NewU Fitness First to be released in Europe

newULogoOne of the games we heard about while poking around on the floor of E3 this year was NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer.  Touted as an “interactive training solution focused on well-being,” this new entry into the exergame field looked interesting but did not, at the time, have a release date or distributor.

Well it appears as though Ubisoft, distributors of lifestyle enhancing games like Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout and My Healthy Cooking Coach (not to mention somewhat more traditional games like Assassin’s Creed) has decided to add yet another fitness game to their arsenal.   It was announced on Tuesday that Ubisoft would be handling the distribution of NewU in all of the PAL countries except Italy, New Zealand, and Australia.

There has been no word yet as to whether or not Black Bean has found a distributor for NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer in the NTSC regions, but with the ever growing popularity of the fitness gaming market it’s only a matter of time if the game sells well in Europe.

Something interesting – According to the press release, NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer is only the first release in the “NewU Family of products.”   No other details were included, but it seems as though Black Bean is committed to releasing a whole series of lifestyle enhancing games under the NewU line.

Those of you who live in the PAL regions (essentially Western Europe) should see NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer for the Nintendo Wii in stores this September.

Huff Huff Huff

Saturday, July 25th and Sunday, July 26th

I didn’t do any “official” exercise over the weekend.  Instead I counted the 8-10 hours of physical labor I put in on the new room as my workouts.  Pretty sure it’s a fair trade.

Monday, July 27th

5×5 Assisted Pull-Up – 160 pounds

5×5 Pull Down – 100 pounds *

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curls – 25 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

Tuesday, July 28th

5×5 Vertical Chest Press – 160 pounds

5×5 Pectoral Fly – 180 pounds (up 20 pounds)

5×5 Rear Deltoid Fly – 110 pounds (up 10 pounds)

5×5 Shoulder Press – 120 pounds

5×5 Complex Dumbbell Routine – 10 pounds (Upright row, Bicep Curl, Lateral Raise, Shoulder Press, Bent Over row)

20 Minutes Elliptical

Wednesday, July 29th

1×5 Assisted Pull Up – 150 pounds (down 10 pounds)

4×5 Assisted Pull Up – 160 pounds

5×5 Pull Down – 100 pounds

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

1×5 Bicep Curl – 30 pounds

4×5 Bicep Curl – 25 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

* Yet again, I have finally found the proper form on this exercise and needed to modify my weight down as I was cheating.

Denny’s apparently has salty food

HAMMYAs someone who has the great fortune of living in the Tampa Bay area of Florida I have ready access to what Ronan from VNV Nation refers to as one of the best goth clubs in the country – The Castle.  While I haven’t been in a while, I truly find that one of the greater pleasures in life is to head out there for a late night of dancing, drinking, and socializing with some of the finest people on the planet.

When 2:00 AM rolls around and they kick on the lights, though, I’m seldom in a mood to head home and call it a night.  Several hours of high energy booty shaking mixed with what is often an unwise combination of concoctions puts me in a mood for salty, greasy, goodness.  What better place to quench that desire than a 24 hour Denny’s?

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Daddy gonna work it out

Thursday, July 23rd

5×5 Vertical Chest Press – 160 pounds

5×5 Pectoral Fly – 160 pounds

5×5 Rear Deltoid Fly – 100 pounds

5×5 Shoulder Press – 120 pounds

40 Ab Crunches

5×5 Complex Dumbbell Routine (Upright Row, Bicep Curl, Lateral Raise, Overhead Press, Bent-Over Row) – 10 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

Friday, July 24th

5×5 Assisted Pull-Up 160 pounds

5×5 Pull Down – 110 pounds

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curls

20 Minutes Elliptical

Wii Sports Resort goes on tour

arc_noa_adAs part of a media campaign to celebrate the release of the sequel to their popular Wii Sports game, Nintendo announced on Thursday they would be touring around the country with a portable island straight out of Wii Sports Resort.

Starting with a huge display in the middle of Times Square, the portable islands will have plenty of fruity (but non-alcoholic beverages), a steel drum band, a reflecting pool and a lounge area.  Oh, yeah…You’ll also be able to try out Wii Sports Resort!

