Archive for October, 2009

Are Personal Trainers a Waste of Time?

A note from Steve: I wrote this post last night at 2AM waiting for some videos to upload for work, and then the entire post was lost thanks to me accidentally hitting “save” on wordpress when the internet crashed.  So, this post was re-written in a state of delirium this morning, so I apologize for the grammatical [...]

Diet, Exercise, Level Up Your Life

Can Diet Coke Make You Fat?

Soda. Coke. Pop.
Whatever you call your carbonated beverage (it’s SODA, by the way), you’re probably already aware of how terrible it is for you.  Other than rotting your teeth, it’s also a huge reason there are so many overweight people in this country.  Check out this crazy story posted yesterday: Caron Butler (pictured) of the [...]

Diet

How to NOT Suck at Working Out

Warning: this post title pays homage to Baker’s “How NOT to Suck at Blogging” over at ManVsDebt.  Baker’s the man, so make sure you check out his stuff!
Every day in gyms across the country, there are poor, misguided fools who just suck at working out. They either don’t know what they’re doing, or they [...]

Exercise, Humor, Level Up Your Life

My Favorite Links of the Week – 10/22/09

I had planned on writing a different article for today, but my plans for yesterday afternoon got all jacked up.
With my article post half-finished, I headed over to Smith’s Olde Bar to check out a band a friend of mine had recommended: Scythian.  Well, turns out that the doors were at 8; and there [...]

Links

Simple But Not Simplistic – The Benefits of Kettlebell Training

This is a guest post from Josh Hanagarne, a fantastic blogger over at World’s Strongest Librarian. I have no doubt in my mind that Josh REALLY is the world’s strongest librarian.  He’s also one hell of a writer and a great guy.  Take it away, Josh!

If I never made myself stand up, my job would [...]

Exercise