St. Jude’s hospital fundraiser

Push up fundraising challenge

Curtis Matthews, Fitness and Health, Strength & Challenges, Tampa

Are you ready to get pumped up and inspired? I’m five days into the St. Jude push-up challenge, and I’m already a thousand push-ups down on day 6! Today, I completed 500 push-ups, and I’m aiming to hit the 3000 goal in just 15 days. It’s not just about the physical challenge, though. This challenge is all about raising money for the St. Jude hospital, and I’m calling on all my Facebook friends to donate to this worthy cause. Join me in this push-up challenge and let’s make a difference together. Let’s support the kids at St. Jude hospital and show them that they are not alone. Every push-up counts, and every donation makes a difference. Let’s do this!

https://www.facebook.com/donate/510577704460762/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Day 7 of St. Jude’s push-up challenge: Finished strong with 50 tonight after a morning session of 150. I’m feeling the burn for sure. 1550 push ups done so far and on track to hit the 3000 in 15 days.

https://youtu.be/O72u58UEZO0

Day 11 of the challenge

Day 11, and I have done 2500 push-ups so far. I am on track of hitting my goal of doing 3000 push-ups in 15 days.

Push up progress
https://youtu.be/vZ9p8tBkNdE
Day 11 100 more push-ups ups done at night
https://youtu.be/t38UAQdnLwI
Got my cat doing push-ups
https://youtu.be/kTIuKSa7Ehg
Day 13 and another 100 in the morning

Please go to St Jude’s hospital donation page on Facebook and donate.

3030 push-ups day 13
St. Jude’s hospital fundraiser
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Mountain bike race in Trinidad at Samman Park, Chaguaramas

Curtis Matthews, Entertainment, Pictures

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Michael Philips promoted a mountain bike race in Trinidad and it happen I was in Trinidad the same time as the race. I knew he had this event because he promoted it on Facebook. I did reply I might be attending as I was not sure I would be in Trinidad at the same time.

I have never seen a mountain bike race live and I my bike is a mountain bike. I never rode on a mountain bike trail or even seen one in person. The current champion happens to work at Mike’s Bikes and is the favored to win today.

I started writing this post in my car because it was raining when I got here. I am using my Motorola Xoom to write this post and take the pictures of this event.

It stopped raining and the race has not started as yet so this will be a muddy one.

Leg pressing 1000lbs

Curtis Matthews, Tampa

Hey there, fitness enthusiasts! I recently achieved a major milestone in my leg training journey that I couldn’t wait to share with you. At LA Fitness in Tampa, Florida, I conquered the leg press machine like never before. Brace yourselves for the incredible feat I accomplished: 1000lbs for an astonishing 32 reps!

With sheer determination and unwavering focus, I pushed my limits and pushed through the weight like a powerhouse. The intensity, the burn, and the satisfaction of surpassing my own expectations were absolutely exhilarating.

I captured this jaw-dropping moment on video and couldn’t resist sharing it with you all. Head over to my website, curtismatthews.com, to witness this incredible leg press performance firsthand. Get ready to be amazed!

But this achievement isn’t just about personal triumph. It’s also a testament to the power of consistency, hard work, and pushing beyond our comfort zones. It’s a reminder that with dedication and perseverance, we can shatter barriers and achieve the extraordinary.

So, whether you’re a fitness enthusiast like me or simply someone seeking motivation and inspiration, I invite you to watch the video on my website. Let this incredible leg press journey ignite your own drive and determination to conquer your fitness goals.

Remember, greatness is within your reach. Believe in yourself, put in the effort, and embrace the challenges along the way. Together, let’s redefine our limits and unleash our full potential!

mother’s day mom and I went to a casino

Entertainment

Pompano horse track

Hardrock winnings

The wheel spin for the players card.

This Mother’s Day my mom wanted to go to a casino. A few weeks earlier she went to Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood with her seniors group from Palm Beach and she enjoyed herself so much that’s what she wanted to go to a Casino on Mother’s Day.

So this Mothers Day we were going to take my mom to the HardRock casino. She had won $157 last time and started only with $15 that was given to the seniors to start them off.

We did go to a Casino but ended up at the Isle Casino in Pompano Florida. The Isle casino is also a horse racing track.

My mom wanted a players card that tracks your gambling and gives you points from the amount of money you spend. When the casino gives you the card you get to spin a wheel for a prize. The prizes range from $5 to start gambling too $500 cash.

My mom spun and got $5 on her card to gamble. It just missed the $500 prize by centermeters. When I spun the wheel the people in line cheered I won the $500 cash.
We are not big gamblers we only played the penny machines. It took us an hour to play about $25 dollars. The casino had a Mother’s day buffet that everyone was raving about. It was $16.95 per person for the buffet. I asked my mom if she wanted a Roti which is one of our favorite Trinidadian foods. She said yes but where were we going to get a Roti.

I knew of a resturant that was about 20 minutes away Joy’s Roti shop. So off we went to Joys Roti shop. I ordered 2 Rotis and other Trinidadian foods for my sister and her family. They drop my mom off at the casino but did not stay because of her kids. Instead they went to a movie a few miles away. After eating we headed back to the casino to gamble a little more.

We played a few more penny machines lost $10 then moved on to the high rollers machine the 5 cents machine. The $10 dollars we put in it was gone in seconds and that was to rich for our blood. My mom saw a penny machine when we first got to the casino that she wanted to play but when we went to that machine the same people were playing that machine for hours now. So we went looking for another machine but the machine we picked was in a tournament area and we were kicked out. On the way out we saw the original machines we wanted to play was empty now.
We hustled over to the machines and my mom picked one but I said use the other one of the two. We put $20 in the machine and that $20 went to $23.15. The second spin that machine gave us 20 free spins that paid us $796. I instantly cashed out the receipt and told my mom I would give her $20 more to play.

That $20 went down to $4 and the back up too $44. I cashed out again and told my mom let’s run away because we are ahead and our luck might run out. She hesitated, the gambling bug caught her. It did not matter to me I was firm and we left the casino with over $1300 in winnings and all we spent was little over $40. So my mom and I enjoyed our day at the isles casino on Mother’s day.