Update: A Bad Week
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »I have taken much time off. In fact it has been a solid week and a half since I have set foot in the weight room. Friday, May 18, just when I was starting to feel strong and alive, ...
Back in Action: A Reflection on Intensity and Recovery
Friday, May 18th, 2007 Posted in Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation, Weight Training | No Comments »Awww jeah... I'm starting to feel normal again. I can jump again, my grip strength is coming back, I can lift washing machines and driers again... weight training is good. Of course I still only weigh about 185 and I'm ...
I am a slacker.
Monday, May 7th, 2007 Posted in Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »Today begins week 3 of Project Swole and I have identified three main weaknesses in my plan: 1) I do not have my priorities in order; I have only lifted at the gym 3 times and at home once, since I ...
Make Your Own Motivation
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 Posted in Business, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation | No Comments »Priorities We all have priorities in life. Some of mine include finishing the move into my new house, running a successful website development business, keeping my girlfriend happy, spending time with my son, staying strong and healthy, and not getting ...
Sports and Weekends
Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »First, a quick rant about life and sports... Does anyone else sometimes wonder what happened to the weekend? Somehow it is Monday and I am back at work, but I seem to have missed Saturday and Sunday. It's almost like the ...
How Should I Eat?
Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in Diet, Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »The first question you will ask yourself when you embark on a diet to either lose or gain weight is, "How should I eat?". If you have ever asked that question, let me help to give you some guidance. Diet is ...
The Swole Principles of Exercise
Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in Conditioning, Healthy Lifestyle, Weight Training | No Comments »How do we maximize our time spent in the gym? Exercise Selection Compound free weight exercises are what I choose 9 out of 10 times. The reason for this is several-fold. a) Free weights build strength in assistance or stabilizer muscles. b) Free weights ...
The Project Swole Lifting Strategy
Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in Healthy Lifestyle, Weight Training | No Comments »The Basics The first workout went pretty well. I'm starting off with the basics to make sure that I don't end up injured in my first week back. Pre-Game Before each workout I like to go through a bit of preparation to get ...
Introducing Project Swole
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 Posted in Conditioning, Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »What is Project Swole? Project Swole is a project I have decided to start to better myself on a physical and mental level. I call it a 'project' because it takes planning, design, testing, refining, execution, and maintenance. Being Swole merely ...
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