Having enjoyed competing in a strongman competition earlier this year, I recently made the decision to have a go at powerlifting. I’ve been looking for a strength/fitness based sport to compete in and powerlifting is a sporting endeavour that I think I am well suited to – for a couple of reasons:
Yesterday I competed in my first ever strongman competition. I was extremely nervous about competing as I: was unprepared (I only decided to compete last weekend) until last week, had never done any maximum lifting (and an event required a maximum lift) have not participated in any competitions since about year 7 in high school [...]
02.4.10 | diet, exercise, personal
After six months of running my own personal training business, my official business website is now up. It is a very simple site, but I am quite excited about it, as it helps give my business an identity.
12.20.09 | personal
I’m a keen reader, and the way I like to relax after a stressful day at the office or after a tough workout, is by sitting on the couch and reading a good book. Below is a shelf of the books I read in 2009, listed in order from those I enjoyed the most, to [...]
12.16.09 | personal
Along with my top songs and top workout songs of 2009, here is a list of my favourite albums for the year. If you haven’t got these albums, I strongly recommend putting them on your xmas wish list.
12.14.09 | personal
2009 proved to be another good year for music. I wanted to put together a list of my top 10 songs for the year, but there were so many great songs that I had to broaden the list to 20. The songs in my list are those, that no matter how much I have heard [...]
Music plays an important role in my workouts, and there is no doubt that a good song can push me through a tough boxing workout, keep the pace up in a cardio session, or push me to my limits in a strength and conditioning workout.
At the gym the majority of people I see who are looking to lose weight spend most of their time doing steady...
'Low-fat' and 'fat-free' products fill many shelves in the supermarket. However to have a healthy diet it is...
Try this fantastic, refreshing and healthy grilled chicken, corn and pomegranate salad! http://t.co/528DrMG5 1 week ago