Failure Is The Only Option

Failure Is The Only Option Failure.  This one little word generally has a negative connotation attached to it, yet in the world of exercise, strength training ‘to (muscle) failure’ is the goal.  Training to failure means the trainee loads the muscles through a pain free range of motion to the point of absolute muscular exhaustion,Continue reading “Failure Is The Only Option”

“Muscle: The Fountain of Youth”

Muscle: The Fountain of Youth The true, universal value of exercise boils down to only one thing – your quality of life. Our functional ability and stamina depend on our physical strength – the more we have, the more we can do, and the better we will age (and the more fun we will haveContinue reading ““Muscle: The Fountain of Youth””

Caesar Salad Recipe

Nicole’s Homemade Mayonnaise Facing the ugly truth, I had to give up Hellman’s, being 92% soybean oil. But I loved the taste, texture, consistency, look, smell, and feel of Hellman’s, to say nothing of BLTs, and couldn’t find a substitute I liked. Once I did, I realize it’s not the bread but the Hellman’s thatContinue reading “Caesar Salad Recipe”

Are you Clean about your KETO or just talking Dirty?

Dirty vs Clean Keto The Ketogenic Diet is a strategic macro-nutrient distribution of daily food intake designed to switch the body’s metabolic state from Glycolysis, whereby glucose from carbohydrate intake fuels the body’s energy needs, to Ketosis, whereby fat is burned for fuel in the absence of the carbohydrates. Once your body no longer reliesContinue reading “Are you Clean about your KETO or just talking Dirty?”

What’s changed since Power of 10?

Adam’s Serendipitous Career in Exercise “I’ve made the mistake of not thinking for myself in a way, just following a strict protocol. Now, I still believe in the principles of lifting weights slowly and safely and there has to be a certain level of intensity, but that’s where the rules end.” Adam Zickerman, owner ofContinue reading “What’s changed since Power of 10?”

Put Your Oxygen Mask Back On!

Put Your Oxygen Mask Back On! “What About Me?” is my summertime inner-self mantra! But rather than speak for anyone else (although surely many empathize), I will reflect on my own experiences. Summer is coming to a close – that’s a Season, not a three-month vacation. I realize now, the grass always appears greener, irrespectiveContinue reading “Put Your Oxygen Mask Back On!”