Hey guys, sorry for posting this week’s review a little late. I am now into second week of the 2012 Spartacus workout. I still find the workout physically challenging, although I have started to get a little bored because there is no variety; it is the same 10 exercises everyday you do this. Also this [...]
Archive for the ‘Motivation’ Category
15 Feb
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
One of the hottest things in fitness right now is HIIT or high intensity interval training. Basically, this means exercising in short bursts of intense exercise (usually somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes) with a similar amount of rest. These types of work-outs are usually shorter in duration than a typical workout, lasting for [...]
12 Feb
Redefining “The Good Life”
I woke up this morning craving something fresh. I was going to make some eggs or just have a piece of toast with peanut butter, but I had this intense craving for something truly delicious and this morning, delicious meant fresh. Somehow, everything in my kitchen that came in a package was unappealing; I wanted [...]
8 Feb
2012 Spartacus Workout: Week 1
Well, I am a week into this thing and for the most part I am feeling pretty good about this routine and about my healthy weight. For about the past 5 months I have been running with my wife to help her train for her ultra race, and it really feels good to get [...]
31 Jan
Challenge: The Spartacus Workout
“What if?”…………..could be the either most powerful, or the lamest statement I have ever heard. However, if someone throws a “what if?” at me in proper context, I feel like the gauntlet has been thrown out and I must rise to the occasion. If you are wondering what I am blabbing about let me give [...]
25 Jan
Fat Burning Zone
You may have heard this advice sometime, “If you want to burn fat, you need to be exercising in you fat-burning zone.” Even the cardio machines at the gym have a nice little graph of where your heart rate should be if you want to burn fat versus where your heart rate should be if [...]
9 Jan
Being Manly on a Diet
Can you really maintain your manly credibility on a diet? I will testify to the fact that if you truly strive to eat healthy, the legitimacy of you Y chromosome will take a few shots. Don’t believe me? Ok, next time you go out with the guys, order the fresh green salad with salmon and [...]
5 Jan
Keeping the Weight Off
Happy New Year everyone! In continuing our theme of New Year’s resolutions, I think one of the hardest things this time of year is sticking to the resolutions we have set. We all have a vision of who we want to be, and now is the time of year to feel inspiried to start taking [...]
20 Dec
Achieving Your Goals
So, if you have been reading here for awhile, you may remember that I have been training for a crazy race on New Years called the Across the Years 24 hour run. It’s basically an ultra-marathon; you have 24 hours to cover as much distance as possible and the person who runs the farthest wins. [...]
16 Dec
Weekly Review: My Fitness Pal
We live in a technology driven world with smart phones and tablets that assist us in our daily wants and needs. So why should our dietary and fitness needs be any different? In this installment of our weekly review I choose an application I have used for the past year to help me track my [...]
