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Tuesday’s Tip|Flavonoids and Nuts|Improve Cholesterol

Mar

29

2011

Tips 9 and 10 from the list of recommendations to reduce my cholesterol numbers. This week’s tip looks at flavonoids and nuts. by nathanmac87 Flavonoid The name sounds like something straight out of a Marvel comic book. But flavonoids are the source of the old saying that a glass of red wine a day is good ...

Alltop.Com – We ARE Listed!

Mar

28

2011

We are listed on the Fitness Category on AllTop.Com! I’m an apple-fanboi so it should be no surprise that I started following @GuyKawasaki a long time ago on Twitter. It is there that I first discovered using AllTop.com to keep track of topics I like. The user interface is amazing – it is clean, elegant, ...

Got Milk and 10,000 Swings?|Fitness Challenge

Mar

28

2011

April is coming and I’m taking on two challenges for the month: milk and kettlebell swings. Milk is a great recovery and muscle building drink, so I’ve started consuming 32 oz every day. Also during the month I’m going to do over 10,000 kettlebell swings. Join me in my milk and swing challenge. Got Milk ...

Plyometric Boxes|New DIY Equipment

Mar

24

2011

Finally. I finally decided to build some plyometric boxes for my home gym. I’ve used these boxes years ago at hockey training camps and at a few gyms since then. They are a killer workout for the legs; just what I need to extend my hours on the slopes snowboarding. I was planning to build ...

21-15-9 Rep Workout|Plyometric Box Jumps|Pullups|Kettlebell Swings

Mar

23

2011

Pressed for time? Here is an awesome workout that only took me 22 minutes including a 5 minute warmup! Try it and quit saying you don’t have time to exercise. The workout is a three rounds of box jumps, pullups, and kettlebell swings. The Warmup – jump rope To warm up I’ve been enjoying using ...

Bulgarian Training Bag|New DIY Equipment

Mar

23

2011

I was inspired by Matt from The Strength Shop and Jim from Synergy Athletics – 40 Bulgarian Training Bag Exercises. It’s always fun to find new equipment to bring into the home gym; even more fun to be able to do it for about $30. I made a Bulgarian Training Bag. Simple enough. So simple ...

Meet my new friends, 24kg and 28kg

Mar

22

2011

There are many reasons that I love kettlebells. They attack your body with both intense cardio and weight training at the same time. They work, period. Then add how compact they are and it just adds to the goodness. We finally ditched the old school bench press we had in the house and I used ...

Tuesday’s Tip|Weight loss and Vitamin C|Improve Cholesterol

Mar

22

2011

These two tips seem like no-brainers to me. I was surprised they even made the list from my doctor. I was given a list of ten tips to reduce my cholesterol and improve my heart health, this is part 4 of the series. (See cholesterol tags for more of the tips.) Weight Loss This seemed ...

Fitness Poll|What kills your fitness?

Mar

19

2011

Reasons, excuses, justification – whatever we call them there are things we blame when we don’t stay physically fit. What are they? Working in a cube, or office job, means sitting all day. Cube Dwellers have unique health challenges. Employers offering free donuts for every occasion and unlimited coffee do not help. Now add in ...