(Photo: Koichi Kamoshida) So not only does Japan get hyper-speed internet and all generations of the Skyline GTR, but they also have chocolate baths. I'm pissed. Now, I'm a fan of a hot bath as much as the next guy. It's to the point where I've answered phone calls in the bath that weren't of … Continue reading Contrast Bathing Does Not Improve Markers Of Muscle Recovery
Required Reading: Practical Programming
For those who read my blog on the regular, you'll note that I've mentioned my current variation of periodization or programming. My younger years had very little in the way of workout planning and, based on the dogma of the system I first learned, I didn't feel it was needed. After reading the work of … Continue reading Required Reading: Practical Programming
Rule of 5, Or Pareto’s Principle For Meatheads
(This rather awesome photo is from San Diego Serenade.) Really though, it has all the big-handed awesomeness of a Foo Fighters video or The Science of Sleep without the oddball creep factor. So everyone on the internet has read The 4 Hour Work Week and developed dreams of manufacturing something so that they can do … Continue reading Rule of 5, Or Pareto’s Principle For Meatheads
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
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