Primal Eating, How I Start My Day, and Heavy Pressing

Mom always said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Not only is she right but it is my favorite meal of the day.  Usually I wake up every morning and my body is screaming for food.  After being in a fasted state for 8-10 hours, I wake up ready to chew [...]

To Grain or Not to Grain? My Intro to Primal Eating

In my last post I mentioned cutting out grains.
Am I going low carb?  No.
Am I going true paleo or primal.  Not exactly.
Over the last few months I’ve been reading a lot about paleo and primal eating.  I do not claim to be a nutrition expert by any stretch.  Nutrition is such a tough subject because [...]

Get Strong(er) Wk 1 - Day 1

Time to get strong(er) folks!
Last week was a much needed deload week.  I attacked this training session with focus and passion.  Hell, is there really any other way?
With some business stuff coming into focus and looking better and better I was pumped to train.
This training cycle I’m going back to a 4-day split with 2 [...]

Minimalist Training Wk 4 - Day 1

I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend.  My 4th included plenty of fun, food, and fireworks with friends and family.  A lot of folks had the day off from work.  Some may have even taken the day off from training.  Not me!  I got after it.  I love training on holidays especially [...]

Full Body Training Log: Wk 2 - Day 3

Ahh squat day!
Everyone knows the squat is king.  It’s not my best lift but I love getting under the bar and putting in the work.  Squatting takes a sort of mental toughness that other lifts do not.  You have this bar on your back that you have to dominate or it will dominate you.  If [...]