Now That Felt Good

I jumped on the scale this morning and found I’d knocked four pounds off since Monday. Then, I got back from the gym, and I guess I sweat another 2 off. Whewww! Ain’t weight loss funny? (These numbers don’t mean diddly, really).

I’m doing these really weird lifts at the gym. One’s the one-armed snatch (shuddup, beavis), which looks fairly stupid, but works lots of diverse muscles. The other is called loading (I said, shuddup, beavis!), and that involves something that looks like picking up your suitcases and throwing them into the overhead bin on the plane. What I’m doing are exercises from the back of this month’s Men’s Fitness, a magazine I don’t really endorse, except for these workouts.

Then, I jumped on the treadmill for an experiment (I see Richard leaning closer to the screen). I ran a 5K based solely on heart rate. I did it so that I had to keep my rate between 131 and 152 (which on my HRM is the 70-80% range). I ran at 6.0, but dropped to 4.2 for a fast walk when my heart went past the threshold. I’d pick up running the moment it went down below 131.

Turned out, I got 500 calories burned and a finishing time of 38:30 with what felt like minimal effort. In fact, I felt a little ashamed of how that all worked out. And yet…

Men’s Health, which I do endorse, had a little tidbit saying you should try burning 500 calories in cardio, and then challenge yourself to get there faster each time you try. At least, it made things entertaining.

The best gym in my area, by the way, also plays the best music for me. I came in to Static X, and it just went all over the place from there. : )

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  • http://twitter.com/ELPeterson Eric

    I am a HUGE fan of music and love sound quality. Great review! The in-ear headphones never did it for me though, I felt like sealing your eardrums off and pounding music into them couldn’t be good (I listen to music way too loud) so I’ve always been an ear-muff headphone type of guy. An alternative for the in-ear for me are the SkullCandy Skullcrushers. They don’t have noise cancellation like the Bose headphones do but the quality of the leather wrapping your ears certainly deadens any background noise. For you bass addicts like myself, it comes with an battery powered amplified subwoofer,
    http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/skullcrushers-black-pinstripe.html

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Those sound like they’d be really good. I didn’t go that route because I wanted something small for my bag, but I agree that those would be my preferential style of earphones.

      • http://ianmrountree.com Ian M Rountree

        Skullcrushers are great with the sub turned on. Without? Fairly weak. I had a set and loved them, except for the inline battery compartment right near the headphone plug. Somewhat awkward.

        I’d agree with Eric though – absolutely epic for bass.

  • http://twitter.com/dannystarr Danny Starr

    Does anyone have

  • http://twitter.com/dannystarr Danny Starr

    Does anyone have recommendation for earphones like these but that have a microphone and related controls that are compatible with an iPhone. I’m looking for something like this but I’d like to keep the ability to control my iPhone volume, iTunes and phone calls as well.

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Hmmm. I didn’t shoot for that in my case. I hope someone else votes in.

    • Dave

      Hi Danny,
      I use the Sennheiser MM50 iP for that purpose. They are pretty good, not up to the sound quality of my Blackbox noise cancelling ones but a lot more discreet and less than half the price. They also do a pretty good job of noise isolation, and fill my ear canal pretty well. There aren’t a huge number of choices in this market but these have done a good job for me.
      One thing to note though – the ipod control is fairly basic, you don’t get the range of functions that you do with the Apple branded ones. The mic seems pretty good however, people I have asked say its clear as a bell, and they dont often realise i am walking through town (or wherever) as I am speaking.

  • http://www.davideckoff.com davideckoff

    Here’s a topic I have great passion for, ever since I realized that the ear buds that come standard with the iPod aren’t that great for audio fidelity.

    I was using the popular Bose noise cancelling headphones for a while, and liked those a lot. Very comfortable. When I wore them on flights, I felt more refreshed when I landed (I’m guessing less background noise = less accumulated stress and more relaxation).

    But I had the feeling that I wasn’t getting the very best quality audio fidelity listening to music with the Bose noise cancelling headphones. So I did a lot of research, and decided to go with Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors (UE-10 model), and I absolutely love them. They are like hi-def for your ears.

    Because UE’10′s are custom-made and fit perfectly in my ears, these don’t just cancel the surrounding noise on flights, they pretty much eliminate all surrounding noise. (Screaming baby seated in the row behind me? Can hardly hear him. Overly chatty passenger sitting next to me? Don’t hear her at all. This is bliss!)

    But what I like best about my UE’s – and this is where they really shine – is the audio fidelity. These are “studio reference” monitors, meaning you hear EXACTLY what the artist intended, no more, and no less.

    As I write in my full review, I have “wow” moments every day with my UE’s, hearing layers of music and instruments in my favorite music that I never even knew were there.

    If you want to read more, my full review is on my blog at:
    http://davideckoff.com/2006/03/review-ultimate-ears-ue-10-ue10-custom-in-ear-monitors.html

    PS… Chris, congrats on your new travel site – awesome!

