January 2009

Starting Body for Life

January 19, 2009

Today was my first workout using the methods detailed in Body for Life. Now before you scoff, at least you long time gym rats, you need to think about one thing. We all end up entrenched in our ways of thinking and trying something new, shedding new light on an old subject, is a good [...]

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Melatonin Use

January 16, 2009

Here is some information on melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland. it helps regulate other hormones in the body and assists in keeping our body in rhythm with the natural cycle of the earth (24 hour cycle) This cycle is what tells your body when it is time to wake up [...]

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Good News for Coffee Drinkers

January 15, 2009

Research has again shown that coffee has a positive impact on most people. Coffee contains lots of antioxidants which help fight those free radicals that are constantly trying to tear our cells to shreds. (How come there isn’t a war on free radicals? Imprison those puppies down at Guantanamo Bay, now that the terrorists are [...]

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Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan

January 14, 2009

Plan your work and work your plan; we’ve all heard that expression. Or maybe you like “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Either one works for me, and the reason they are around is because they are true. What do you do if you don’t have a plan (or even a clue)? [...]

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Weight Diet and Exercise

January 13, 2009

The amount of calories you consume and the amount of energy you expand is directly related to weight loss or gain. Simple, right? Not really quite as simple as that. There are other factors that come into play that are not talked about too much. If you go to any of the “diet” centers, many [...]

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Weight Lifting – Effort and Results

January 12, 2009

Today I saw an example of someone who probably either a) doesn’t want to be at the gym or b) wonders why his workouts aren’t producing the results he’d like. Where was he going wrong? Lets assume (dangerous I know) that he wanted to be there. It was 6 am, so most people aren’t there [...]

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Diets, losing weight, nutrition – my experiences

January 11, 2009

I have had a long-time quest for the perfect diet. It had to be nutritious, filling,, and tasty. Along the way I have sampled a few diets that didn’t fill any of those requirements. Some of them helped me to lose weight, others helped to build muscles. What is the ideal diet for you? I [...]

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Will!POWER!

January 9, 2009

It is tough to get up some mornings. I start my day around 510 every morning and there isn’t a day goes by that I don’t at least think a bit about hitting the snooze or turning off the alarm altogether. But I don’t (at least not very often.) Having the will to succeed is [...]

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Details on making the most of your time

January 8, 2009

I talked a bit about organization and productivity. Not really the focus of this blog, but life has to have balance, so bear with me on this. I think it’s important. I had a three hour training on organizational skills and mostly it was a waste of time. Two things I did walk away with, [...]

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Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

January 7, 2009

htYes, so I don’t like using ‘catch phrases’ so much, but the above phrase (title) doesn’t get overused too much, at least I don’t think so… I talked about this in my latest video. If you don’t have specific action items in your daily plan you are likely to fail. Wow, pretty harsh, but true. [...]

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