This Week Last Year: Resolutions and Reviews

This week last year was a pretty light week, and was dominated by an article about resolutions. The funny thing is that that article is much more popular this year than it was last year.

  • The year began with a diatribe about why new year’s resolutions are bad for you. They enourage procrastination, the weather can be demotivating, and at times it can be down right dangerous. I considered writing this article this year, but a quick search of my archives and I found that I had already written it last year! That was convenient…
  • Scott created a weight lifting glossary to begin our series on Equipment.
  • I reviewed the No Excuses Gym website. I haven’t really been following the site any more for the past year, though.
  • This week two years ago, I reviewed the PowerBar ProteinPlus bars. They took a little getting used to, and I don’t use them anymore due to their price. I also continued my animated series by demonstrating one method of doing back extensions. One tip that I still use and have used almost every day for the past few years (and before that) is to keep a water bottle handy at all times.

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  1. Hi Blaine,
    Just wanted to say thank you again for taking our questions during today’s marathon question conference call. Your answers were extremely useful & thorough, & it was a pleasure hearing your thoughts on marathon training & recovery. I wish you the best of luck with your new book about marathon recovery!
    Sincerely,
    Corey (a.k.a., Cyberpenguin)
    http://seecoreyrun.blogspot.com

    P.S. Funny you should mention your article about why a person shouldn’t make New Year’s resolutions. We must be on the same wavelength, as I also recently wrote an article on the exact same subject entitled, “Exercise Psychology Tip #9: Here’s Something More Effective Than Making New Year’s Resolutions!” (http://seecoreyrun.blogspot.com/2008/01/heres-something-more-effective-than.html).

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