I didn’t write the following; it’s paraphrased (mostly for language) from Cracked.com. It’s humor, it’s not scientific, but it’s a message that needs to be told and learned. I’ve my own story about supplements, but I’ll get into them later. Suffice to say, no more. Ever. No more protein drinks, ‘energy’ boosters, or anything else. [...]
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That is the crux of the entire fitness problem here in the US IMHO. At least here in the US, everything is about ‘weight’ – weight loss, weight control, losing weight – it’s never about just getting shape and living better. Because hard work and doing it every day along with a proper diet is boring.
ShareWhat the heck is the TRX Suspension Trainer?
Posted: 21st July 2010 by Scott in Fitness, TRX Suspension TrainingI’ve been getting asked this a lot more lately; and this video gives you the best overview of what it is, how it came to be and why it’s so cool. You can work it in with most any fitness workout routine. And check this out – this woman is an ANIMAL! Share
ShareI did my last post (about my fitness story revisited) so I could do this one. Some of the repeated attempts of getting back into shape from ages 30-37 were focused on lifting, much like my workouts were in my 20′s. I bought a Bow-flex machine and worked with that in a more traditional lifting [...]
ShareOne of the forums I tend to spend a lot of time on is The Gear Page. It’s a gear discussion site for musicians, primarily guitarists. On the Pub section, there are frequently posts about fitness, working out and more that I am very interested in and post in quite a bit over the years. [...]
ShareTRX Suspension Training – 6 Months In
Posted: 4th June 2010 by Scott in Fitness, TRX Suspension TrainingThis thing is killer. I am addicted to working with it. Here are the quickie Plus points: 1. It works you in all planes of movement. Even free weights do not do what this does to you in terms of involving your entire body and activating your core in nearly every move. 2. It keeps [...]
ShareThe Next Challenge – TRX Suspension Training
Posted: 13th January 2010 by Scott in Fitness, TRX Suspension TrainingSo, I’ve done 5 full bore rounds of P90X; 2 full bore rounds of P90X-Plus and for the last year have focused on incorporating more sport specific exercise into my fitness program based around my soccer team’s weekly indoor (and outdoor in the summer) games. Since Fall 2009, I have been doing a lot of [...]
Share“I spent a lot of time on the floor with your mother.” — Jack LaLanne at 95, A Fitness Legend
Posted: 8th October 2009 by Scott in Fitness, Headline Article, HealthThis man is inspiring, and looking at the quote I pulled here for the title, quite spry to boot at age 95. Many younger folks view him through a prism of caricature created by his ‘juice machine’ parodies by a crazed Jim Carrey on “In Living Color” but this guy was doing bodyweight exercise, stretching [...]
ShareI’ve been doing the P90X Yoga and Tony Horton’s “One-on-One” Yoga (which is basically the same thing boiled down to 40 minutes) for about a year and a half, once a week. I am utterly and completely convinced that Yoga is absolutely necessary and frankly, in terms of flexibility and ‘durability’ in the real world, [...]
Share“If you could just tell people not to eat so darn much.”
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Scott in FitnessWhat does the World’s oldest man think about diet? This guy knows the truth of it, because he’s living proof. Don’t eat too much. Seems simple enough. Two-meal diet aids in oldest man’s longevity By Sydne George, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune GREAT FALLS, Mont. — So what does the world’s oldest man eat? The answer [...]
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