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      You’ve got me really interested in them, David, and the review is great. I’ll have to give it some thought. They sounds gorgeous. : )

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      You’ve got me really interested in them, David, and the review is great. I’ll have to give it some thought. They sounds gorgeous. : )

  • http://twitter.com/marymcd Mary McD

    Hi MOTG Chris,

    I travel pretty extensively (100K mi/yr) and have two sets of earphones – the smaller similar to what you review here, and the larger ‘muff’ type. I’ve moved away from the smaller ones in favor of better sounds, better noise cancellation, etc. and only use the in-ear versions in a very short-term situation (don’t want to pull out the muffs for a 30 min flight, e.g.) I’m just about to upgrade my existing muffs, so appreciate the comment posts about both types here – thanks for the info! Personal preference? Leave home an extra pair of sox and bring the bigger earphones! :- )

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Mary – that might be the trick, I guess, leaving home the extra pair of socks. I feel like the bigger muff-type ones are just a huge size suck to my bag, but maybe it’s worth it. Which ones are you using?

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Mary – that might be the trick, I guess, leaving home the extra pair of socks. I feel like the bigger muff-type ones are just a huge size suck to my bag, but maybe it’s worth it. Which ones are you using?

  • http://twitter.com/marymcd Mary McD

    Hi MOTG Chris,

    I travel pretty extensively (100K mi/yr) and have two sets of earphones – the smaller similar to what you review here, and the larger ‘muff’ type. I’ve moved away from the smaller ones in favor of better sounds, better noise cancellation, etc. and only use the in-ear versions in a very short-term situation (don’t want to pull out the muffs for a 30 min flight, e.g.) I’m just about to upgrade my existing muffs, so appreciate the comment posts about both types here – thanks for the info! Personal preference? Leave home an extra pair of sox and bring the bigger earphones! :- )

  • http://designresumes.com/ juliewalraven

    Hi Chris, when I first read the title, I was really excited. This post is great for those who are looking for noise-canceling or being able to listen to electronics in flight or elsewhere but my recent travel experience created a different problem. Perhaps you have a suggestion for this type of ear accessory / product. I went to two career-related conferences and my ENT believes that the flying created my first-ever ear infection possibly because allergies, etc. were also affecting me at the time. I was miserable for most of May and the ENT had to work hard to cure me. I wonder if you with your constant travel can recommend the best ear plugs for flying and also how well they work. It seems like it is a huge problem for many people.

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      I’m not sure. I’m hoping someone pipes in, Julie. Thanks for asking. I’ll keep my eyes open.

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      I’m not sure. I’m hoping someone pipes in, Julie. Thanks for asking. I’ll keep my eyes open.

  • http://designresumes.com/ juliewalraven

    Hi Chris, when I first read the title, I was really excited. This post is great for those who are looking for noise-canceling or being able to listen to electronics in flight or elsewhere but my recent travel experience created a different problem. Perhaps you have a suggestion for this type of ear accessory / product. I went to two career-related conferences and my ENT believes that the flying created my first-ever ear infection possibly because allergies, etc. were also affecting me at the time. I was miserable for most of May and the ENT had to work hard to cure me. I wonder if you with your constant travel can recommend the best ear plugs for flying and also how well they work. It seems like it is a huge problem for many people.

  • http://andrewterry.com AndrewTerry

    Hi Chris – for people on a budget, can I suggest http://www.acoustibuds.com/ – they fit over the earbud end of standard Apple headphones and do a great job of improving sound levels and blocking a certain degree of external noise.

    For example, I found that I couldn’t use the Apple headphones during a flight because, even at full volume, the sound was barely audible; with the Acoustibuds on, I actually have to keep the volume turned down! At a cost of around $15/£12, they’re certainly worth a look.

    (btw, I don’t work for Acoustibud, or have any affiliation to them; I’m just a happy customer!)

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Very cool, Andrew. Thanks for adding these to the solution set. : )

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Very cool, Andrew. Thanks for adding these to the solution set. : )

  • Travis

    I will never buy any product from Monster. The claims and velocity of lawsuits they send out is ridiculous, IE suing a miniature golf company for using “Monster” in their name http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/monster-cable-at-it-again-sues-mini-golf-company/…Engadget.com finds them so ridiculous they have officially stopped covering their news. And their mark-up on products is absurd to say the least.

  • Travis
  • Cheryl Cooper

    I can’t stand anything pushed into my ears (ear-plugs or earbuds) so am still searching for the right pair.

    I bought the Bose noise cancelling headphones which certainly cancel out the engine noise and are much more comfortable for watching the moive or lsitening to music/podcasts/audio)…. but I’ve stopped using them for the following reasons:

    -size – they are just too bulky and if you travel internationally, you need to also carry a number of different adapters
    - size – OK, I’m a standard size/shaped woman. Maybe these are designed for men because, even on the smallest fitting, the “cups” fit low and rest on my jawbone. After a while (30mins+) this puts pressure on my salivary gland which is painful and unpleasant.

    They are not cheap and they are not the right solution for me. I’m currently using some cheap Phillips headphones which I bought in ahurry at the airport but they are not noise-reducing (an essential feature for me).

    I’ve been looking at the Sennhauser but will explore some of the other recommendations here first (but probably not SkullCandy – having a skull and crossbones on your headset when you are over 40 looks like you borrowed your kid’s heaphones)…

    Thanks for the great websit, Chris. As I’m also a constant traveller, and women sometimes have different requirements), I’m thinking of setting up a “Woman on the Go” blog site :-)

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