Flyin40 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Trying to antisipate the beep. BTW, don't do this, it will tense up your muscles and cause a slow draw. I don't know Thomas, looks like your shooting is starting to suffer from all the work you been doing getting into shape. Yours splits have really slowed down Flyin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yeah I know John, lol. The Cheester thought my gun went full auto, I had to make up for the slow ass draw. BTW, that was two bill drills back to back...all Alphas baby!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 It has been a little over a month since my last post. This morning I weighed in at 209, it took me two months three weeks to take off what I put on in two months between Halloween and Christmas. September 1st 2007 weighed in at 226lbs October 31st 2007 weighed in at 209lbs January 1st 2008 weighed in at 222lbs March 22nd 2008 weighed in at 209 Now comes the hard part and my goal weight of 175lbs Some enlightening stats for the last month Days worked out: 27 days Hours worked out: 35h 55min Calories burned: 23,080 **Information gathered from the Polar F6** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 How's your diet looking Tom? That's where about 80% of your body composition comes from. If I were you, I'd check out The Zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Jake, what's the zone? I'm eating mostly fish, chicken and ground sirloin patties no bun. Oatmeal, egg white omelette's for breakfast is the norm with the occasional grape nuts with dried fruit. Every now and then I'll have some Brie and crackers but I don't over do it. Once a week I enjoy a whole grain waffle with no sugar maple syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Congrats on the M card Thomas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Zone (w/fs) Basically the Zone works off of ensuring that your body gets macro nutrients in the proper amounts in relation to each other for optimum performance. It is kind of a PITA since there is a good deal of measuring food and being hungry for the first few weeks, but it gets better. This in conjunction with a Paleo type diet is the best combination I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Jake you must be way beyond me when it comes to nutrition because I'm not sure what PITA or Paleo means. Perhaps you can explain it to me? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 PITA = Pain In The Ass Paleo = Link (w/fs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 A word of advice, don't drink a coffee and an energy drink before the start of a match. I had too much caffeine coursing through my veins and I wasn't able to keep the dot from jumping around until the third stage. I'm happy with my performance once the caffeine wore off. I can notice a big difference in my breathing after running a stage, I'm not gasping for air anymore. I think I've come up with a really good dry fire routine, now I need to put it in place. I'll also add on live fire practice during the week. We're kind of lucky here in Southern Michigan where we can shoot a local match ever Sunday so one live fire should be good. The gym routine is a way of life for me now and everyday after work I spend an hour or two on weights and/or cardio. I'm getting ever so close to my goal weight for the year which is below 200lbs. For the month of March I went to the gym 21 days, worked out for 26 hours and burned around 17,000 calories. I missed three days due to a PPC match I had to work. The month of April should be better. See you on the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Great work Thomas!!!!!!!!! Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 I shot a match yesterday without coffee or an energy drink and it really showed in my performance. The dot was steady for the entire match. I shot clean for the first time this year without any Delta's too. I video taped myself with the camera set on a tripod downrange, if you get a chance to do this I highly recommend doing so. I didn't realize how wide my eye were when shooting, I must have been realy focused. I took a couple of days off from the gym to rest some sore muscles, I'm ready to hit tonight though. See you on the range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hey! Where did my dot go? I was lucky enough to shoot a Custom 6in STI from Cheely Custom Gunworks on Sunday and I had a blast. This Limited stuff is hard. Check out some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 It's been over a month since I posted here so let give you folks a run down of what has been going on in my life lately. 2008 Area 8 match report. What can I say about this match other than great stage design however poorly executed. The morning was a little on the cold side and it took me a few stages to get warmed up. I learned from this match to call your shots on steel, I can't you how many times I had to take an extra shot at steel. I took a lot away from this match including the wise words of Clint Upchurch. Clint told me I had skills so I took that little bit of confidence boost the the Indiana Sectional. For those of you who haven't shot one of David Ball's matches you don't know what you're missing. The Indiana Sectional drew more competitors than Area 7 and Virgina/Maryland Sectional. My focus was much better for this match, I knocked down 99% of the steel on the first shot. The weather was big factor at this match for the temps reached near 100 with 100% humidity. This was a match for the person that was in shape and I was in shape since I've been going the gym 4-6 day a week since the first of the year (gym rat). Plus I love the way the courses were designed where running was involved on all but three stages. I ended up 2nd to Clint and 1st Open Master. I'm getting ever closer to my goal of 199lbs, just 5lbs shy. This weekend is the 2008 Area 5 Championship being held near Grad Rapids Mi. There will be 13 Open Masters shooting so it should be fight to the top. Hope to see some of you there. Oh and don't forget the first annual Founders Brewery beer fest will be this Saturday from 3pm-11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Area 5 turned out to be one of those matches that looked really easy to shoot but getting your hits paid off in the end. Out of all the Master Open shooters I had the fewest penalties (only 1) and it paid off a 1st place finish for me, my second one this year. Thanks goes out to all the staff for their hard work and dedication to our sport. BTW, if you didn't make it to the Founders Brewery beer fest, you missed one hell of a party. They had some of the best beer in the world on tap and five live bands that played through out the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Monday 14 5 miles on the treadmill. First time since High School!!! A coworker is trying to talk me in to participating in a triathlon, not an ironman type but what the call a sprint triathlon. Swim for 500-1000 meters, then bike for 20k and run for 5k. Wednesday 16 12 miles on the bike then I tried to run after that, well I made it about 1.5 miles until I called it quits. I recovered pretty fast so I'll be at it again in couple of days. The race isn't for another month so I should be able to train and complete the race. The swimming maybe the toughest part for me seeing how I haven't swam in years. Perhaps I need to find a pool to see if I even float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 I don't care how much running, walking or weight lifting you do to get into shape. If you don't practice shooting or dry firing, you will suck when it comes time to shoot a match. I shot the Western PA match yesterday and the first two stage felt like I was shooting in mud. The Area 2 match is just around the corner and if I want to finish in the top 16 again this year I'll have to "start" practicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I'm still here, still doing the gym thing, I'm feeling better than I've ever felt in years. Just a few more pounds to reach my goal of 199. Shot the Area 2 Desert Classic and for the amount of practice I put in to it I did better than expected. Here is a link to a video from the Area 2 match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) Can someone say three gun. Came across this tonight and laughed my ass off. That's me about 6 years old. Edited December 7, 2008 by Thomas Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I always knew you had it in you. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 :roflol: :roflol: :roflol: :roflol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think I've narrowed down a shooting schedule for 2009. Here are the following match I will be attending. Single Stack Nationals (shooting friday/saturday) Area 6 (shooting friday) Area 5 (shooing sunday) Area 3 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Area 7 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Area 8 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Open Nationals (saturday thru tuesday) Michigan Sectional (shooting sunday) Area 2 (three day event) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin40 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think I've narrowed down a shooting schedule for 2009. Here are the following match I will be attending.Single Stack Nationals (shooting friday/saturday) Area 6 (shooting friday) Area 5 (shooing sunday) Area 3 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Area 7 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Area 8 (shooting sunday, traveling on saturday & monday) Open Nationals (saturday thru tuesday) Michigan Sectional (shooting sunday) Area 2 (three day event) Nice schedule, I'll probably only see you at one of those. I probably won't be shooting much. Might see you at Area 5. Sounds like a fun yr for you. Flyin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 I probably won't be shooting much. Sorry to hear that, I always like shooting with you. I like that you bring out the competition in me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Help me support the local animal shelter by going to my personal page and making a donation. Thanks My personal page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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