Category Archives: Fitness Philosophy

My Workouts: Week of April 30

Another week at the grind. Motivation in exercise – at least for me – often comes from having goals in mind and from changing things up to keep them interesting. Even with the four primary kettlebell movements that I utilize … Continue reading

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My Workouts: Week of April 23

Monday (4/23) Kettlebell Clean and Presses (53# KB): 4 rounds, 4 ladders  (40 total reps) Kettlebell Swings (70# KB): roll two dice for minutes (11 minutes), Tabata protocol So that all means that I started the morning by doing a … Continue reading

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Healthy Living: Fighting the Battles and Winning the War

Most of us in modern American society are in a fitness stream.  (Just to warn you, this post has a ton of metaphors.) The current is pretty swift, replete with boulders called Heart Disease and Diabetes.  It has tributaries called … Continue reading

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An Exercise Update, and Why I’m Cutting Back on My Exercise Posts

After posting 3-4 exercise posts per week for about four months, I have noticed a few trends in terms of our readership.  It turns out that very few people actually read the posts of my workouts.  That is totally fine; … Continue reading

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Metabolic Conditioning and Resting Heart Rate

As you may know, I’ve been hitting the kettlebell snatches pretty hard the last few weeks.  Each workout leaves me gassed and wondering if I’m ever going to reach my goal of 200 snatches in 10 minutes or less with … Continue reading

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My Personal 2 Week Eating Challenge Recap

My Personal 2 Week Eating Challenge Recap In the 2 week eating challenge I wrote about eating until I was satisfied, and for the most part, that is how I eat.  This challenge, though, has caused me to think about … Continue reading

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Four Rounds of MetCon Fun: Clean and Press, Swings, and Dips

My workout for today got my heart pounding gave me some tired shoulders and legs.  It was a metabolic conditioning (metcon) variation on a workout that I did two weeks ago.  It’s great to be able to take a strength … Continue reading

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Working Out: Getting Started

Working Out: Getting Started Most of us don’t have a lot of time to work out.  If you are currently doing nothing, what about starting walking for 5 minutes a day?  Everyone can find 5 minutes to carve out in … Continue reading

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The 2 Week Eating Challenge

The 2 Week Eating Challenge Do you find yourself eating just to eat or because the food tastes good, even though you are full? Do you ever find yourself eating because you are bored?  Well, if I’d like to offer … Continue reading

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Want to Get In Shape This Year? Be Accountable

The beginning of each year is a great time to evaluate how you are doing in life, and it is also a great time to think of the things you want to change.  There are many people who want to … Continue reading

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