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| You were once considering a medical career yourself. What changed your mind? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Well I had pretty much stopped playing music when I started at the University of Texas. I really didn't have enough time to really devote to studing and to music. I just started to miss playing music really badly. One day I went to see Kiss play at the Frank Irwin center and it just made me realize that I was missing out on my true passion. I figured I would take a leave from school for a year and play music and see what happened. I ended up joining Slaughter about a year later and things just kinda snowballed from there. Who knows, maybe someday I'll go back. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medical students sometimes do poorly and working out and keeping in shape because of time constraints. What's your secret to keeping in shape on the road! |
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| Well I always try to keep in mind that your health is a top priority so I make time for excercise on the road. I usually run first thing in the morning or ride my bike or rollerblade. I try to get to a gym whenever I can but that isn't always possible so I bring some weights with me on the bus. I've also got a chin up bar that I put in the doorway hotel rooms. I do lots of isometric excercises. Crunches, hanging leg lifts, inverted push ups, resistance bands. Always looking for new ideas. Plus playing drums itself is pretty physical for me. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When you are not on the road, what is your typical workout schedule? How do you train for adventure races? |
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| I do a series of runs ranging from short fast sprints to distance runs. Try to get as much time as I can off road running. I try to ride bikes a few days a week on and off road and I've been doing a lot of swimming lately. I try to do strenghth training at the gym three days a week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What CDs are in your stereo right now? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A couple of 80's compilations. The last Seal cd. Some country stuff. Kings X greatest hits. Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power. Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What projects are you currently working on? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Touring with Slaughter. Planning a DVD release of the first two Slaughter home video's with new tour footage added. Training for adventure races. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Everyone has a favorite dish they love to cook. For example, I can't live without good Mexican food and it's my favorite to cook. Do you have a recipe that you would be able to share with us? |
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Actually most of what I eat at home is pretty simple and raw. My favorite is Mexican but I definitely can't cook it! |
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| What final thoughts or inspiration do you have for us jaded med students? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remember what you started for. It's all about helping people. Change one person's life for the better and it will all be worth it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Many, many thanks to Blas for being metalmedicine.com's first interview! |
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