any of the programs offered.
Me: Do you think there is any improvements that should be made?
Raj: Yes! The 47th street gym needs a massive remodeling.

The next person i asked was my other roommate Inoa Charlton.
Me: How often do you go to any of the gyms?
Noa: I never go to any. I go to the YMCA everyday instead because their facility is way better than anything at o.d.u.
Me: How is that so? elaborate?
Noa: Well they have a lot more machines so you don't have to wait or sign up. They have a pool inside the same facility so you don/t have to go to a whole different gym. They have multiple workout rooms and they have showers for you in the locker rooms.
Me: So is it safe to say you wont be using any of o.d.u's facilities at all?
Noa: Not at all. unless they get up to the standards of the Y.

The last person i interviewed was Laz Hamlett

Me: How do you feel about odu's fitness programs?
Laz: I have never been to any but i go to the gym to workout from time to time.
Me: Which facilities do you got to and how are they in your opinion?
Laz: II go to the AA Building sometimes to hoop and the 47th street gym to lift mostly but i hoop there sometimes as well. But the gym in the webb is the best to workout in.
Me: Do you think enough people workout?
Laz: Not at all. I see the same people all the time when i go to the gyms.

Who's really making a change?

Everyday As i go to the gym i see the same people in the gym. Whether they are the ones playing basketball, going to the fitness classes, on the machines or lifting weights. Its to a point that i can almost say i know everybody that comes to gym now and thats a shame. Where are all those new year resolution people at who claimed they were gonna stick to their diet and lose weight? Wheres all those people who swear up and down that they were so good or great at basketball? If you dont know where then i really dont know because they are not around when im in the gym. It only takes a few hours out of your day to go to the gym and yet people cant even spare that time. I guess its just another year another broken resolution.

Intramural Basketball

What are you doing with your time after class? Studying, eating, sleeping, or chilling is the basic answers you hear but for many its practicing or playing in the odu intramural basketball league. I have been going to these games lately and often see the people playing on these teams are the same people you see in the gym on 47th street. The games are not like the ones on 47th steet tho, they are refereed and stats are taken. Most of the time they are structered, meaning teams run plays or play zone defense. There is more of a team spirit rather than one guy trying to score all the points, where as you see quite often in the other gym. With that said i think this is a very great way to stay in shape during this semester and a good way to practice on your game more. I think more people should be aware of this league and should participate.

Getting Brolic!

Erin Hicks on Mens Health wrote a day ago

"Stretch out before. Woody says stretching is key for him to warm up and prevent injury during the game. “The more you stretch, the less likely you are to get injured. Ease back into the weight room, but no heavy max lifting. Focus on light-rep, light-weighted workouts and core workouts."
I totally agree with this statement because what she is saying is true. Nothing shapes and scuplts your body like weight lifting. Even if your only lifting five pounds, over time you will get stronger and tone up the sections that you work out. All you have to do is stick with it and know your limits and you will shed those unwanted pounds in no time.

Where You At????

When we were handed our scavenger hunt hints i was confused like crazy. She gave me clues like behind glass, i help internal problems, and you don't always get a refund from me. I was starring at the paper like is she serious? Where could i find such a place like this and will i even be right. So i sat down that night and thought over the clues in my head and it started to make a little more sense. She said it was in the business building and that's Constant Hall. So i knew i was on the right track. The next day i went to constant, because i had class, and started to look around for some of the clues she outlined for me. I walked all around that place and didn't find anything so i just gave up and went to class instead. The whole time in stat class all i could think of is where in the world is she leading me to. Finally as i walk out of class i see all this glass. Eureka, it was the undergrad advising room. So i pulled out my camera out and took pictures for my flickr account. Come to find out that i did not actually find the right place and it was actually the vending machines she was describing. I guess not every scavenger hunt ends in success. Better luck next time for me