Short (Sweet?) and Intense: The Metabolic Mayhem Way

I have a guest post and workout today from a good friend of mine, Ben Teal… I am a self-proclaimed runner. Well, even that might be taking it a step too far. I’m more of an adventure racer. I’m not that great at the running part; I’m not going to break any land speed records. … Continued

Hardcore to the Core

This is a hard core dude. You’ve met him on the blog before. His name is Travis Stoetzel. We did a head to head challenge on the TRX. If you have a suspension trainer, this is a great challenge. What you’ll do is as many low rows as possible, rest one minute and then go … Continued

Weighted Vest Challenge

What’s it like to train with some extra weight? I used a weighted vest for the workout below to get a feel for it. I found that it was EXTRA challenging and I feel for anyone that has a bit of weight to lose. I want to encourage you keep at your workouts, adding exercise … Continued

Q and A July 5th, 2013

Question: I’m trying to eat well and lose a bit of weight. My focus is more on the health side of things with the hopes that healthy eating will provide the energy I need to train hard and both will lead to dropping a few pounds. Here’s my question: are there any  special products or … Continued

Lose Weight, Not Hope with Cameron M

 I’ve been training with a 20 lb weight vest because I want to get a feel for what it’s like to have a little excess baggage. I understand why people dislike burpees and jump rope etc with a little extra junk in the trunk. This kind of training helps me create better programs for my … Continued

Easy Baked Salmon

Salmon is filled with quality protein and omega-3 benefits, making it the perfect center of your healthy dinner. Serve your salmon on a bed of fresh or braised greens. Servings: 4 Here’s what you need:     1/2 cup Greek yogurt, fat free     1 lime, juiced     3 garlic cloves, minced     1 1/2 teaspoons … Continued

Creamy Egg Salad

Most recipes for egg salad call for fat-filled mayonnaise, but this recipe uses fat free Greek yogurt instead. You get all the creaminess without added calories to set back your results. Servings: 3 Here’s what you need…     8 organic, free range eggs     4 celery stalks, chopped     2 Tablespoons onion greens, chopped     … Continued

Time to Celebrate Workouts

This is an awesome week: to my American friends, Happy Independence Day this week to you and to my fellow Canadians, I hope you have a fabulous Canada Day July 1st. I feel so fortunate that I live in Canada and have opportunity to travel a great deal in the USA, sort of my second … Continued

Can’t Go Wrong Abs

To be honest, I don’t do a lot of ‘abs’ in isolation. I prefer to work my core by doing squats and burpees and push ups and all that fun stuff. I think that too many people focus on ‘abs’ and miss the entire point. If you’re training correctly, with intense metabolically demanding exercises, then … Continued

Volunteer Workout ;)

So much lost…. Calgary has NEVER been declared a state of emergency due to flooding, but this spring has been an exception. A team of boot camp clients and friends got together yesterday to head to one of the evacuation areas here. We went equipped with rubber boots, gloves, cleaning supplies and elbow grease. Holy … Continued