Many fitness enthusiasts use heart-rate monitors to guide them in their aerobic training intensity. But what if you’re on blood pressure meds or beta blockers? Many are known to lower resting pulse and reduce maximum heart rate. Can you still use a heart-rate monitor effectively? What’s the best way to determine maximum heart rate when…
There’s an old addage that goes, if you repeat something often enough it can become the truth. Such is the case with this one … “CrossFit is the only fitness program that has defined fitness in a way that is measurable, observable, and repeatable.” In October of 2002 Greg Glassman, the founder of Crossfit, put…
Today I completed my first “Fran” and I did it Rx. If that makes no sense to you I feel your pain. Several months ago that wouldn’t have made any sense to me either. Before I go further I need to warn you that my language is, at times, going to get a bit rough…
So today I’m 197 pounds. My normal, everyday weight is 192. I was surprised to see 197. But I feel it – in my head, mental accuity and tiredness (a bit like being hung over). So did I carb binge for multiple days? Nope. Is this extra weight body fat? Nope. My body fat hasn’t…
There’s an old saying that goes like this: Eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch like a prince, and eat dinner like a pauper. The idea behind this is that having the biggest meal of the day in the morning provides energy for the workday. In addition, the calories in foods eaten earlier in the…
I like a couple cups of premium coffee in the morning. Sure. But have you seen this bullet proof coffee crock? It’s “special” coffee combined with grass-fed, unsalted butter and “special” coconut oil. Really enhances energy and satiety (fullness) and mental acuity according to http://www.bulletproofexec.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-bulletproof-and-your-morning-too/ Claim 1: His special coffee is void of mycotoxins (fungi…
In this article I mostly included points that I quite obviously disagree with. There were several points Rachel made that I wholeheartedly agree with. For the most part, if I don’t bring it up here I agreed with it. I respect what the Cosgroves are doing. I don’t respect it when the bully pulpit afforded…
Valter Longo, the founder of L-Nutra, a company that promotes and sells diet and longevity foods and supplements, was involved in a study titled “Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population.” Longo’s L-Nutra company promotes intermittent fasting as…
Walker Stradley, a Texas farmer and rancher, shares his 11-year journey with Leanness Lifestyle University and his personal journey from obese adolescent, topping the scales in 1993 at 309 pounds, to lean and fit 56-year old! This is a unique interview. I’ve known Walker for more than a decade now. He first came to me…
At various points along the weight-loss continuum it’s a great idea to clean your home, office, car, freezer, and hidden nooks and crannies of junk foods stashed away. It’s better to remove temptation, especially early on, than to see if you have the willpower to forgo the junk. Don’t test your willpower. Control your environment.…