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Pre Workout Prep

July 14, 2011 by bbluford 1 Comment

I’m pretty good about helping my body recover and revive after a good workout. Nothing beats a tall glass of water or an ice-cold Gatorade (G2 since it has few calories, of course) after an intense training session or a couple hours of basketball. Psychologically as much as physically, downing a protein shake or taking some Branch Chain Amino Acids (I use http://bit.ly/nhwyky) helps me feel like I’m helping my body grow and recover after punishing it. Read more of this post

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Exercise Tips

June 22, 2011 by bbluford Leave a comment

Men’s Health is cranking it up. I got three emails today and all of them caught my attention. I love it when I get a morsel of information that I’m able to use. I can’t wait to put some of these tips to good use.

Working on your core with a variety of side bridge exercises:
http://bit.ly/mFupxK

A quick 15-Minute complete body workout:
http://bit.ly/mNv90z

Weight Loss Tips with an hourly breakdown of meal and workout ideas:
http://bit.ly/iVjQza

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A Bit of Workout Advice

March 30, 2011 by bbluford 3 Comments

Knowing why you're training is the first step!

Jared, a friend of mine at work is getting himself back into shape. He comes to me now and again for tips and to answer any questions he might have. I consider it a privilege and obligation to be as helpful as I can. This morning, he walked into my office and told me that, after a few weeks of working out, he was no longer getting tired, or at least not as tired as when he first started. Well, first I chuckled and told him that he was probably bullshittin’ (anybody who knows me, knows that’s one of my patented sayings; in fact, I’ve reserved the domain stopbullshittin.com for later use!), After that, I gave him my thoughts.

I first asked him to give me an idea of what his workouts were like. He said he was trying to get toned (then ripped, but first things first) and that he typically did about 15 reps (repetitions) for each set he did. After hearing him talk for a few minutes, I realized this was something that I’ve heard–in one shape or form–several, several times in the 20+ years I’ve been working out. I feel blessed to be able to have kept in shape for this long, both for the physical ability to work out and also for the inner drive God has given me. And as is the purpose of this site/blog, I am here to share those gifts with others. Read more of this post

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5 x 5 in 25

March 10, 2011 by bbluford 4 Comments

When it comes to working out, last week was one of the worst I’ve had in a long, long while. You see, since 1990, my first year in college, I’ve had this 3-Day Rule. Simply put, I forbade myself from ever taking more than three days off from working out. And except for maybe three or four times, I’ve made good on that promise. No matter what– birthday, illness, holidays, even on my honeymoon as my wife would attest– when and if that fourth day hit, I made sure I did something. Whether it was going for a quick run, doing some push-ups and sprints in the driveway, or going to the grocery store to buy gallon milk containers to use as makeshift dumbbells, I made sure I got my workout in.

Fast forward–um– a few years and I’m proud to admit that, even though I seldom break that pact with myself, I’m much less restrictive now, forgiving myself for the occasional lapse. Even then, though, I make sure the workouts that I am able to get in make up for the ones I missed. Read more of this post

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A Journey to Personal Well Being .. by Hao Liu

March 6, 2011 by haoliurunner 2 Comments

I started my journey to personal well being a decade ago when I was desperately out of shape physically and mentally. In 2000, I was a new grad fresh out of college starting a career as a software engineer at HP in Cupertino, CA. After years of being inactive and living an unhealthy life style, I had ballooned to nearly 200 lbs. That was hefty even for my 5’10” frame. I was not exactly happy with where I was physically and mentally. After another year of partying and unhealthy living, I randomly, quite literally came in contact with Team In Training and started to train for my first marathon. My life style didn’t really change right away, but I stuck with the goal of finishing a marathon and worked at it the best I knew how. Four months after we started our training, I crossed the finish line at the 2002 Los Angeles Marathon. I had lost a bunch of weight in the process and was feeling that I had arrived. Read more of this post

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