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Total Health

November 1, 2009

It’s easy to get focused on the gym and your workouts. It’s easy to get focused (and sometimes anal) about the food you use. But we have to realize that health is a combination of those factors plus your mental state. That’s what I want to touch on today.
Without the life balance you aren’t going [...]

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7 Minute workout (2nd post)

July 28, 2009

I have done a few of these 7 minute workouts, and I have to say that I really am feeling it. Yesterday was my upper body workout and at the moment my chest and biceps are especially sore. This means, of course, that I had at least a few micro-tears.
I started with a flat bench [...]

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Kettleballs or Yoga?

June 26, 2009

One of the “newest” things I’ve started seeing around the gym is kettleballs. If you haven’t seen them, they look like a bowling ball with a handle on it. Now of course the lighter weights may only look like a softball or a grapefruit with a handle, but you basically get the idea.
Kettleballs are new [...]

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Building the Big Guns

June 22, 2009

My son told me that he wanted to trade arms with me. Just in case you wondered, he wasn’t talking about rifles or nuclear weapons, he was talking about the ‘big guns’ the bicep/tricep combination.
He has, many times, started a fitness program. By program, I mean randomly picking up weights and lifting them a few [...]

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Efffective Training v. Overtraining

June 2, 2009

I was having a discussion with my oldest daughter about training methods, and she, in her years of experience and wisdom, has devised her own training plan. By plan I mean she plans to go to the gym, and that part she does. That’s nearly where the plan ends.
Now I am not saying that to [...]

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Weight Loss Goal

May 22, 2009

There was some misunderstanding about my last post, “It’s On” especially the point about weight loss being a bad idea. Should you have a weight loss goal? Should you have a ‘target weight?’ What problems do I see with that sort of mentality?
I’ll start off saying that a weight loss goal, in and of itself, [...]

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Running Over 40

April 22, 2009

Many people are into running or approach running as a simple way to get back in shape or keep in shape. If you are among the crowd that would like to regain some of your stamina or lose some weight through running there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Most people who decide [...]

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Final Results for Body For Life 2009 Challenge

April 14, 2009

he twelve week challenge is complete.
The overall story as far as stats go:
Starting 199.5 pounds, Finish 190 pounds
starting waist measurement: 41″, ending 35.5 inches
So I lost 9.5 pounds and also 5.5 inches on my belly. Not too shabby. One thing to consider, and I know this to be true, the more out of shape you [...]

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good run

March 17, 2009

Had a  good run this morning. didn’t think I would make it. Had to exercise my will to get outta bed this morning. Then missed the last step on the stairs while trying my night vision. um, I’m not the Night Owl.
Main point today. I wanted to post my video from yesterday. I am happy [...]

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Body for Life Update – Week 3

February 2, 2009

A lot of running around today, and for some reason the video this morning took longer than normal to edit.
Onward we go. Today, 2/1/09 was the start of week three of my Body for Life Transformation 2009.
It was a good week overall, although the Superbowl last night may have impacted this morning’s weigh in. Then [...]

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