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got to work today and we started laying out the coping for the big bowl. gonna be pretty intense. 11foot deep end. wild.

carried the coping over to where the curve ledge will be up top, really long section. the park is starting to have a physical layout which is rad.

some design changes will be made due to budget constraints but one thing i am really stoked on is utilizing the rock that was taken out of the dig...

If you are like me you like to skate as much as humanly possible... for the past year and a half or so I have been much more aware of what I put into my body. It's very rare I eat fast food, more trips to the grocery store... here is some useful information:

from: http://www.athletesadvisor.com/nutrition/foodfuel.html

THE ATHLETE'S KITCHEN

Copyright: Nancy Clark, MS, RD

Food, Fuel and the Serious Athlete : How to prevent fatigue and heal injuries

If you are a serious athlete, your job is to eat well so you can 1) enjoy high energy and prevent fatigue and 2) stay healthy. Here's a look at these areas in greater detail. Boosting energy: To prevent both the daily fatigue that occurs during training and competitions, as well as the chronic fatigue that accumulates throughout the season, you need to focus on these three keys to boosting energy:

1) You can boost energy by eating carbohydrate-rich foods (breads, cereals, rice, beans, pasta, fruit, juice, vegetables) as the foundation of your diet. Carbohydrates get stored in your muscles as glycogen. Eating too few carbohydrates (<60% of total calories) can result in depleted muscle glycogen--and that is associated with fatigue.

Carbohydrate-rich meals include cereal/milk/banana/juice/bagels for breakfast, and lunches and dinners that include hearty bean and broth-type soups, bready sandwiches and hot meals that focus on pasta, potato, rice, vegetables, breads, and rolls. Juices throughout the day are an excellent carbohydrate-rich choice for fluids.

Although carbs should be the foundation of your sports diet, your muscles also need adequate protein. You can get more than enough protein from your lunches and dinners (assuming they include chicken, fish, lean meats, peanut butter, tuna or other protein-rich foods). By eating protein as the accompaniment to a carbohydrate-based meal, you'll get the right balance of carbs and protein to both fuel and build your muscles.2) You can boost energy by eating substantial carbohydrate-rich meals throughout the day. Do not wait until evening for your biggest meal. Adequate daytime food ensures your muscles are well fueled and ready for action and your mind is well fueled and able to focus on the event. Eating before you exercise boosts your blood sugar and prevents the needless fatigue associated with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

3) You can boost energy by drinking plenty of water or other non-alcoholic fluids to prevent dehydration. You should drink enough fluids so you have to urinate every two to four hours. The urine should be clear and copious, not dark and concentrated with metabolic wastes. If you do not urinate, let's say from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., you are dehydrated and need to drink more fluids.

Optimizing Health: Your job as a serious athlete is to eat nutrient-dense foods that 1) enhance your immune system (to help protect your body from the stress of exercise and a busy life), 2) enhance healing of the tiny injuries that occur during daily training and 3) fortify your body in case you experience a major injury that requires surgery or serious healing.

Three keys to eating for optimal health include:

1. Eat a wholesome, hearty carbohydrate-rich breakfast such as a big bowl of cereal and a whole grain bagel. Research suggests people who fuel well at breakfast tend to eat a better (more wholesome) lunch and have a better diet throughout the day than do people who skip or skimp on breakfast. The reason is, people who eat too little breakfast get too hungry. When you get too hungry, you are more likely to eat junk food (donuts, chips, soft drinks, candy) than wholesome breads, fruits and juices.

2. Eat abundant fruits and vegetables. When you are eating on the run both at home and on the road, you can easily fail to consume the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. A simple way to boost your fruit intake is to have a tall glass of orange juice at breakfast, along with a big banana or other fruit on cereal, and then eat a double serving of colorful vegetables at lunch or dinner (such as a big salad or a generous portion of cooked vegetables).

3. Limit your fat intake. Of all the types of foods, fatty foods contribute to the biggest health and performance problems because they 1) fill your stomach but leave your muscles unfueled, 2) contribute to clogged arteries and heart disease, and 3) are calorie-dense and, in excess, can easily contribute to weight gain. Your best bet is to eat only small portions of fatty foods, or choose lowfat alternatives. For example, choose more thick-crust pizza with vegetable toppings and less thin-crust pizza topped with pepperoni and extra cheese; more bean burritos and fewer burgers; more spaghetti dinners and less cheesy lasagna; more frozen

yogurt and less ice cream. The Game Plan: Fueling well for sports takes some planning, but is not hard to do if you do not get too hungry. Athletes who plan poorly, skip meals, and get too hungry tend to eat more junk food and suffer the consequences of a poor sports diet: chronic fatigue and reduced health.

Your best bet to enhance the nutritional value of your diet is to pack in your sports bag a supply of non-perishable, carbohydrate-rich foods so you'll always have nourishing food options readily available. Popular sports foods that travel well include: juice boxes, pretzel rods, raisins and dried fruits, trail mix, energy bars, granola bars, and even fig newtons or pop tarts. At the last minute, add some perishable items, such as bagels, yogurt, apples, and sandwiches. (Carrying a small cooler can be helpful.)

