ISSA Personal Trainer Certificate

Original photo by Clayton Plummer

I am officially official as well as certifiably certified.  I passed my ISSA Personal Trainer final exam on July 25th with a score of 88%.  Not graded on a curve, mind you.  As well, I just recently took and passed a CPR/AED course from The Red Cross.

Both of those things submitted to ISSA to get my actual certificate and now I'm onto the next phase; creating a website and business cards.

It's kind of scary to think that I've completed this thing.  I have been studying and taking tests through the ISSA website since mid-March.  I've been actively studying since the second week in January.

I've done something like this before.  I was a USA Cycling certified cycling coach for a brief moment.  I was a Level 3 (beginner) and took the Level 2 class, but I waited too long after the class to take the Level 2 test and forgot too much of the specific information to pass.

Original photo by Clayton Plummer

I plan on getting certified in Standup Paddle Training next year down in San Diego.  It's called Paddle Fit Pro and I'm looking forward to it.

In the mean time, it's time to think up a proper name for my new business.

Until next time, thanks, and talk to you later!

Clayton

My 35th Birthday

Original photo by ricardodiaz11

I turned 35 this past July.  It wasn't anything special, but it was a fun birthday.  My girlfriend and I went to Disneyland on the Saturday after my birthday and had a blast.  It actually rained while we were there, which worked out in our favor because all of the local season pass-holders took off.

The park was blissfully empty after the rain let up (a relative term for Disney on a Saturday in the summer) and ride lines were extremely short.  I think the longest line we waited in was for The Matterhorn which took us 45 minutes and never stopped moving.

Original photo by Clayton Plummer

Disneyland is currently working on Thunder Canyon, so we didn't get to ride that one.   We also stayed away from Indiana Jones as well as Star Tours.  I don't do well with the shaky-go-puky rides.

Fun fact - The two US parks vary in their upkeep maintenance schedules in that Disneyland will keep a ride closed for as long as it takes.  This is owing to the fact that the majority of Disneyland visitors are Californians.  Disney World on the other hand turns-around their maintenance as quickly as possible because of it being more of an international destination.  People come from all over the world expecting the Disney experience.

 Well, Happy Birthday to me.  It was a good one.

Saturday Surf Session

Original photo by Clayton Plummer

So, sorry to everybody that actually reads my blog.  I've been busy finishing up my ISSA Personal Trainer Certificate (more on this topic in another blog post), celebrating my 35th birthday, getting CPR/AED certified by my local Red Cross, and a myriad of other little things.  One of which is playing video games.

My girlfriend, who is a hardcore gamer, has gotten me into it for sure.  I am not at her level, but I have fun with it.  The most recent game that I finished was Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year for the PS3.

That's not why we're here though.  SURFING!  More specifically, SUP surfing.

I know the photos are old.  I need to use my GoPro more.  I have been staying up on the updates.  The latest is really sweet with more features on the GoPro App control.

I finally got back into the water after about three week's time this past Saturday.  I went down to my usual haunt of Anderson Street.  It was perfect conditions and the water was super clear.  Funny enough, it was high tide went I hit the water, which is usually bad for Anderson Street.  The waves were coming up from the south at 200+ degrees, so they made a nice angle to the beach.  Plus, the period (time between individual waves in a set of waves) was long enough to keep them apart.

The dolphins were out there doing there thing, fairly close to shore.  It was cool.  They came cruising by a couple of times while I was out there.

I surfed for about an hour and that was good for me.  My shoulders, legs, and abs were starting to fatigue.  Plus, the water and air temps are warm and I was sweating like mad.  I only had on my 2.0mm top and a pair of boardshorts.  I wasn't wearing my full wetsuit like in my picture.

I had a blast.  It felt good to get back in the water.
Until next time,
Clayton