James Chamberlin

IGN TV‘s last publishing day of the year was yesterday, so naturally things were pretty hectic. One of the biggest jobs I have there is the daily What 2 Watch feature. It’s more or less a list of recommended shows, culled from various TV listings. It’s not too big of a job on a day-to-day […]

It’s been some time since I’ve offered any update on my progress and the reason is simple: there hasn’t been much progress. Although I’m still going on a regular basis, I don’t seem to be going as regularly as I used to and I’m not putting in the same effort. Thankfully, I haven’t lost any […]

Just one box in the mail today:  Hunted I saw this a few weeks ago on cable and enjoyed it.  I remember seeing trailers for it when it was in theaters, but now I own it, and for about $4, if memory serves.

One of several recent DVD purchases I made from Buy.com. I’ve bought several things from them in the past, primarily DVDs and books. Well one of the DVDs in a recent order seemed to be out of stock (according to the order status). After a few days went by, I received an email from Buy.com […]

When I hopped in the shower this morning, I was quite pleased to find that the water temperature was back to normal, if not slightly higher. Ahhh, warm water. Taking a cold shower is terrible this time of year. Anyway, I returned to the gym and found that the owner had assembled several new pieces […]

I had quite a lot of things planned for today, including hitting the gym. My plans for the day were dashed as soon as I took a shower this morning. No hot water. Dammit! My hot water heater died and I had to spend much of the day replacing a heating element and cleaning up […]

I haven’t written a whole lot in the past few weeks. While I wrote a few reviews a little while ago, it’s nowhere near the amount of reviews I’m used to writing. Instead, I’ve been busy writing for IGN Guides. In the past three weeks, I wrote two guides and I’m starting another right now. […]

I’ve got another weightlifting update… Seated Barbell Shoulder Press – 95 lbs x 5 Cable Front Pulldown – 195 lbs x 4 Cable Seated Row – 200 lbs x 4 Lever Hack Squat – BW + 160 lbs x 2 Sled Leg Press – 1,030 lbs x 3 Leg Extension – 260 lbs x 8 […]

Between last Wednesday and this morning, I was able to increase my max lifts on two exercises. Barbell Bench Press – 225 lbs x 1 (formerly 220) Dumbbell Lying Triceps Extension – 70 lbs x 5 (formerly 65 x 6) Although neither are dramatic increases, I’m frankly glad they’re still going up. I was a […]

Below, I’ve listed the current maxes on several weight lifting exercises. Not all of the exercises I do are shown here. Some, I simply haven’t found what my max is just yet. Seated Barbell Shoulder Press – 95 lbs x 5 Cable Front Pulldown – 165 lbs x 6 Cable Seated Row – 200 lbs […]