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Eating Poorly: A Nutritional Experiment

Nathan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:45:15 +0000

So a week ago, I set out on a journey. An experiment, if you will. There’s been a lot of talk lately amongst the good people of Twitopia about the validity and the benefit of clean eating. People began to ask questions like, “Is it really that important?” and “What if I just work out extra [...]

A #P90X Graduate’s Look Back….and, oh ya, my stats.

Nathan — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:04:02 +0000

A few days ago, as many of you might recall, I tweet blasted the world (read: my twitter followers and facebook) that I was officially a graduate of P90X. (cue monty python cheer). Needless to say, it was a big day for me. I had a huge feeling of accomplishment all day. Though it took me [...]

The Ultimate Snack List

Nathan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:53:50 +0000

Often times I get calls or emails asking for suggestions for snacks, and it’s surprising how tough it can be to find the right snacks in a grocery store full of awful and tempting treats to lead you off the path to good nutrition. The best and simplest advice I can give to someone is this: [...]

Workout During Recovery? Good idea or bad idea? I say, “Fantastic idea.”

Nathan — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:28:26 +0000

This morning I had the pleasure of doing Day 65 of P90X, but I was pretty scared to do so. This weekend, I had some fun family business to take care of, and as such my workouts got all jumbled up. For starters, my weekly schedule was such that I had to switch up Plyometrics [...]

Obsession vs Fulfillment: What’s a lad to do?

Nathan — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:24:30 +0000

Let me be clear – for those of you who don’t know. I really enjoy fitness. A lot. I really enjoy eating very clean. A lot. I really enjoy talking about, getting people excited about, hear about other people getting interested in and seeing amazing progress in fitness and clean eating. A lot. But what used to [...]

#P90X Days 48 & 49: A recap

Nathan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:02 +0000

DAY 48: Legs & Back Legs & Back was good. This time I used resistance bands instead of my Iron Gym. It was quite a difference. Each pullup, even with all three bands in use, was easier than using the Iron Gym, but I was able to hold each movement at the top (or bottom, as [...]

#P90X Day 47: Kenpo X Madness

Nathan — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:45:50 +0000

Last night I set the stage for what I knew was going to be a tough workout this morning. I went over to my brother’s house for a fantastically home-c0oked meal, good time with my nephew and nieces, and then got the chance to meet some of my brothers good friends over some tasty, tasty [...]

#P90X Day 46: Yoga, Imbalance and A-game Status Quo

Nathan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:15:47 +0000

Yesterday P90X was put on the back burner – intentionally. Later last week a friend of my family’s passed away mush unexpectedly and the weekend was spent in a mixture of actual business work, offering support to the grieving and attending the memorial service. This morning, I got up at 4:30 to hit Yoga X was [...]

#P90X Day 45: Half. Way. There.

Nathan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:23:45 +0000

What a workout to have on the day where I get to say, “I’M HALF WAY THROUGH P90X!” Back & Bicep continues to be, what I honestly think, is the most difficult P90X Classic workout. Though your back gets worked to pieces, your biceps are really where the action happens. All back movement works the [...]

#P90X Day 44: Plyometrics kicks your butt, your legs, everything.

Nathan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:33:45 +0000

Last night’s foray into Plyometrics was definitely the best yet. Right now, my goal is to stay at Dom’s pace (the dude in the back). He’s a beastly leg master. This time I was pretty successful. I’ve spoken before about how I can hit the double times for the High Knees and Rock Star Hops. [...]