Your recovery should match your training

Your recovery should match your training

I've been doing a fairly intense strength training program lately. My goals are to get stronger (I have specific weights and reps I'm looking to hit) and to gain muscle. Things have been going really well and I've seen tremendous improvement up until last week. Then...
How to finally get results this year

How to finally get results this year

80% is not a very exciting number for the most part. Unless you got similar grades to me in school. 80% was pretty awesome then.But most people don't get real excited about 80%. But that is actually a number that can help you get great results.Here are three ways 80%...
I flew over the handlebars!

I flew over the handlebars!

My wife was out of town last week, so I got the opportunity to do some bonding with my son. It was awesome! We lifted weights, played basketball, ate ice cream, watched cheesy movies, and rode bikes. All was going well until the first bike ride... I was riding a...
Nutrition Paralysis By Analysis

Nutrition Paralysis By Analysis

The grocery store can be a very confusing place. All the fancy packaging touting the latest health foods. Wait, is this really healthy? The siren song of the snack aisle is calling you. It can become too much! This is a paraphrase of a message I received recently: "I...

The nastiest hotel I’ve ever stayed in!

  My son had a basketball tournament a few weeks ago in Birmingham and we waited until the last minute to get a hotel room. Since there were two huge tournaments going on, this was a huge mistake.   The only one I could find was what I kept referring to as a Character...
I made myself sick!

I made myself sick!

                              1. I've been pretty good lately, I should have one. 2. Well I _______ so now I need to ________. 3. I'll do better after Spring Break. What do those 3 sentences have in common? Those are all things I have told myself recently. The first...