Fitness, Gym Rat, Nutrition, Weight Loss

The Gauntlet, She’s Been Thrown.

Comments Off 29 May 2007

Ok, ok. I’ve been talking a lot of smack lately about goals and accountability and all that rot. In fact, I’ve goaded my father into setting a few fitness goals (all of which he has met) and my sister just came to me with a monster goal that is totally attainable but much longer term [...]

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Gym Rat, Training

Things to Think About at the Gym

Comments Off 17 May 2007

I miss boot camp. Yeah, you heard me right. I’m going through withdrawls. For trips like this when I’m away from home for an extended period of time, and moments when I want to do different kinds of training (heavy lifting) I keep a membership to 24 Hour Fitness handy. I hate 24 Hour Fitness [...]

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Gym Rat, Training, Wellness

Don’t Call it a Comeback

Comments Off 04 May 2007

On Wednesday I popped out of bed at 4:15am.  I was elated!  I felt normal again.  I felt like ME!  The sickness, the plague, the illness… she’s subsided. In truth, I wasn’t 100% well, but there wasn’t a constant pounding in my head and my lymph nodes weren’t the size of golf balls anymore.  I [...]

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Gym Rat

Reeling it In

2 Comments 22 January 2007

I got my ass handed to me this morning and I didn’t even have enough left to say, “Thank you.” I was off. Tired. Tapped. Monday mornings now come at me with a full dose of dread. More than your usual Monday mornings – these are soul-crushing and ass-kicking with the anticipation of another work [...]

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