FAT FREE JEW

I found this guy using the Bring IT app for his blog. He is on day 18 and looks pretty strong. Best of all his Blog posts are from the app!!!

Go Fat Free Jew!

Bob Parsons on Work

I host with GoDaddy.  I know, I know.  I caved into their "sex sells" marketing and their $5/month hosting fees.  Anyhow, Bob Parsons (CEO) does these fun VBlogs and I especially liked this one.  Enjoy...

Eat Your Bananas People!!!

This choked me up... hit pretty close to home.

I wish I could do this...

It has to be amazing to be able to combine strength, agility, and confidence like this:

Beans, Beans the magical fruit...

I have become a pinto bean freak in the last couple months. If I could only have one food for the rest of my life, I would probably have to go with beans. They are cheap and they cover most of the nutritional needs - protiens, vitamins, minerals, and carbs. When I am running a lot, I love beans any time of day to help recover and get out of the "calorie hole".

I use my crock pot to make them. If you do not have a crock pot, get one!

Here is the basic process:
1. Wash 2-3 cups of dry pinto beans in a strainer really well. Don't skip this. I had a batch taste like dirt because I did not wash them.
2. Soak them fully submerged in water for 1-2 hours and then drain off the water.
3. Put the beans in a crock pot and submerge them in water or chicken broth.
4. Put 2-3 TBSP of cumin, 1-2 TBSP pepper, and 1 TBSP chili powder in the pot.
5. Put in one onion and one bell pepper coarsely chopped.
6. Turn it on.
7. Wait 8-10 hours.
8. Eat

If you have some chicken breasts or pork chops, throw them in on top.

If you start it before work, you will have a nice meal waiting for you when you get home and you will have beans left over for the rest of the week!

Good Video on Running Form...

Marathon Training Research

I am going to use this post to track some marathon training articles:

- http://strengthrunning.com/2010/08/marathon-workouts/

Another Reason to Work Out At Home

Spreading Diseases At Gyms

The Paleolithic Diet

Wow!  This looks really interesting.  I have inadvertently been moving in this direction for a while.  I still eat cereal, milk and beans, but otherwise, I think I am getting pretty close to "caveman mode." 

Check It Out

Nice Article on Poweful Thinking...

Don’t Exercise to Punish Yourself for Eating

Not sure if I sign up for this, but it is funny anyhow...

I like this measure of fitness...

http://artofmanliness.com/2009/09/15/every-man-should-be-able-to-save-his-own-life-5-fitness-benchmarks-a-man-must-master/

Article: Why your kids should never eat French Fries

I am on Day 238 of not setting foot in a fast food joint. However, I know my kids still eat fast food 2-3 times a week. It is hard with busy lives, but this stuff is going to kill them.  Check this article out.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/depew7.htm

Must Read - Sheri Sent This To Me Today

HANDBOOK 2010


Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Article on Mixing P90X and Insanity

Article on Mixing P90X and Insanity

Interesting that they say to follow P90X nutrition. I find the Insanity nutrition plan simpler and easier to manage.

I have really enjoyed dialing in the insanity cardio with the P90X resistance and yoga workouts. They are definitely good compliments.

Stop Eating Fast Food!!!

Via: Online Schools

Jerry Stackhouse uses P90X to get in the "Best Shape of His Life"

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/14482/the-best-shape-of-his-life

High Fructose Corn Syrup Does Not Equal Sugar

A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain

So the way I read this...

Take your Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Green Tea, Omega 3, Probiotics, Fish Oil, St. Johns Wart and Cranberry Daily.

Everything else is suspect.