New beginnings. There’s just something about a fresh start that’s motivating. There are actually 52 opportunities for a fresh start in 2014 if you think of every Monday as a chance to start fresh and ‘reset’ bad habits. If you didn’t jump on the New Year resolution band wagon, there’s plenty of time to think … Continued
It was a regular night. I was in the kitchen burning dinner when my daughter Hannah arrived home to say that dinner smelled especially ‘different’. She asked me if we were having burnt plastic. No, that wasn’t on the menu. In my efforts to create an edible meal, I hadn’t noticed that the house smelled … Continued
Lots of you know my good friend and pancake aficionado, Mikey Whitfield. As you may or many not know, Mike has lost 105 lbs, has managed to keep it off and even indulges regularly in his favorite meal (pancakes of course). Mike has a fantastic finisher that will crush your abs here and the bonus … Continued
Yep, it’s complex alright. A complex is defined as ‘a whole that consists a number of intricate parts, especially one with interconnected or mutually related parts’. Grabbing a barbell (or set of DB’s) and moving continuously through a movement pattern that flows from one movement to the next, well, that’s like poetry to me. Poetry … Continued
I’m full of it, or that’s what people who know me tell me. I’ll take that as a compliment because (I’m assuming) the context is in regards to training (gosh I hope so anyway!). I love to train and always manage to come up with a fun idea for my workouts. I guess that’s why … Continued
Here’s my friend Dennis Heenan. It’s unlikely that we’ll be sharing shoes or pants ever. He’s one of the tallest dudes I know. I feel like a pixie next to him. This dude can really move surprisingly well with those long legs. We were in Vegas for a meeting of Fit Pros not too long … Continued
Guest Post by Dennis Heenan Author: Super Hero Body There I was, out on another 5-mile run after finishing my weight lifting workout… This is what I needed to do in order to keep off the fat while trying to put on muscle, right? Knees aching, back hurting, and shins splints setting in… I … Continued
A quickie. Sometimes you just gotta have one… I’m talking about a workout, of course. I know your time is tight but I know you still want to get in a workout. As you know, complexes are ‘da bomb’ for getting in a quick fat burning, muscle building workout in record time. Here’s a countdown … Continued
Those of you that have spent any time on my blog know that I LOVE burpees. Yes, I probably need my head examined (but burpees are the least of my worries if I’m going to be really honest). What’s so great about a burpee? Well, aside from the full on awesome-ness of just doing what … Continued
A 1998 study in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition had a group of participants do 45 minutes of cardio per day, 5 days per week. They followed this protocol for 3 months. Get this: They lost NO more weight than those who dieted alone. Talk about a big waste of time. And how about … Continued