Baseball is back! And for about 3 hours I was very happy...that was until Jose Valverde cost me a Fantasy Baseball win by blowing a save in a game Justin Verlander would have won.
A very addictive, frustrating game...
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Monday, May 9, 2011
Change it up
If you've noticed that your fitness levels have plateaued, or that you seem to be hanging on to some extra flab despite your best diet and nutrition efforts, I have some advice for you...
Change it up! The body is an amazing machine and it adapts fast. What worked last month won't be as challenging this month because the body has adapted to the challenge. So you gotta keep it guessing...
Are you a cardio fiend? Do you get on the elliptical for 45 minutes at level 12 and just ride it out? How about getting on the treadmill for 30 minutes instead (flat incline is fine) and alternate between one minute of a very fast pace and two minutes of a slower pace to pull the heart rate back down a bit. Interval training is a great way to jump start things.
The same approach can work in the weight area. Cut your rest time in between sets and exercises. Move quickly with slightly less weight.
The bottom line is do something different every 30 days. You can always return to a routine that is a favorite. But the key is to keep the body guessing. Otherwise you become so efficient at your current fitness regiment that it takes a longer workout to achieve your desired results...
Change it up! The body is an amazing machine and it adapts fast. What worked last month won't be as challenging this month because the body has adapted to the challenge. So you gotta keep it guessing...
Are you a cardio fiend? Do you get on the elliptical for 45 minutes at level 12 and just ride it out? How about getting on the treadmill for 30 minutes instead (flat incline is fine) and alternate between one minute of a very fast pace and two minutes of a slower pace to pull the heart rate back down a bit. Interval training is a great way to jump start things.
The same approach can work in the weight area. Cut your rest time in between sets and exercises. Move quickly with slightly less weight.
The bottom line is do something different every 30 days. You can always return to a routine that is a favorite. But the key is to keep the body guessing. Otherwise you become so efficient at your current fitness regiment that it takes a longer workout to achieve your desired results...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Get your butt in motion...
People are always telling me that they can’t find time to workout, or they travel too much, or they can’t afford to join a gym. These are just some of the reasons that folks choose to remain sedentary.
As I am prone to do I call BS. I too have been an “excuse maker” in the past but I am now an excuse breaker in my enlightened life as a personal trainer.
Why are we lazy? Why do we procrastinate? I think most people understand that exercise is important for the human body. I also think that most people “exercised” a ton as kids-except it was called organized sports (or maybe not so organized when you did it after school in the neighborhood).
Sometimes I think we all assume that exercise is either “balls to the wall” or nothing at all. While I am all for “balls to the wall” there is such a thing as just getting your butt in gear. We were born to MOVE. Somewhere along the line we discover TV and instead we watch OTHER people move. They look good. We get fat.
The summer is the perfect time to rediscover the joy of moving (okay, exercising). The weather allows us to take it outside…no gym required. Live near a school with a track? Hit it for some sprints/jogs. Got some water nearby? Jump in and take a swim. Gotta bike? Ride it…
We are a country of marketers. We create the need for things so that we can sell them. It is better for us all to be fat so we can sell diet plans. Stop eating out (3 portions a plate) so much and you’ll be surprised at what happens to your waistline.
But move people. Whether it is a 15-minute walk with the dog at 5:45 AM, or a 30-minute run at 7:00 PM, you gotta do something. Otherwise let me talk to you about the Atkins (or pick your favorite crash one) diet…and then we’ll have the talk again in a year or so.
As I am prone to do I call BS. I too have been an “excuse maker” in the past but I am now an excuse breaker in my enlightened life as a personal trainer.
Why are we lazy? Why do we procrastinate? I think most people understand that exercise is important for the human body. I also think that most people “exercised” a ton as kids-except it was called organized sports (or maybe not so organized when you did it after school in the neighborhood).
