What I Eat: A Fitday Look

If I believed in astrology, I'd tell you that my planning and uniform eating is just my piscean need for structure and stability in some form or fashion in my life. I don't believe such things and link it to my becoming mildly piggy when I was 20 and dieting down while competing in the … Continue reading What I Eat: A Fitday Look →

Required Reading: Gourmet Nutrition

I love food. I love cooking, talking about, and torturing my girlfriend stranded in Ecuador with discussions of the flavor profiles of said foods that I've been cooking. She's amused enough to want to shiv me, but that must mean I'm really describing things in tasty detail. I recently got my hands on Gourmet Nutrition … Continue reading Required Reading: Gourmet Nutrition →

Ecuadorian Adventure Part 2: Video Blogs And Travel Tips

My adventures in Ecuador came with a few surprises, as any jaunt in a developing country should bring. However, I didn't expect what I documented in my first vblog: Fatigue was evident and I had to wait until the next day to venture to my second location: Vilcabamba. The few photos I was able to … Continue reading Ecuadorian Adventure Part 2: Video Blogs And Travel Tips →

Jumping Quite High

I don't want to bore everyone to death just yet with my adventures in Ecuador, but expect an update (with videos!) about that later this week. I'll also have some travel tips that would followed the "fitness" aspect of this blog. As mentioned in a previous post, one of my goals on the year is … Continue reading Jumping Quite High →

A Vacation And Glycemic Gabbing.

So later today I'm heading out of the country for the first time ever in my short life. I'll be visiting the oft-mentioned girlfriend in Ecuador, where she has been teaching English as a volunteer with WorldTeach. I'll come back with pictures and video but before I go I saw this study regarding the validity … Continue reading A Vacation And Glycemic Gabbing. →

3 Foot Vertical Leap And A 400lb Box Squat

I was training a client earlier this week using a static chin up for a finisher to her back workout when, in the midst of her agony, she exclaimed, "I DON'T LIKE BEING OFF THE GROUND!" This struck me, as the feelings that came from jumping were the basis for my becoming a trainer and … Continue reading 3 Foot Vertical Leap And A 400lb Box Squat →

Mix It Up: No Need To Separate Foods During Meals

I'm always experimenting with foods and recipes. I eat mostly fresh foods in their natural packaging, or paleo if you'd like a use a catchy, esoteric label, biasing my caloric intake toward fats and protein most of the time. Tonight I made some almond meal pancakes that I ate while snacking on a green apple. … Continue reading Mix It Up: No Need To Separate Foods During Meals →

An Experiment In Fatigue Management

I like lifting heavy weights. I like the feeling of the knurling and the bar in my hands or over my shoulders, so it should come as no surprise that it's been my life's work up to this point. Always trying to find new ways of improving my rate of progress, and often wasting my … Continue reading An Experiment In Fatigue Management →

Body Composition: Anorexics And Sumo Wrestlers Are Role Models

Now that I have your attention, let me explain that I am not referring specifically to the eating disorder and the psychological and sociological components that come with it. I am also not encouraging throwing caution to the wind and eating yourself obese. Rather, these individuals give physical proof to just how powerful food and … Continue reading Body Composition: Anorexics And Sumo Wrestlers Are Role Models →

Protein Sparing Modified Fast: The Hydrogen Bomb Of Safe Crash Dieting

I was 20 years old the first time I went on a diet. After years of being the skinny kid and taking up weight training, I bulked up to my highest weight and largest waist ever. 12 weeks after starting my diet I was 20lbs lighter and 5 inches slimmer; thus began my black box … Continue reading Protein Sparing Modified Fast: The Hydrogen Bomb Of Safe Crash Dieting →