Feel the BURN!

Well... It is about that time of the year when you start thinking about the changing weather, which signifies spring, which segways into summer which translates to beach time, which triggers the thought "I'm a fat ass... I need to lose weight."



So with the weather pretty decent in the NYC, this weekend was the Official start of the "Brian Millman Get Fit Campaign 2009." (NOTE: There will be merchandise on sale in a couple weeks. You can expect items like head bands, sweat towels and potentially barf bags to be featured items.)



Below will be a couple staples of the BM Get Fit regime:

• Aloha Means Goodbye Elevator- Living on the 8th floor of my building provides me with the natural opportunity to use the stairs. Conditions of usage: The stairs will be the default unless i am drunk, or i am carrying more than a $5 Footlong.


• BOOM!- I plan to frequent Boom Fitness at the corner of Park and 33rd. There you will find me on the elliptical in the far right corner doing about 35 minutes on the Cross Training program. Conditions of Usage: this will only happen if i have clean socks and i'm not hungover.


• Sedale Threat School of Jump Shots- I plan on going to the ghetto courts on 26th and 2nd to get a little clinic going. I will bring my Mar Vista hoops style game to the east coast. Again, Richard Page was the coach and i credit him for my denfensive tenacity but also credit him, for my poor left hand and lack of height.


• Food- I am not really going to change my eating habits too much, however i foresee less pigs in a blanket for dinner and more salads +protein shakes.
• Alcohol- I will most likely continue to hydrate after workouts with Bud Light. Occasionally, after a very good workout i will have a Jack on the rocks.

I guess with any good campaign, i should set out goals and thus here is a another bullet point list of randomness:

1. I would like to run for more than 4 blocks without stopping to stretch. By stretching it is a clever ploy to actually catch my breath.


2. I would like to be able to fit into my board shorts which i left in Los Angeles. I am not switching to a pair of board shorts with an elastic waist. I graduated from that when i was 7 years old.


3. Currently, i have a naturally place to rest my beer while laying on the couch (See picture). Ideally, that would not there.


4. Be able to dunk a basketball on a six foot rim.