Sometimes I think we all assume that exercise is either “balls to the wall” or nothing at all. While I am all for “balls to the wall” there is such a thing as just getting your butt in gear. We were born to MOVE. Somewhere along the line we discover TV and instead we watch OTHER people move. They look good. We get fat.
The summer is the perfect time to rediscover the joy of moving (okay, exercising). The weather allows us to take it outside…no gym required. Live near a school with a track? Hit it for some sprints/jogs. Got some water nearby? Jump in and take a swim. Gotta bike? Ride it…
We are a country of marketers. We create the need for things so that we can sell them. It is better for us all to be fat so we can sell diet plans. Stop eating out (3 portions a plate) so much and you’ll be surprised at what happens to your waistline.
But move people. Whether it is a 15-minute walk with the dog at 5:45 AM, or a 30-minute run at 7:00 PM, you gotta do something. Otherwise let me talk to you about the Atkins (or pick your favorite crash one) diet…and then we’ll have the talk again in a year or so.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
You are what you eat
Of course this is the time of year when everyone has resolved to get back to the gym and lose that Holiday flab...and 2008's Holiday flab...2007's, well you get the picture.
As a personal trainer I am obviously very aware of the role that diet plays in one's overall appearance and how they feel. I am also human and occasionally fall off of my own diet wagon, which I did during the 2009 Holiday season.
The work you do in the gym is worth about 10% of what you will look like, genetics is another 10% and the other 80% ladies and gentlemen comes down to what you shove in your mouth.
So in the first week of January I got serious about what I was eating and I'm glad to report that my body is quickly returning to a much healthier state of being. My workouts never changed during the entire time. Just my eating habits...The ironic thing is that I have kept a workout and food journal for the past three years so I have documentation of my dietary transgressions! Sometimes you just get stressed enough to say screw it...
But I'm here to tell you that the mountain back is not impossible to climb. I am eating like crazy. But it is pretty "clean" and man does it make a difference... My workouts are better, inches are peeling off in the right places and my brain seems to be back on track.
We are what we eat.
As a personal trainer I am obviously very aware of the role that diet plays in one's overall appearance and how they feel. I am also human and occasionally fall off of my own diet wagon, which I did during the 2009 Holiday season.
The work you do in the gym is worth about 10% of what you will look like, genetics is another 10% and the other 80% ladies and gentlemen comes down to what you shove in your mouth.
So in the first week of January I got serious about what I was eating and I'm glad to report that my body is quickly returning to a much healthier state of being. My workouts never changed during the entire time. Just my eating habits...The ironic thing is that I have kept a workout and food journal for the past three years so I have documentation of my dietary transgressions! Sometimes you just get stressed enough to say screw it...
But I'm here to tell you that the mountain back is not impossible to climb. I am eating like crazy. But it is pretty "clean" and man does it make a difference... My workouts are better, inches are peeling off in the right places and my brain seems to be back on track.
We are what we eat.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Why we love sports...
Has anyone been paying attention to the baseball pennant races lately? Specifically the American League Eastern Division. In case you haven't noticed, the name at the top of the standings does not feature the city name of either Boston or New York. It's not even Baltimore or Toronto. Who's left you ask? Why it's the Tampa Bay Rays. These aren't your old Devil Rays anymore.
With an infusion of young stars like Evan Longoria (he's no Desperate Housewife), B.J. Upton, Scott Kazmir, James Shields and the superstar Carl Crawford these Rays are no longer laughable. Despite some key injuries (Closer Troy Percival and Slugger Carlos Pena) this team just keeps getting better.
There's a lot of baseball left to be played but you know what they say about underdogs...the longer they hang around the more dangerous they become. The Red Sox are currently getting a taste of the new Rays having dropped two straight in a head-to head showdown.
So just when you thought it was another cakewalk to the playoffs for the mighty Red Sox and Yankees along comes cinderella wearing a stingray on her baseball cap. The clock hasn't struck midnight just yet and we're going to find out if the Beantowners and Bronx Bombers can swim...
