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Indoor Humans

April 13, 2013

“I’m an indoor human,” I joke occasionally. Only thing is—it’s not a joke. I am! I’m sure this will all change by necessity when I have kids and spend more time outdoors, but I don’t want to react to life, I want to create it, and I don’t like the idea of being an indoor [...]

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The Gout Diet (How to eat during and after the gout)

March 28, 2013

I suppose it was inevitable. Years ago, sitting at a Brazilian Steakhouse with friends, I joked that I was busy getting “The Gout” as I shoveled bite after bite of steak into my mouth and washed it down with a mojito and mashed potatoes. That was before I had a full-blown case of gout. After [...]

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March Stats: 7 Workouts – 4.43 hours total workout time

April 1, 2012

If you’re someone who has frequently used the time excuse to keep yourself from getting a workout, take a look at the stats above. That’s 7 workouts in the month of March and only four and a half hours. Some people spend that much time in a week exercising. Or maybe they’re exorcising… In case [...]

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Working on My Food Addiction

January 28, 2012

Went to restaurants under glass tonight at the Mitchell Park domes (a local Milwaukee, Wisconsin event). There was a large crowd of people and long lines and I was hungry. I’ve overcome alcohol addiction and have subsequently been working on other addictions as I’m becoming aware of them. Now I’m really seeing how I’m addicted [...]

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Wednesday’s Workout

April 22, 2009

Purpose: Today’s workout was an attempt to maintain and develop overhead pressing strength, train the posterior chain, develop stamina, and maintain flexibility. It was about 96 degrees outside, so I didn’t need much of a warm-up:

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Wednesday’s Workout

April 15, 2009

Once you start working out more frequently and it becomes a habit, you get to learn your body. You may make a few mistakes, overdo one session and you get really sore, or start sprinting too quickly and pull a muscle, but eventually you discover what it is you need to do to feel consistently [...]

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Mixing Kettlebells with Bodyweight and Mind-Calming

April 10, 2009

This is the workout I did yesterday. The actual physical part is short, but there is more to a training than mere physical movements. Physical strength is just for carrying the body around, it’s equally important to develop other sides of yourself, like your mental and spiritual sides. 50 kettlebell swings Sometimes I need a [...]

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Mainly Bodyweight Workout

March 31, 2009

Warm up: 30 kettlebell swings @ 53 pounds Exercises: 30 push ups dynamic chest stretch 30 flutter kicks (stomach exercise) side bends, forward bends, back bends 30 push ups chest stretches forward bends (toe touches) 30 push ups chest stretches 30 leg raises (fast paced) military press 2 reps left / right @ 53 lbs [...]

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