Finding Freedom in Jacksonville

We live in the Hudson Valley of New York. Across the river from West Point. When we moved here it seemed like the area was going to be great for not only my son, who was entering first-grade, but for our whole family, as well. We have mountains, two state parks (Hudson Highlands and Fahnestock) […]

Noodle Bowls and Me vs. Google

In the past few weeks, my wife and I have been streaming Korean television and films. It started with me walking through the living room one day and hearing a language that I didn’t recognize. When I asked my wife, “what are you watching?”, as she lay curled up, under the blankets, on the couch […]

Physical Labor vs. Working Out

Right now, there are big changes coming. Changes to my business and changes to my life. I am dealing with them. Just barely. But, I am dealing with them. But, because of this, I am experiencing a HUGE interrupt to my workout schedule. Workout days are getting missed. I’m having to move this workout to […]

Returning to Exercise After Being Sick

I have been sick. Really, really sick. For weeks. It started as a stomach bug. The usual gastrointestinal discomfort. I say the usual, but honestly, there were times when I thought that something had died inside of me. Seriously, it was that bad. This went on for about a week and then one morning, all […]

Cold Weather Effects on Muscle

It has been EXTREMELY cold for the past two months. In the 10’s. Bone-ass cold. So cold that your muscles hurt, or more importantly, that MY muscles hurt. At times, I’m been asking myself why I’m even doing it. I know the benefits of working out in cold weather, but are they worth it if […]

Take a Walk, With a Weight Vest

Aerobic Exercise or Cardio. Most people don’t like it. They don’t like to do it and they don’t WANT to do it, so don’t even mention it. For some, bringing up Aerobic Exercise is enough to get them to give up on their lofty goals of getting into shape and starting a fitness program. Why […]

Working Out in the Extreme Cold

I have said this before, “I HATE THE COLD!” Okay, now that we’ve gotten THAT out of the way, I have seriously screwed up. Very recently, I have publicly made a commitment to working out this entire winter outside in the gym in my barn out behind my house. Basically, it all goes back to […]

Creating a Community

We all want community. We all yearn for it. We need it. Whether it’s on the track, on the playing field, or on the battle space that we call the work place. We all want to be a part of something. It’s why we spend hours on social media, why we message friends with crazy […]

Adapt, Overcome, and Conquer

I am a Pistol Instructor. Certified. I have an Essential Tremor. I shake more than a washing machine on its spin cycle. Those two statements, put together, are hilarious. I can shoot very effectively and compensate for this disability by riding the rhythm of the tremor and timing my shots on what I call the […]

Getting Sidelined with Overtraining

So, I’ve been sick. That, by itself, would have been bad enough if, just beforehand, I hadn’t also been recently injured. It all started when I bent down to light a candle for my Wife and I suddenly experienced what felt like a stabbing sensation in my lower back. It was excruciating. I could barely […]

Don’t Believe Everything You Read (Including This)

I just recently finished reading Science Fictions, by author Stuart J. Ritchie, Ph.D., a Scottish psychologist from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. In this wonderful book he clearly outlines and exposes some of the fraud, bias, negligence, and hype that has seeped its way into our scientific research, as […]

We Should All Get Humbled a Bit

I got humbled. I thought that I was in shape, but knew that I needed to push a little harder and add to my training regimen, so that I could lose some of the nagging extra weight that I was carrying. To do this, I upped my training regimen and added a lot of active […]