I got hit with the flu a few days ago and I had to put my entire life on hold. Being sick made me cancel the lessons I give, kept me out of the gym, even kept me from blogging. With the clients I had scheduled last week, I was going to see some pretty […]
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Arapahoe High School Shooting
Working out Inside the Office
I ran across a ridiculous New York Times article the other day that had me rolling. Forget the article, just look at the picture instead. Not only do I feel like full-time employment is an ineffective way to make money, but I hate sorry excuses for working out as well. Look at this bullshit…..Just look at […]
Five Guys Knows why Dieter’s Gain Back Weight
It’s funny how Five Guys thinks diets are temporary. So many are overweight because they’re on a diet that promotes weight gain. If you switch to a diet that promotes weight loss and you lose the weight, switching back to your old diet will only promote weight gain again! Losing weight is a lifestyle […]
Mother Fined $10 for Not Including Ritz Crackers in School Lunch
Healthy School Lunch?! I ran across a pretty funny, yet embarrassing article on boingboing.net about a mother who was fined ten bucks for not including cance-I mean crackers in her daughters school lunch. The requirements are 1 milk, 1 meat, 1 grain and 2 fruits/vegetables. I’d be fined up the ass if I had a child […]
What if There was a Pill that Replicates the Effects of Exercise?
Mighty Mouse Without Exercise? Gizmag has a great article on a new pill that’s being developed to mimic the effects of exercise. SR9009 has been tested on mice and it’s result was a Mighty Mouse. The mice that have been administered the drug lost fat, gained lean muscle and performed much better at various exercises. Wouldn’t […]
Is Forced Fatherhood Fair?
How to Train for Sports Properly
The first thing most athletes are told is to avoid heavy weight lifting and that sports training should consist of training that targets strength, speed, stamina, flexibility and balance. Functional or explosive training is what most sports programs will offer you. In fact, this has only been popularized recently, after the whole aerobics boom of […]
Should Addiction be Punished?
“We know that the majority of chronically hardcore substance-dependent adults lived, as infants and children, under conditions of severe adversity… Their predisposition to addiction was programmed in their early years. Their brains never had a chance.” – Gabor Maté A few years ago, you would have caught me being a complete ass when it came to […]