So it’s been a few weeks since my last post. My arm is still playing up and it seems I need surgery to correct a dislocated radius bone in my right arm. It’s been depressing watching my clothes get baggy and my belly getting larger over the last few weeks. It’s amazing how fast you [...]
Now that we finally have some summer weather it’s time to get out of the gym and go outside. There is so much you can do outside for a great workout and living in Vancouver puts us minutes or hours away from a wonderful outdoor playground. There is still snowboarding/skiing up at Whistler, amazing hiking, [...]
I take my hunting seriously. It is not just a sport for me. I think it is something that keeps me in touch with nature, and my roots. With that being said, I need to be in tip-top shape for my hunting endeavors. So every summer I take it upon myself to prepare a rigorous [...]
There are three main steps to maintaining a routine for healthy cooking and eating. It really is not difficult to eat more healthily, but it does involve some planning before hand and a little bit of dedication, one day a week can be enough. The first step in learning to eat more healthfully is to [...]
warm up: super-set 20 x push-ups/10 x pull-ups (same as above with a minutes rest between sets) cycle through the below exercise with no rest between each. 12 x E-rep flat bench – to read more about e-reps, read my May 13th blog. 12 x E-rep incline flies (performed on the Hoist V4 Elite) Hanging [...]
Water is the most important nutrient for growth, development, and health. The importance of water is frequently overlooked, and many people don’t even consider it an essential nutrient. Water makes up about 60% of our body weight and serves as a solvent for minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose, and other nutrients. As the primary fluid [...]
Greens Go beyond iceberg lettuce! Green fruits and veggies, such as avocados, green peppers, celery, kiwi fruits, cucumbers, asparagus, and even green apples, are tasty, nutritious options. Lutein, found in hearty greens such as kale, chard, and romaine lettuce, may help to fend off macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss and blindness in [...]
A friend of mine was telling me about a workout he was taken through at Crossfit. I thought I’d give it a go. My legs and chest hurt for days after this. It doesn’t sound like much, but give a try. Repeat this set of 3 excersises as many times as you can in 20 [...]
