Recently, I decided I was going to increase the weights I lift to help build my strength. My recent two rep maximum has been 225 lbs on the bench. My body has been able to recover and respond ...
Category Archives: Fitness
Ron Swanson – Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
I am not going to continue to feel guilty. Sure, that’s what I tell myself. Every day as I get ready for work I pack my gym bag with every intention of finishing up at Brick ...
Leslie Wieczorek – BURNING OUT
We all know that when working out, our good intentions and motivation can start to fizzle — so much so that some may stop exercising altogether. Don't let this happen to you! Based on the articles ...
Elsey Curtis – Crisp Apple Streudels & Schnitzel W/ Noodles
Everyone agrees favorite things are “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.” Or maybe crisp apple streudels and schnitzel with noodles? I’ve never tried either of these last two but I’m willing to bet I will one ...
Morassa Mohseni – Committing to Fitness
It has been a while since I've had to write anything for an audience so I am essentially drawing on my college essay writing skills to construct something that perhaps may be meaningful and well thought out and avoid ...
Ron Swanson – How I Banished the Mid-Afternoon Blahs
Growing up I was taught a little ditty, "Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more...." and so on and so on. Quite possibly you may have heard this at sometime in your pre-adolescence also. Well, after over ...
Elsey Curtis – Matters of the Heart
All things mathematical spook me. Except maybe numerology as with Glynis the Number Lady. According to her, I’m a five and my husband Chip is an eight. We’re not supposed to be suited for one another chiefly b/c ...
Laura Waterhouse – Successful Squatting
Dearest blog-tastical followers! I have found it to be the case that when embarking on a drastic life change that the journey is not only filled with cracks, deceptive reasoning and stumbling blocks, it is also ruthlessly uphill. I ...
Quinn Collins – More Than Cardio
Ten years ago working out for me meant going on a run or jumping on an elliptical. Heck, fifteen years ago I didn't even know where a gym in my neighborhood was! I would ...
