Adventures in Carb Cycling
Carb-cyclng is done! (Click on the link to the left for an explanation if you have no idea what I am talking about). It turned out to not be completely horrible, difficult, or impossible – once you...
View ArticleDrop and Give Me 10: Positive Reinforcement?
Let me preface this by saying that technically, or at least to the best of my knowledge, I am not from a military family; however, pushups make me nostaligic in an odd military brat way. Push-up were...
View ArticleGoals for the Week
Last week went exceptionally well…until Cinco de Mayo – just kidding. I completed my 5 for 7 gym week on Friday and was able to enjoy well balanced weekend. I managed to see and enjoy quality time...
View ArticleWorking Hard…Getting Humbled
Since I was in Junior High School, I have lived my life by a motto that I created and preached to my teammates: If you think that someone is better than you, that is because they are. Needless to say,...
View ArticleTriceps Training…Chasing that Horseshoe
I love triceps day for a few reasons…they are a trouble area for most people – so once you see your horseshoe definition emerge you won’t want to turn back. I love to wear tank tops and dresses – so...
View ArticleIt’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you…
without a dope beat to step to, step to…Sorry, but I had to indulge with a little Aaliyah and Timbaland. The song “Try Again” is exactly how I felt last night. I missed two scheduled gym days due to...
View ArticleNo Tribulations…Just Trials
I do not believe in defining a person by their profession, unless their profession is also their passion. Over the past two weeks we have been engaged in a trial and so my profession has usurped my...
View ArticleT-Minus Four Months-ish…
A few months ago I was in the gym lifting in the space formerly known as “the man room” (years ago I was always too intimidated to infiltrate the iron circle) when Wayne a fellow gym rat – and as I...
View ArticleSun’s Out, Guns Out: Biceps Brachii
Sooo…summer is here and after a spring that ended with a stretch of rainy dreary days the weather in New York City is finally sunny, sweltering, and relentless. We are at the tail end of our first...
View ArticleEarly Bird Gets the Fitness
I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON! Once upon a time I was and it must have been adorable; however, for the past 20 years I prefer to be dragged out of bed kicking and screaming. I am a three alarms scattered...
View ArticleSuccess – How Bad Do You Want It
I haven’t written much this week because I have been busy focusing on a new system of organization – as per this week’s: Goals for the Week. I was watching a video featuring a spoken word piece by Eric...
View ArticleGoals for the Week…
Last week’s goals were primarily accomplished. I ate clean all week and trained for 12 hours like the devil was chasing me (but admittedly did not complete all of my push-ups, due to time constraints)....
View ArticleWhy…
I was recently watching an Eric Thomas speech (embedded below) to the Miami Dolphins rookie class about successful people having a “WHY”. No matter how calm my demeanor – Eric Thomas gets me fired up...
View ArticleApp Review: iFitness Pro
A few months back I came across the iFitness Pro HD app. After utilizing the app for a few moments – I was instantly in love and I highly recommend downloading the full version for $0.99. I am not a...
View ArticleGoals for the Week
So last week was a pretty awesome comeback week for me. Hit my workout target, spent the entire week incredibly sore and loved every ache and pain, got my clean eating and clean lifestyle back on...
View ArticleGoals for the Week…
Last week was was definitely one of the roughest weeks that I have ever witnessed as a New Yorker. Luckily my nearest and dearest fared pretty well during Hurricane Sandy, but my heart goes out to...
View ArticleGoals for the Year…
So it is that time of year again when we sit down and make promises and hopefully – we keep them. I am not particularly fond on New Year’s Resolutions because I think that if you really want to...
View ArticleGoals for the Week…
Time to put in WORK…continuous WORK! So it is that time again – for weekly goals and accountability. The first week of the 2013 was BUSY! I preemptively began my training program which was scheduled...
View ArticleGym Etiquette: I’m So Glad You’re Here…NOW HERE ARE THE RULES :)
So the first week of the New Year has come to a close and I must admit that my gyms have all been flooded with “Resolutioners”. I am excited that they have decided to show up and I hope they stay....
View ArticleFeature Friday: Battle Rope
So I have decided the incorporate a couple of new segments this year – one of which is ” Feature Friday” – don’t worry T.G.I.P.F (Thank God It’s Playlist Friday) still exists, but in reality I no...
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