It's notoriously difficult and probably annoying to shop for someone like me. If I really really want something, that means I may have already purchased it, or its so exorbitantly expensive that I'd never even think to ask anyone for it. Ever. Pair that with the fact that for over a year I've been systematically getting rid of anything extraneous*, am excessively … [Read more...] about Gift Guide for the Kettlebell Enthusiast in Your Life
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What’s the FitFluential Thing? A Heart to Heart and 7 Tips for Starting Your Fitness Journey
If you've been on twitter this weekend, last week etc - you may have seen me toss around a strange almost-word: "FitFluential." For those of you wondering what in the world that is - here's the official description: FitFluential is a nationwide network of fitness enthusiasts sharing their journey both online and offline via multiple social media platforms. FitFluential is … [Read more...] about What’s the FitFluential Thing? A Heart to Heart and 7 Tips for Starting Your Fitness Journey
The Satisfaction of Fixing What’s Broken
Some of you who hang out with me in real life may or may not have noticed that I have an interesting habit - partially born of 12 years of economic ups and downs as an entrepreneur, partially from being stubborn, picky, and just a little bit snooty. I'm one of those people who gets their shoes repaired instead of buying new, who buys replacement parts for small appliances, … [Read more...] about The Satisfaction of Fixing What’s Broken
What do you eat with you’re really busy? Part 2
A good friend and fellow RKC asked some time ago about what I eat when I'm really busy - and considering that today I'm leading 2 classes (one down, one to go), dealing with some banking issues, reinstalling XP Pro on the main computer, juggling a few consulting jobs, finishing up some important and fun writing projects, oh and yeah did I mention I got back from the CK-FMS last … [Read more...] about What do you eat with you’re really busy? Part 2
It really did change everything – at least in my experience….
Recently on Facebook, Dragon Door and John DuCane asked what everyone thought was "the most influential fitness book of all time?" Of course, questions like that give me brain freeze because I think back to the dawn of civilization and consider all the books in other languages I haven't read, etc. in short - total overthinking. I should have just looked over to one of the … [Read more...] about It really did change everything – at least in my experience….
Meal Time….
Started a little controversy on Facebook after posting a whole lot of "slightly bombastic meals." I've been privately and politely called out by a few people who I have a lot of respect for, but who follow different dietary strategies than I do. So... I've been trying to come up with the best possible explanation - for somewhat intense meals I've been posting... Like this … [Read more...] about Meal Time….
“That Long Lean Look YOU LOVE” – minor rant… and more of my story
Have seen this phrase for years, it even fooled ME in the past... fooled me into wasting time, money, and still not having "the answer". La la la... do these little safe non-offensive, non-making-you-actually-sweat exercises that won't "bulk you up" etc and you'll have "long lean muscles". Ladies... it's a LIE. Plain and simple. Saw it on the door of a new gimmicky … [Read more...] about “That Long Lean Look YOU LOVE” – minor rant… and more of my story
When in doubt…. cook some “breakfast”
I was chatting with an old friend of mine the other day about food stuff - he's your typical mid-20s bachelor type - collects records, works hard at a creative desk job, parties hard and well... its starting to show... in the tummy region. DUN DUUUUN. Sorry boys, but after a while, even with your metabolisms, eating a lot of pizza and drinking beer at 2-3AM will catch up … [Read more...] about When in doubt…. cook some “breakfast”
How Kettlebell Training Can Help You as a Vocalist!
After watching a past episode of Dragon Door TV (included at the bottom of this post) that showed Harry Connick Jr. training with kettlebells, and featured RKC instructor and opera singer, Kati Terray, it's fairly obvious that kettlebell training can be particularly beneficial for singers. Being a vocalist myself, I felt the need to tell you why! My vocal coach, Ron Feldman … [Read more...] about How Kettlebell Training Can Help You as a Vocalist!
Unintended New Skill Learned from the RKC Workshop: Extreme Time Management
You've heard "timing is everything" before, it's a cliche, but sometimes holds true in certain situations - especially crazy ones. I'm going to share a few of my time management strategies for dealing with things like quick move outs, root canals, busted transmissions, selling and buying a car, learning to drive stick then relying on it immediately, and then singing in front … [Read more...] about Unintended New Skill Learned from the RKC Workshop: Extreme Time Management
