Wherein I Yammer About My Writing “Technique”.

I started writing a series of posts about HGH this past week.  I know it’s something I have to get out of my head when I START writing by labelling something Part One. It means I already know that there is so much stuff that it will be one long-assed post if I keep it [...]

Can We Talk Functional??

Talking with a friend about my workout philosophy I tried to explain that I’m about every day functional fitness.  It confused her, as I’d just bragged about Monday’s workout.
“What is there in your life that resembles deadlifting 120#?”
A LOT!  My bad-hipped dog Katy need picking up and lifting into the car.  Katy is about 65#- [...]

Working Out HARD

I awoke yesterday morning after a poor night’s sleep – feeling quite on edge.  I felt sure that punching a wall or two would make me feel better, until the thought of breaking my hand entered my reality.
Instead, I took myself to the gym for a hard workout of compound exercises determined to work out [...]

Finally back on track

Between all the sunlight in the middle of summer and an increased dosage of an SSRI, my poor brain had just a bit too much seratonin the last couple weeks.
The upside (early on): I focused well, got lots of writing and work done. Planned ahead and followed through.
The downside: I craved [...]

MIA

Sorry for being MIA this week. I woke up Monday feeling poorly and it took me most of the day to realize that I was rather seriously dehydrated.
Been spending the entire week trying to catch up on water. Ya know it’s bad when you wake up in the middle of the night NOT [...]

Why Exercise CAN Make you Thinner

By now you’ve probably read the NYT article: Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin where the author, John Cloud, conjectures that exercise:
a) makes us eat more and
b) weakens our resolve so that
c) we end up not losing weight BECAUSE we exercise.
Cloud writes:
The basic problem is that while it’s true that exercise burns calories and [...]

Workout Template: Stability and Balance

This workout is a great “at home” workout for anyone.   If you’re just getting into fitness, it will develop the support muscles that will make it easier to go further.  If you’ve been working for a while, this will still challenge you.  It’s a bit of an expansion on the first exercises I did (3 [...]

Workout Plan for the Week 8/09/09

Sunday: REST
Monday: Interval training cardio. Two minutes walking @3.8 MPH, 1 minute running at @6.2-6.3 MPH. For 20 minutes.
Stability work: Plank, Bridge, Cobra, Balance
I figured out that my inability to do a one-leg stability ball bridge is because I’ve been lazy on those bridges/cobra/posterior chain work.  Or, probably more accurately, the pelvic floor.  [...]

Talking Vegetables…

And aren’t I always lately?
These peoples’ mothers never taught them not to play with their food.  An inspired performance of the Veggie Orchestra.  All instruments are created from live veggies.

Cardio vs. Resistance Training

I have had a running discussion with Mary from A Merry Life about her love of cardio.  First, she was (and probably still is) reluctant to take normal rest days.  And she still believes that cardio -treadmill, elliptical- are the best way to burn fat.  She asked me to please explain where she is wrong.
Now [...]