• +8 Hours of Sleep

The eternal question: Does bowling count as exercise?

• +6 Hours of Sleep

Day two in Ft. Worth. For better or worse, my diet consisted of chicken fried steak, fried okra and Arnold Palmers. I managed a few pushups in the hotel room, but that's about it. We did a lot of walking, though, and spent some time watching the cattle judging. Pretty amazing to see all the farm kids primping their animals, i.e. showering, blow drying, and using an electric razor to give them a nice "fade."

Image: Teen girl resting on her cow and checking iPhone.

• +5 Hours of Sleep

On Friday, I went down to Ft. Worth, Texas for the annual Stock Show and Rodeo. Long story, but suffice I bought a pair of cowboy boots (Justin Boots in Justin Texas) and some Wranglers, and dove right in. We watched bucking broncs, and bulls, and barrel racing (amazing!), and beautiful parades of horses and flags. We sang the national anthem and prayed en masse, and we looked at a lot of very pretty cows. Gotta say, those rodeo dudes are in amazing shape. Talk about core strength. I wonder what kind of workouts they do to prepare for sitting bareback on a 1,800 lb bull?

We also went to the gun range, where I shot a .9mm handgun and a .22 rifle. Don't hate. If you're gonna have a position on the whole gun debate, might as well gather some facts. One conclusion: Shooting guns at a range is sort of an interesting hobby, but I'd rather go to Zumba or play pick-up basketball or do yoga. Not that gun shooting and fitness are comparable, but I did get the feeling people went to the range as a regular activity. And, yes, there's real skill required — breath control and concentration — and tons of "technology" to geek out on, but I think I'd get bored after a while. That said, the range was packed, and it was great people watching. Next to me was a woman with pink earphones (to block the noise) and a pink iPhone in her back pocket, and she was shooting a black .9mm Glock. She was certainly not the only women packing heat, either. I chatted with a cute young blonde at the bar later who showed me an iPhone snapshot of her pink handgun.

I won't digress into longer political debate, but suffice to say the cowboy culture is alive and well in Texas. Also, score one for the New Yorker who wasn't afraid to order non-alcoholic beer at some pretty tough joints, like even at Filthy McNasty's Saloon down by the old stockyards....

• +7 Hours of Sleep

Thursday (last) Catch Up: Early bfast with AZM, followed by work, work, work, followed by interesting Nike+ TechStars Accelerator meeting. That's where Nike and Tech Stars accept pitches from various start-up companies that want to do cool things with all the Nike+ and Nike Fuel data. Represent Social Workout!

(Um, no gym, but lot's of biking in the cold.)

• +9 Hours of Sleep

Amazing: Sprained foot does not mind the elliptical machine. Basically, if I can't do cardio, I don't really know how to work out. Cardio is always the first thing, and then come pushups and situps, etc. Working out without cardio, for me, is like eating tuna casserole for breakfast.