deep press handstand pushups, written 6 days ago, I’m at it again this week with another exercise on the parallettes.  This time I do handstand pushups, using the parallettes to get a deeper range-of-motion.  This is heavy on the triceps and deltoids… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fathl...

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Wednesday's Training: Cardio; Chest/Tris/Abs, written 1 week ago, Workout #1: Cardio on Treadmill - I did my 2-4-6-8 cardio routine for 3 rounds and followed that with incline walking at 4.0mph, 5.0% incline for 10 minutes. Pretty good workout! Workout #2: Chest/Triceps/Abs - Had a good upper body...

Full Body Exercise: Medicine Ball Front Chop, written 3 days ago, Change up your exercise routine with the medicine ball front chop....it is a great full body exercise that you can do as a regular strength exercise or power (full-speed) exercise. Grab a medicine ball about 10% of your body weight...

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New Days and New Coach, written 4 days ago, Ahh. . .finally the gym has re-opened! The new coach is Allen, and he has been coaching for 30 years. I'm guessing he's about five to ten years older than I. He told me that he won a Golden Gloves belt in the middleweight category back in 1975. Allen g...

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creamy roasted tomato soup, written 3 weeks ago, I’ve recently discovered the joys of cooking home made soup. It’s not much more difficult than opening a can, and so much tastier & healthier! Here’s a recipe for roasted tomato soup that I’ve been working on. My measurements aren’t too ...

Wish me luck! Interview with another department (same company) this..., written 3 days ago, Wish me luck! Interview with another department (same company) this afternoon! Still no exercise - the weather has been unseasonably cold and this cold has sapped my energy. Next week I plan to walk and we...

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Redefining your fitness limits.

Working on my Attitude...., written 6 days ago, Gosh...I can remember when I'd trek off to the library just to make sure I blogged each day and if I missed a day I felt so...unconnected. Lately I've been so busy that it's just not on my priority list. I have seen that happen in blogland. Blogs come ...

How did that happen?, written 3 weeks ago, One of the things that has always bugged me about getting "fit" was the intense focus that the fitness community tends to have toward running. Mostly, it bugged me because I couldn't do it. Anyone who's read my blog for a while knows it tends to...

Wes Moodie blogging from Shanghai, written 5 days ago, Wes Moodie and his doubles partner Jeff Coetzee Travelling east over several time zones can be quite challenging. I perhaps slept a little too well on the flight over and arrived in Shanghai later than we had hoped on Wednesday – late after...

The Aging Athlete (Fit at 45+, part 2), written 6 days ago, Here's something my dad didn't know when he was my age: There's no reason for a guy (or gal) in his forties to feel any different than he did in his teens. And he can do it in just a few hours a week. Sounds improbable? Why don't more peop...

Three kids in the program!, written 2 days ago, My middle child is now fully in the program, she tested this past week for her yellow belt. I now have three kids in the program (one is actually in the adult program). Four of us in one family, is that a record? Do I get a share in the place? And ...

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Canadian Style Tip #5, written 2 days ago, This post is part of the Canadian Style series. 8.02 Quotations: run-in format Use the run-in format when the quoted matter is not more than fifty words or five lines long (longer quotations should be set in block format): Mary said, “You are the best ...

Dave the Destroyer, written 3 days ago, Here’s a cool photo (ok, I think it’s cool!) from a shoot I did last Saturday.  I finally got to use some of the swords that I’ve won as bodybuilding trophies in the last few years.  It was cold outside that day, but the shoot was fun and I’ll be pos...