http://www.ballardcboyd.com The Work of Director/Producer Ballard C. Boyd Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:22:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I'm into week 8 of my 12-week training program, and I've added running to the regimen for my cardio training. This is a head-on challenge for me, and a direct jump up to hitting one of my big goals: running a mile without stopping. Half of the ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-transformation-day-51/ We're in week 6 of fitness training now, which means almost half way thru the transformation. It's been going strong but thing have just started to come up this week, involving actually not wanting to go to the gym. Actually avoiding it some. Six days a week ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-transformation-day-40/ Welcome to Week 4. We're one quarter of the way thru the 12 weeks. One of the beautiful parts of the Strength For Life program is that is requires that you set goals along your journey. But not just physical goals. Inner Strength goals are required too. ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-transformation-day-25/ I'm shooting a kung fu movie with 10 year olds, via the fine folks at 826 NYC, as part of their Summer Filmmaker program for kids. It's gonna be major stylized, and set to premier on August 20th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (or BAM). Come see ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/curse-of-the-iron-monkey/ We're thru week 1 and 2 now, and about to move into week 3 of the official Strength For Life: Transformation Training Camp and things are certainly moving. This means we've started our full regimen and it's had some significant impact so far. "Before" picture and stories about ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-transformation-day-14/ Goodbye June, Hello July! Base Camp is over and as of yesterday, we've officially begun our 12-week fitness transformation journey with Strength For Life. Yesterday, June 30th was the first day of training to begin our journey for three months of heavy fitness training to get in the best shape ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-transformation-day-1/ A smattering of the "Dewmocracy" ads I directed for Mountain Dew & collegehumor.com are up now! Watch 'em HERE, or by checking them out in the films section to your left, and watch them in HD at vimeo.com. Thanks to Dave Burdick for his help, half of the voices, and for letting me build ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/new-work-dewmocracy/ Week One of Base Camp is going well. We've all been able to stick to our dietary requirements (even though a little creative solutions have been developed in there) and the workouts have been going strong. They're a little easy, or at least they seem that way, since ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-base-camp-day-5/ The fitness program begun today. Two weeks of preparation (12 days to be exact and then the last two days are off days) before the 12 weeks of heavy training starts. This is "Base Camp". The rules are: 5 meals a day, balanced with lean protein, complex ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-day-1/ My roommate Dave Burdick and I are taking on the Strength For Life program from Shawn Phillips' book of the same title. The program begins this Monday with "Base Camp", 12 days of preparation, basic body weight exercises, rest and detox to prepare for the semi-grueling 12-week "Transformation Training Camp" which ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/strength-for-life-prologue/