So, this blog is languishing, but I am NOT! This is just a quick update to say I completed my second week in my new workout regime yesterday. It’s amazing. I feel great. I’ve dropped 3~4 lbs. I am noticeably improving in strength (and posture and body shape). Much better and quicker results than I [...]

I’ve been reading The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle. I just finished Chapter 7 “The Aerobics Myth” and I’m now convinced that jogging/running is NOT the way for me to go. I’ve never particularly enjoyed running. I have fathlete’s asthma (that’s a combination of being fat and having allergies and [...]

So, trying to decide what to do here. My knee has been having a lot of “pressure” behind it since I started jogging again. It has also been “crackling” when I walk down stairs. Both knees make loud popping noises when I squat down (this is relatively new as well). I’m worried that jogging while [...]

What’s that? I stopped running? Oh… yeah… that happened. My entire family got sick, like, nasty hacky coughy disgusting lay in bed cold sick. So, I stopped running because I had to take a week off of work. Then, I went back to work and we had site-down issues and I was the only one [...]

Got this book over the holidays and am really enjoying it so far and am encouraged. This book is written for me. I’ve always been intimidated by weights. I’ve always wanted to lift but felt daunted at the enormity of the task of trying to learn what/how/how much/when/how often to lift. This book answers all [...]