Archive for November, 2009
I Lost to A 10-Year Old Girl
This past weekend, for the first time in 10 years, I ran a race. I like to think I’m in pretty good shape. I mean, I do run a fitness website. So why has it taken me an entire decade to run a race? Lots of reasons, actually, but two reasons stand out above the [...]
Have You Ever Seen a Fat Rock Climber?
Honestly, have you ever seen a fat rock climber? I haven’t. The biggest dude I’ve ever seen climb a mountain was Yukon Cornelius, and he was simply just a big guy trying to help out the Abominable Snowman. Good man, that Yukon. So why the hell am I talking about claymation rock climbers? Because last [...]
Does Late-Night Eating Cause Weight Gain?
When it comes to fitness and health myths: which ones are true, and which ones are full of ****? As you all know, this whole diet/fitness process is a constantly-evolving learning process for everybody, myself included. I’m always trying to find ways to get smarter, learn more, save time, and get better results faster. Enter [...]
How to NOT Suck At Losing Weight
This post title pays homage to Baker’s “How NOT to Suck at Blogging” over at ManVsDebt.com. Baker’s the man, so make sure you check out his stuff! So you want to lose weight. You’ve finally hit that point where you’re ready to mix things up: you stepped on the scale and it was too damn [...]
Inverted Rows – What They Are, and Why You Should Do Them
When I go to the gym, I try to keep things as simple and efficient as possible. I’m a huge supporter of pull ups and chin ups, as those are the exercises that are a true test somebody’s fitness level in my opinion. There’s just something inherently badass about being able to lift up your [...]