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Workouts, boyeee

Monday, July 20th

3×5 Assisted Pull-Up – 160 pound counterweight

2×4 Assisted Pull-Up – 170 pound counterweight

5×5 Pull Down – 110 pounds

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curls – 30 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

Tuesday, July 21st

5×5 Vertical Chest Press – 160 pounds

1×5 Pectoral Fly – 180 pounds

4×5 Pectoral Fly – 160 pounds

5×5 Rear Deltoid Fly – 100 pounds

5×5 Shoulder Press – 120 pounds

5×5 Complex Dumbbell Routine (Upright Row, Bicep Curl, Lateral Raise, Overhead Press, Bent-Over Row) – 10 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

Wednesday, July 22nd

5×5 Assisted Pull-Up – 160 pounds

5×5 Pull down – 110 pounds

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curl – 25 pounds *

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

60 Minutes Walking

* One of my co-workers pointed out that my form was way off on my curls and that I needed to keep my arms closer to my side to maximize the benefit I was getting AND prevent myself from getting injured.  Doing them properly has forced me to back off on the weight.

Brain Dump

I started writing this post a few days ago.  I figure I’ll just go ahead and append on the end of it with the understanding that, perhaps, my head space is a bit different than it was when I first began this ramble.

Not only do I feel the need to break up the utter and complete monotony of posting nothing but my workouts here, I also have a compulsion to simply talk about a few things.  Get some stuff out of my head and out there in the ether as it were.  As a result this may end up being an incoherent post at times, so I apologize in advance.

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More workout updates

Thursday, July 16th

5×5 Vertical Chest Press – 160 pounds (up 10 pounds)

5×5 Pectoral Fly – 180 pounds (up 20 pounds)

5×5 Rear Deltoid Fly – 100 pounds

5×5 Shoulder Press – 120 pounds

20 Minutes Treadmill

50 Minutes Walking

Friday, July 17th

2×5 Assisted Pull-Up – 160 pound counterweight (down 10 pounds)

3×5 Assisted Pull-Up – 170 pound counterweight

5×5 Pull Down – 110 pounds (up 10 pounds)

5×5 Complex Dumbell Workout (Curls, Rows, Kickbacks) – 2o pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical

50 Minutes Treadmill

60 Minutes Walking

Saturday, July 18th

20 Minutes Walking

Sunday, July 19th

Housework!

New obesity drug nears approval

Red Pill/Blue PillOrexigen, a San Diego based pharmaceutical company, announced on Monday that a new drug designed to help patients overcome obesity had passed three clinical trials and was now one step closer to FDA approval.

Contrave combines buproprion and naltrexone, two drugs used to combat a variety of mental afflictions such as depression and addiction, to reduce food cravings in obese patients.  Instead of attempting to create feelings of fullness the drug works to curve the desire to eat simply as a reward or to feel better.

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Long Workout Post Is Long

Saturday, July 11th

51 Minutes Walking

Sunday, July 12th

45 Minutes Walking

35 Minutes EA SPORTS Active (Heavy)

80 Minutes Walking

Monday, July 13th

20 Minutes Stationary Bike

5×5 Assisted Pull Up – 170 pound counterweight

5×5 Pull Down – 100 pounds

5×5 Dumbbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curls – 30 pounds

100 Pushup Challenge – Exhaustion Text (11)

200 Situp Challenge – Week 3, Column 2, Set 2 (21-28-21-21-28)

85 Minutes Walking

Tuesday, July 14th

5×5 Vertical Chest Press – 150 pounds (up 10 pounds)

5×5 Pectoral Fly – 160 pounds

5×5 Rear Deltiod Fly – 100 pounds

5×5 Shoulder Press – 120 pounds

20 Minutes Elliptical Trainer

35 Minutes Treadmill

77 Minutes Walking

Wednesday, July 15th

5×5 Assisted Pull Up – 170 pound counterweight

5×5 Pull Down – 100 pounds

5×5 Dumbell Row – 50 pounds

5×5 Bicep Curl – 30 pounds

20 Minues Recumbent Bike

50 Minutes Treadmill

100 Pushup Challenge – Week 2, Column 2, Set 1 (9-11-8-8-11)

200 Situp Challge – Week 3, Column 2, Set 3 (24-32-23-23-32)

60 Minutes Walking