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Sep
Defying Stereotypes & The Compliments That Ensue
“Men aren’t flexible.” “I can’t do that.” “Of course she can do that, she’s a dancer.” “I better not. I don’t want to pull something.” Sound familiar? These are all phrases I used to say all the time, even while I was doing P90X. I would make strength gains, flexibility gains, endurance gains, etc, etc, and I always knew in the back of my head [Continue...]18
Jun
Eating Poorly: A Nutritional Experiment
So a week ago, I set out on a journey. An experiment, if you will. There’s been a lot of talk lately amongst the good people of Twitopia about the validity and the benefit of clean eating. People began to ask questions like, “Is it really that important?” and “What if I just work out extra hard? Won’t that take care of things?” The truth of the matter is a resounding, “NO!& [Continue...]6
May
A #P90X Graduate’s Look Back….and, oh ya, my stats.
A few days ago, as many of you might recall, I tweet blasted the world (read: my twitter followers and facebook) that I was officially a graduate of P90X. (cue monty python cheer). Needless to say, it was a big day for me. I had a huge feeling of accomplishment all day. Though it took me a little longer than 90 days (I think the grand total was 102), my deviations from the schedule were unavoidable and being able t [Continue...]17
Apr
The Ultimate Snack List
Often times I get calls or emails asking for suggestions for snacks, and it’s surprising how tough it can be to find the right snacks in a grocery store full of awful and tempting treats to lead you off the path to good nutrition. The best and simplest advice I can give to someone is this: eat food that only has one ingredient. Put your thinking caps on for that one, boys and girls. On average, I eat 6 time [Continue...]6
Apr
Workout During Recovery? Good idea or bad idea? I say, “Fantastic idea.”
All I know is this guy kept pushing play. You should too.