Clearly, you have to organize time to shop for and pack the food, but the effort will be rewarded. You will always win with good nutrition!

-Nancy Clark

Nancy Clark, MS, RD specializes in nutrition for exercise. She offers private nutrition consultations at Sports Medicine Brookline. Her popular Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 2nd edition ($14.36) and The New York City Marathon Cookbook ($23) are available via Amazon.com


also this is pretty useful:

http://www.nmnathletics.com/attachments ... EM_ID=5800

i've noticed its actually cheaper to eat healthy... when I visit food stores I more or less just shop around the border of the place, never really going into the isles except for pasta, tuna, and beans, and juice.

new black sheep website... http://www.blacksheepnc.com . charlotte doing its thang.

gravy games this weekend at the factory. http://www.thefactoryskateboardpark.com

i keep getting hella messages and seeing hella shit for black friday sales, so yea, i guess every shop is hustling as much as possible like a hooker on the corner at 3am who needs to feed a coke addiction. bad comparison, i'm sorry. go support your local shop and buy some new gear, new shoes save your feet and body from breaking down as quickly, new wheels to roll faster, new deck to pop higher, new shirt to look fresher... at least stop in to your local shop to tighten up your bolts and say hi.

raleigh park progress: we've got lots of the coping up and in place but still gots hella work to do. 3 months till completion maybe?
http://harshcreak.blogspot.com/

what the fuck else... bumfights is on weird lock dow esque sometimes, sometimes not. one cop isn't feeling it, the other cops are cool, you know how that goes... hit it and quit it go explore other stuff too.

ok.

When I was living in SF I always heard about this film. Some said don't watch it, others said otherwise. There was a time where I stood on the bridge looking over just thinking about suicide. How gnarly... such a beautiful place and you could end it all by jumping off of this thing...

I recommend people watch this because it kinda reminds me to try and keep an open mind to everyone I come into contact with because you never know what shit they could be dealing with, and you just might be the one to inspire them to make a change for the better in their life...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXz0X7Cb ... re=related

There have been many times since I picked up a board that an odd look has come upon me, that I've been approached in a manner that I was a lesser human for the fact that I skateboarded. Discrimination in it's clearest matter.

I guess what I am asking is how do you each deal with other humans who come at you with intent to belittle...

I'm very much into questioning societys placement on what is valued versus what isn't. I just find it quite interesting on how skateboarding developed into what it is today, so big and popular on television but still we get harassed by police for mearly pushing through the street when in reality we have just discovered an alternative form of transportation that is physically enlightening and gas free...

Sure there are risks involved but there just being alive is a risk...

one second flying high, invincible, heart racing, knocking on a door you've never knocked on. a pretty girl answers and the next 16 hours of your life are spent with little awareness of anything outside of her home. nothing matters, cell phone cut off, no need to seek others... the flames are lit, the lights are dimmed, and life has become much sweeter.

a lack of comittment, waking up to look someone else in the eye, a smile to warm the day... no worries.

skating in a cool fall day, the sun is out, the birds chirp, life can be quite melodic at times. we are the street musicians, the skateboard is our guitar, we pluck the strings and make magic happen. bumfights, crackhead banks, so many people in the morning, good vibes all around. kids from dc and virginia drove all the way just to skate it, good vibes once again. non violence, peace, this is our little resort in the chaos known as the city. we made it, we cleaned it up, there is a power in the prescence of the youths creations.

a walk down the tracks for miles, a solo mish to nc state, pushing and pushing and pushing. strange girls asking me strange questions, no regard for others in some manner, i see my path and take it, look out for the cracks, a powerslide here, a quick ollie there, full absorbed in the present moment. this passion is comparative to meditation, just more energetic.

is every moment really the same like the buddhists?

its wild how such a good day can quickly change. back to bumfights to skate, more good vibes, fun... then a police officer shows up to kick is all out, no remorse, cannot turn the cheek and let us keep the place until fate seals its demise. or maybe this is fate at the moment, maybe that cop is there to seal its demise. we must get permission from the owners of the land and get them to contact that officer so he stops kicking us out, it could be tough though considering the owners of the land want the cops to trespass anybody sleeping in the building because of the liability, the liability with skateboarding on the other hand... the injury factor that always comes into play.

"if you get hurt you will sue!" - such a bummer things turned into this. such a bummer shit goes to hell like that. i've yet to meet a skateboarder who has sued anybody for falling on his skateboard...

moments of downwardness, tears out of the blue, the moment of returning alone, a state of rest, the body is tired but the week is approaching, more work to be done on the public park... raleighs next big promise for a united place for skateboarders to go without fear of hassle... but will it be the same as our run down warehouse we took over? i don't think so. but it will be a spot to go and push around at which is good.

attachment... such a double edged sword.

rambling like always.