Which Way to the Beach?

Want a real challenge? Go on a holiday with two teenagers…   I have a 14 year-old boy and a 17 year-old girl. If you didn’t already know this, teenage boys love to embarrass their teenage sisters. One effective way to do this is by making farting noises in public. This of course is much … Continued

How to Do 10 Chin Ups

I want to talk about how to get 10 chin ups.   You might go to the chin up bar and get as many as you can and then you just end up failing.     One way to increase your chin ups is to use the lat pull down machine if you have access … Continued

One Legged Burpee Circuit

It turns out I’m sorta fickle…   I hate to say it, but the burpee has lost just a little of his pizazz….       Sure, he still makes me weak at the knees and outta breath, but since adding 50 burpees a day into my workout for a few weeks now, I’m getting … Continued

New Mom?

At my latest meeting of fitness pro’s I got together with Sara Sutherland Dean. She works with new mom’s to get them back into tip top shape. I figured that you could benefit from some of her advice. Lots of my clients are ‘new mom’s’ and their babies are teenagers now…;)   So, even though … Continued

How to Do 10 Push Ups

I want to give you a strategy to get to 10 push ups.   Sometimes you just get pooped out from doing push ups. If you’re just looking for a different exercise that’s going to help increase your push ups, one exercise that I can give you is the dumbbell press. You can do this … Continued

How to Do 10 Pull Ups

I want to talk to you about doing 10 pull ups.   I’ve given you all kinds of tips and strategies on doing pull ups, assisted pull ups, jump pull ups, that sort of thing but today I want to talk about using a lat pull down machine to help you to improve your pull … Continued

One Legged Burpee Challenge

It turns out I’m sorta fickle…   I hate to say it, but the burpee has lost just a little of his pizazz….   Sure, he still makes me weak at the knees and outta breath, but since adding 50 burpees a day into my workout for a few weeks now, I’m getting a little … Continued

Cardio Workouts for Women

I want to talk about cardio workouts for women for fat loss.   Sometimes people get on a piece of cardio equipment and barely move. When I go to a gym I often see a lot of people that are just barely peddling the bike or walking on the treadmill. They’re reading a magazine, they’re … Continued

300 Yard Hell

My pal and fitness expert, Mike Inscho (creator of AlphaMaleFTS.com) sent me this challenge. This is something totally different for me. Although he describes himself doing the challenge in the snow, I don’t think I’m up for it in -21C and snow here in Calgary, Canada today. So, I’ll give this a go in my … Continued

Fav Five for Fat Loss Exercises

I was asked what my favorite five exercises are for fat loss. The question came with the caveat that these fav exercises had to be performed without a ton of complicated equipment. I know that you enjoy getting and doing challenging workouts from my blog. I want to thank all those people that give me … Continued