Do you ever just want to ditch the gym and get outside? I live in Calgary, AB, where the weather is pretty chilly most of the year. When it finally gets to be sunny, it’s nice to take advantage of the weather and train outside. I wanted to give you an example of a body … Continued
Here’s my home gym: I’ve trained at home for about 20 years. It was a great way to ensure I’d get my workouts in even when my babies were, well, babies….I had a whack of custom equipment in not a ton of floor space. Well, as it turns out, babies grow, my oldest just returned … Continued
Being injured is a bummer to say the least, but it does stretch my training creativity. I have to try to find ways to train around an injury, still get an intense workout while not doing further damage to my injury. Sometimes I fail….that is, I aggravate the injury or I don’t get as intense … Continued
How many of you are lucky enough to have your Dad in your life today? I hope many. I wanted to give a shout out to my dad today cuz he’s a super cool guy and I really haven’t given him his due. I got my abs from my Dad Although my dad is old … Continued
How many of you are fathers out there? I did a survey of my readers and I was pleasantly surprised to see that 60% of my readers are men aged 40-50. I think it’s cool that I seem to resonate with dudes that are about my age. (It hasn’t helped the dating situation, although it’s … Continued
The human flag…the ultimate challenge. Are you up for it? I’m no gymnast, not now and I’ve never been one in the past. It seems like a history in gymnastics or circus performance would come in handy when contemplating the human flag. On an aside, I once had a friend with whom I’ve lost touch … Continued
Insanity: Doing the same thing and expecting different results. Sadly, many people don’t apply this rule to their training. They constantly do the same workouts and wonder why they look and feel the same, their performance doesn’t improve, they don’t lose that last little bit of flub. This is insanity. Now, I’ve been training since … Continued
Knee pain. It’s a pain in the…. well…knee. When I first tweaked my knee, it felt like a truck was sitting on it especially at night (torn lateral meniscus) I was ready to perform surgery myself (don’t try this at home ;)). Seriously, I had my left knee scoped, I was awake for the procedure … Continued
Do you have knee pain? Me too. Thankfully I can tap into the best professionals to help you. My friend Rick Kaselj has these tips for you: Always work a full range of motion as much as possible. If you can’t complete the full range of motion pain free, do the ROM that you can. … Continued
Want to lose weight and get fit all at once? Don’t want to go to the gym or buy expensive equipment? You ARE your own machine when you do body weight exercises. Two of my favorite exercises that hit your entire upper body and core are the push up and pull up. These bodyweight … Continued