Even the best fitness plans can fail due to simple mistakes. So let me present my big NO’s...nine really big NO NO's that keep people from reaching their fitness goals. PERSONAL PAN PIZZAS. (What a marketing ploy this is) Take a look at the calorie count on these. Most of them run between 1,800 an...

Help my legs. Is there any way to help my legs recover faster/better? Here's my current activity level. I run three days a week at ~8 minutes a mile that gives me a 10 mile a week total. I play basketball (full-court, man-to-man with ex-college players most of whom are younger than myself) once a we...

It’s been about 3 weeks that I’ve been doing Turbo Jam. At first it was hard to get coordinated. I kept falling and tripping over myself. Still, it was fun and I didn’t give up. I started mostly doing Learn & Burn where she introduces the moves or 20 Minute Jam, a great 20 minu...

A Recent Conversation Here’s part of a conversation that I had recently with a woman (SR) who had just fallen off the weight-loss merry-go-round for the millionth time - or thereabouts. She had started a new exercise program and eating regime on New Year’s day this year. As she does ever...

I enjoy writing about things that I like, and I have been finding it difficult to find things to write about. So instead of doing a group product review on PunkMedics‘ 5 product Vegan sample pack of hair & body products, I’m going to review each product individually. First product up...

While hard work and talent are not discounted, a new study makes a statistical link between social support and performance among golfers....

HARDGAINER BLOG CARNIVAL is now up at Hard Gainer's Blog: Hardgainer Blog Carnival - March 2, 2009!...

Drawn by payments of up to $10,000, an increasing number of women are offering to sell their eggs at U.S. fertility clinics as a way to make money amid the financial crisis....

A while back I posted on Dr. John Berardi's experiment with a plant-based diet for muscle building. Well, the results are in and they look pretty good. Keep in mind he did eat eggs, but other than that, he was vegetarian. He did a little more bodyfat that I would like to see in a month, but when put...

As many of you readers know, we are going on a month long cruise. We leave 2 weeks from yesterday. I’m so excited. I still can’t believe we’re going, it just hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s all happened so fast. You also know I’m on a journey to reclaim my life from bein...