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It’s that time again….time to change up the weights routine.  This time around, trainer Steve has me doing a gymnasts weight lifting regiment.  It is very tough, and taxing, and focuses on the core more than any of my other routines.  I did Day 1 for the first time yesterday, and it took me 2 [...]

Jeremy has said this line a lot of times, about a lot of things.  When you enter into a situation, you have to realize what you think you know, usually isn’t what is happening.  The same applies to fitness…
Fitness is a crazy thing.  It is fun, challenging, uplifting, social and many other things.  People work [...]

So 2009 has come and gone, which means I’m also turning another year old on January 3rd.  It seems that since I was 23 I have done some very memorable fitness things each year.  Usually dealing with running, first 5k, first 10k, first half marathon, and then first full marathon.  This year was a little [...]

If you read any biographies about successful business people, there usually is a common theme: they’ve failed at some point in their rise to the top.  In terms of business success, failure comes with the territory.  It is only after you have experienced some sort of failure that you learn how to succeed.  The failures [...]

I’ve seen a lot of movies lately, so here’s some quick and dirty reviews of each:
Bolt: Funny, but Miley Cyrus’ voice annoys me
The Reader: Very, very good. It started off a little too artsy for me, but got really interesting half way through.
Australia: Widely viewed as a horrible movie. [...]

This is a question I am asked a ton, because I tend to not lack motivation to go to the gym. I go there every day after work. There are some days I take a rest day, but only when I think my body needs a break.
So how have I stayed motivated [...]

It has been about 3 months that I’ve been doing my current weight routine. So yesterday I met with my trainer to get a new weights program. Before I was doing 2 days weights, 1 day cardio, 2 day weights, etc.
This new program has me going 3 days consecutively weight lifting, and then [...]

I recently began adding in one bootcamp class a week. A local trainer, Steve Auxier, has a crossfit inspired bootcamp class that is pretty intense. If you have never heard of crossfit, it is definitely something to check out.
Muscle confusion is a key to being in good shape. Your body [...]

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So anybody that runs regularly, knows how important good shoes are. And if you are anything like most runners, once you have found that pair, you always buy the same one each time yours wear out.
Well my shoe of choice is the Brooks Adrenaline, it is a motion control shoe, but [...]

It really really annoys me when I’m in the parking lot of they YMCA, and you have those people that are circling the lot to find a parking spot close to the door. These are the same people that impede traffic when they see somebody getting ready to back out, and they sit [...]