Last week I had a semi-rant in regards to the USDA’s MyPlate. On Sunday, an opinion piece in the New York Times delved even deeper into the topic in a piece titled Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? It’s a well written piece and a scathing rebuttal to the prevalent notion that it is cheaper to …
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Here in Portland there are two seasons, summer and rain. Every year as the summer dwindles down, there is always one last hurrah of a weekend full of beautiful weather. As I’ve become resigned to the inevitable onset of another damp, chilly, rainy season, my thoughts go to how I spent last year’s last, great …
https://youtu.be/3zB7GF3iUZ4 The upright row is a fantastic exercise, and there’s a whole lot more on my Kettlebell Moves page! Works Shoulders Traps (Upper Back) Biceps The upright row is a controversial exercise due to the amount of strain that can be placed on the shoulder joints and the rotator cuff. Doing this exercise with a kettlebell …
Feeling that the USDA’s MyPlate offered poor and inaccurate advice, Harvard decided to release their own version called the Healthy Eating Plate. I stumbled across this story while reading one of the many fitness blogs that I follow, Lisa Johnson Fitness. This story caught my attention because I’ve previously stated my opinions about MyPlate on …
https://youtu.be/Om_Ay9rDaqE If the clean and press rocks your world, then check out my Kettlebell Moves page for a lot more exercises! Works Back Shoulders Arms Core Legs Clean and Press The clean and press is one of the foundation exercises of kettlebell training. It is a phenomenal exercise that works a lot of body parts. There are …
I’ve recently talked about planning your workouts and discussed periodization and planning your success. Today I’m going to show the training regimen I’ve planned for myself over the next ten weeks. My hope is that I can convey how important it is to plan not just the act of working out, but also the body …
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Most worthwhile accomplishments in life require a plan of action to achieve success. To get through school, you need to consider all of the classes that you need to take and the order in which you need to take them. You have to manage your time, complete assignments, and construct your ideas to prove to …
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I previously posted a fantastic upper body strip-set workout called the Upper Body Smash Strip-Set Workout. I’ve got a new one for you today, but first I want to talk more about what strip sets are and how they can be a useful tool in your arsenal of workouts. Building Muscle If your goal is …
Summer has come and gone in the blink of an eye. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we didn’t have our first day of 70+ degree weather until July, and now it seems only a few moments later that Labor Day has passed. It’s almost a necessity to plan every weekend with activities when you live …
Periodization training involves changes in your exercise variables over a set period of time, specifically changes in reps and weight, and is considered to be effective in developing strength and in reaching peak performance. These frequent changes in routine require new neuromuscular responses that result in a period of strength gains. In layman’s terms, changing …
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