Shaq and his strained calf… I was scheduled to do P90X Fit Test, Insanity Fit Test and a round of Fran. Unfortunately as I was getting to the end of the P90X Fit Test my calf brought me to a screeching halt. It is not as bad as last week, but only, I fear, because [...]

Day 1 of my test week was going to be a fun day, I knew it would have to be at gym with my girls so we all did this: Push To Shove 10×3 Military Pushup Superman Pushups dips dip with leg raise shoulder touch hip touch clapping pushup plyo pushup Bonus: plank side reach [...]

It always seems to be the case that when it comes to rest week I run into some problem that means I can’t train. It’s either sickness, travelling, hectic scheduling or work but it just always seems to get in the way. It’s fine, I am not complaining because if I am honest there is [...]

What does it take to stick to your plan? I hear it all the time, what is your motivation? How do you keep going? I think we all gain inspiration and motivation from many places, just look at Tumblr or Twitter for legions of people posting and forwarding inspiration to each other. It’s not difficult [...]

This week (rest week 3 of my hybrid) will remain as rest week but next week I have a fitting end to my schedule in store. REST WEEK Tricep Meltdown at Gym Off Sick Plyo Vertical Training Cardio Core and Balance Core Synergistics Cardio Recovery FOY Yoga with Tony CHALLENGE WEEK RKC Art Of Strength [...]

It’ s my own fault, not taking care of the way I was cooking the meat, I made myself sick Monday night and spent all day Tuesday in bed. Happily I had done a tricep blast with the kids at gym on Monday and I can do a plyo workout with them today BUT this [...]

Thanks to Fitbomb.com for once again bringing so much information into one place. In the news today there are articles from the Canadian Academics saying that (read carefully) a HIGH BMR may not indicate a high risk for heart disease and such. This only points to what we all know that BMI is crap. HOWEVER… [...]

This weekend I managed to do a 100 pullup / 100 35lb curl session in place of back and biceps and a run through of Insanity Max Interval Circuit. I worked out in the cool late summer rain and was invigorated by the winds of change… This time of year is a great time to [...]

So picking up injuries is pretty standard once you start to push yourself and since I have gigantor calves it’s not a surprise that they cause me grief from time to time. Last night, in an attempt to escape from Shaun T during the level 3 drills I decided I would run a 400m loop [...]

It’s been a while since I reset my goals. I’m wearing my big reward, a Suunto T6 heart rate monitor that I gave myself for hitting 50lbs lost. I don’t have any more rewards in mind, mostly because with the baby I can’t face spending on myself but also because I am in uncharted territory [...]