With an infusion of young stars like Evan Longoria (he's no Desperate Housewife), B.J. Upton, Scott Kazmir, James Shields and the superstar Carl Crawford these Rays are no longer laughable. Despite some key injuries (Closer Troy Percival and Slugger Carlos Pena) this team just keeps getting better.
There's a lot of baseball left to be played but you know what they say about underdogs...the longer they hang around the more dangerous they become. The Red Sox are currently getting a taste of the new Rays having dropped two straight in a head-to head showdown.
So just when you thought it was another cakewalk to the playoffs for the mighty Red Sox and Yankees along comes cinderella wearing a stingray on her baseball cap. The clock hasn't struck midnight just yet and we're going to find out if the Beantowners and Bronx Bombers can swim...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
2008 Basketball Draft
So this is a big week in the lives of 60 young men as they find out where their basketball futures will take them. Thursday night is the annual Draft and there is great debate about who Chicago will take with the #1 pick, Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley.
I really don't know what the debate is all about as this one is easy. It is Chicago native Rose all the way. It isn't often that a physical point guard like this comes along. Rose is already at the point (no pun intended) where he can physically dominate half of the point guards currently in the league. The point guard position is one of the toughest to fill in the pros so this is an easy pick if I'm the GM (and there's probably a good reason that I'm not.)
One thing's for sure and that is that you (the consumer) won't have to make any hard choices when it comes to your trading card basketball product as 2008 Press Pass Draft Pick Basketball will include all of the top picks in this year's Draft. We've been working hard over the past few weeks securing autographs and memorabilia from all of the big names.
So sit back on Thursday night, see who your favorite team drafts and then get ready to track down the brand new trading cards of the latest and greatest to hit the hardwood in the pro ranks.
I really don't know what the debate is all about as this one is easy. It is Chicago native Rose all the way. It isn't often that a physical point guard like this comes along. Rose is already at the point (no pun intended) where he can physically dominate half of the point guards currently in the league. The point guard position is one of the toughest to fill in the pros so this is an easy pick if I'm the GM (and there's probably a good reason that I'm not.)
One thing's for sure and that is that you (the consumer) won't have to make any hard choices when it comes to your trading card basketball product as 2008 Press Pass Draft Pick Basketball will include all of the top picks in this year's Draft. We've been working hard over the past few weeks securing autographs and memorabilia from all of the big names.
So sit back on Thursday night, see who your favorite team drafts and then get ready to track down the brand new trading cards of the latest and greatest to hit the hardwood in the pro ranks.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Boston Tea Party
The folks in Beantown have been living a sports dream the past few years. The Patriots have become the NFL's salary cap version of a dynasty while the Red Sox have finally been able to shake off almost 100 years of rust to capture two titles in the past three years. Now the Celtics break a 22-year drought and add their 17th NBA title by throttling the one-man Kobe show otherwise known as the LA Lakers.
So you can bet that there will be a run on green shamrock branded items in New England. NBA merchandise has been a slow seller for the past few years (apparel excluded) but that will change now that one of the all-time great franchises in sports has returned to the pinnacle.
Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce put aside personal statistics for a shot at a ring and the three amigos were rewarded for their sacrifices. You can count on Garnett and Pierce's memorabilia values getting a bump. Allen has never been as flashy a pro as the other two but his autograph will be in demand as well.
It isn't March but the leprechaun dances anyway...Celtic rule has been restored to the NBA.
So you can bet that there will be a run on green shamrock branded items in New England. NBA merchandise has been a slow seller for the past few years (apparel excluded) but that will change now that one of the all-time great franchises in sports has returned to the pinnacle.
Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce put aside personal statistics for a shot at a ring and the three amigos were rewarded for their sacrifices. You can count on Garnett and Pierce's memorabilia values getting a bump. Allen has never been as flashy a pro as the other two but his autograph will be in demand as well.
It isn't March but the leprechaun dances anyway...Celtic rule has been restored to the NBA.
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