Look, we’ve all been in the checkout aisle silently cursing the person in front of us getting out all of their coupons and then proceeding to pay with a check. So since we’re gonna be there for a while, we start to look around. Oh snap, Kim Kardashian lost 25 lbs in just 2 weeks! Holy crap, Jennifer Love-Hewitt dropped 4 dress sizes (I don’t really know what that means, but I’m guessing its a lot) in just 30 days! Oh, and look over there it’s everyone’s favorite TV guru, er I mean look, it’s Dr. Oz. He says that by taking raspberry ketones via enema 6 times a day and then gargling lemon juice, the reaction between the two will help you lose 5 lbs a day!
So there I was, sitting next to the canal in Broad Ripple, eating mahi mahi tacos and sipping iced tea while chatting/catching up with a friend. She is moving out of the state and I wanted to meet up before she left. It was kind of a bummer though because she and I are very like minded. We are both into fitness, eating well, delving into entrepreneurial adventures, and maybe most importantly, we both really like a good IPA. We discussed our usual plan of trying to conquer the world (with little success thus far unfortunately) and what had been going on lately in our lives. She mentioned that she liked my blog (thanks, Becky!) and that’s what ultimately got me to writing this right now, fish tacos still digesting and all.
You hear it all the time. Just eat right and exercise and you’ll be healthy and ripped. It’s as simple as that. And you know what? It was often me you could see up on the rooftops shouting that message. And I’ll be the first to admit that I was wrong.
I got some decent feedback from my post titled “Exercises you’re doing and shouldn’t be”, so I thought I’d follow that up with this here post today. And speaking of that post, I wrote that in July of 2011?! Can’t believe how the time flies.
Sorry for the delay on my posts. It’s been a busy 6 weeks, but I’m back on a schedule so I hope you guys enjoy my next posts.
Today I’d like to squash the “carbs make you fat” thing. First off, they don’t. Eating too many calories every day makes you hold onto fat. Period. But I’ll agree that they can make it more difficult to lose fat if you do it incorrectly (notice I talk about FAT loss and not WEIGHT loss. This is crucial).
Hi guys. I’m posting this just to inform you that I’ve not forgotten about my blog, but have been working on other things that have taken up my time. I’ll be back with something relevant by mid-April after I’ve taken my CSCS exam and gotten back from a trip to Phoenix.
Hello again guys, hope all is well on your end! I’m still plugging away and getting things put together for my office move on April 1st. Starting then, I’ll be in the building of Athletic Revolution on 65th street between Binford boulevard and Allisonville road. The owner of the gym is a friend of mine who also happens to send me clients, so with my focus on sports nutrition, it seemed like a logical fit. He works mostly with kids from about 6-18+ years old looking to improve in their sports, but also offers adult boot camps most mornings and evenings of the week and also 1 or 2 on Saturday mornings. The facility is great and I can guarantee you will get a crazy good workout in. I’d encourge everyone to check out his webpage at http://athleticrevolutionnortheastindy.com/. I help him coach speed and strength training a couple days a week with his high school and college clients. It’s a great change from sitting in front of a computer all the time.
No, ‘yo’ isn’t some variation of creatine. I just wanted to say yo because it doesn’t get said enough these days. Anywho, as promised this is the first in a short (or long depending on the response I get) series of reviews of popular supplements. I believe in my BCAA and Proteins blog that I revealed that the supplement industry is a billion dollar business. Think about that for a minute. A BILLION dollar business! And to be frank, there are a few supplements out there that I like, recommend, and even use myself. That being said, the majority of it is crap and people are wasting their money. So the purpose of these posts is to give you some information so that you can make an informed decision and possibly save a few bucks. So here we go…
Hey there all you awesome Feel Good Followers! Before I sat down to write up today’s post I couldn’t decide whether to go with my usual style of writing or to completely nerd it out and get technical. So I think I’ll combine the two. I only say that because there are some terms that flat out need to be included for this to all make sense.
Good news, I reached 185 pounds. I actually just found out today on a different scale than I usually use. Unfortunately it was at the doctor’s office. Yeah, this is where the whole “…but…” thing in the title comes in. Why was I at the doctor’s office? Well I threw my back out again. For those of you who aren’t aware of my back situation, I have a condition called Spondylolisthesis. Yeah, it’s a mouthful. Google it, I’m currently at stage 1. How I threw it out was stupid. I was actually training a client when I did it. That’s a first.
