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 […]

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 […]

Why You Should Be Using Creatine

As a supplement, Creatine is one of the most popular and widely used ergogenic (intended to enhance physical performance, stamina, or recovery) nutritional aids on the market. But why? Do we actually know the reasons and benefits of taking it? To answer that question, let’s look at the reasons for why people don’t or won’t […]

The Numerous Benefits of Walking

Sometimes I hate to get up. I love my chair, and the wonders that are spoon-fed to me by my YouTube recommendations generally make me want to stay put. What’s weird though is that I also LOVE to be outside. Doesn’t matter the weather (even though I’m partial to a sunny day) I like being […]

Eat a Tuna Fish Sandwich!

I LOVE to eat fish. I live for it. Not just because of the healthy qualities that fish bring to the table, but because I LOVE everything about it. The taste, which if you’ve had a good piece of salmon, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. The different ways that you can prepare […]