How to Hydrate

by | Food & Beverage, Workout Tips

Wes recently asked me about how to hydrate for a half marathon: Blaine, we have a bunch of folks that are getting ready to get into their longer runs on Team HM Express (teamhmexpress.blogspot.com). Do you have any articles on hydration and nutrition while running...

Toys for Runners

by | Equipment

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about exercise equipment throughout the month of January. This week I would like to talk about common toys that runners get. To be a runner you really do not need much; some shorts...

This Week Last Year: Protein, Roses, and Water

by | Last Year

This week last year I concentrated on getting the site updated and writing articles concerned with one aspect of weight lifting or another. There was a small bit of football news that snuck in there as well. I continued my animated series by demonstrating how to do a...

Ladainian Tomlinson is named the NFL MVP for 2006

by | Sports

The results of the NFL most valuable player voting are cast, and not surprisingly Ladainian Tomlinson won in a landslide. Tomlinson absolutely dominated the league this year, especially in the latter half of the season. He earned the 88% of the vote that he received....

No Excuses Gym website review

by | PPP, Reviews, Websites

I recently discovered the No Excuses Gym website, which is written by a Las Vegas personal trainer that has relocated to southern California. The site is about a year old, and provides a lot of articles about training and nutrition. The site has a simple design that I...

Weight Lifting Glossary

by | Equipment

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about exercise equipment throughout the month of January. Scott starts the year off with an excellent glossary of weight lifting and strength training equipment. He describes things...

2006 Final Numbers

by | Personal

2006 has come and gone, and 2007 is about to start. This year, I ran just shy of 1370 miles. Not a lot of miles, but enough to have kept me busy. I suffered two injuries, one of which was running related. In mid January, I pulled a muscle in my neck which delayed my...

The First Snow Run

by | Fitness

This morning I woke up to snow and some rapid accumulation. It has snowed before this year, but it had all melted before I began running again after my last marathon. As such, today has to be the latest in the season that I have ever had a first snow run; that...