Happy birthday to my dad, Home exercise and nutrition during COVID-19, and A review of the least expensive weight bench I could find on Amazon

Happy Birthday, Dad! Thank you for everything I ever needed and for being the best role model on earth. The … More

The COVID-5 Challenge: Add 5 lbs of muscle, not fat

I’m all in with Vinnie on this one. Sadly, I’ve already added some “bad” pounds in the past few weeks … More

I hit my neighborhood gym after work on Friday for a workout, but since then have decided to not venture … More

I just got finished watching the movie, We Love Paleo, on Amazon Prime and highly recommend it. Whether you are … More

I managed to get out on the water yesterday for a short 2 miles in the very windy and cold … More

A possibly unexpected meal from my local McDonalds I did a pretty big gym workout after work today and was … More

Today was scheduled to be a gym day for me since I took yesterday off as a recovery day, but … More

I significantly increased the total volume I did in the gym in 2018 and exceeded my goal. Although my paddling … More

Worried about shoulder injuries while kayaking or working out on a kayak ergometer? Well then geek out on this research … More

From Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength podcast. I find this one interesting as I now weigh what I did 5 years … More

Back from vacation in a big way. But now comes the tricky part of transitioning from winter/building mode to endurance/cardio … More

Knowing February is my last month of lifting heavy in the gym before I transition to conditioning for kayaking season … More

The results of my paddling and gym training for 2017. I didn’t paddle nearly as much as I wanted to … More

And boy was it a big one. I had a couple days off from work and I planned a recovery … More

I knew it was coming for weeks, but today it finally showed up. My neighborhood fitness center finally installed a … More