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Canada’s Food Guide — where’s the beef?

February 12, 2019

A well-balanced meal that showcases the new recommendations made by Canada's Food Guide

With all that’s happening in Canada right now — the rise of populist politics; a heated diplomatic war with China; an energy crisis that’s shaking the national economy — it may seem surprising that a simple document outlining healthy eating habits would grab so many headlines. But then again, Canada’s Food Guide has always been Read more Canada’s Food Guide — where’s the beef? […]

Filed Under: Training

Factors limiting my growth & success

February 7, 2019

I am terrible with time management; I underestimate how long it takes to do everything and I’m often late for everything. Too often I seek out comfort and predictability; rather than challenge myself with something new that I will suck at, I stick with things I know (or think I know) I can handle with Read more Factors limiting my growth & success […]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Motivation

Where did all the tweets go…

February 6, 2019

10 days ago I deactivated my Twitter account. Three years ago I deactivated my Facebook account. I don’t use Instagram or Snapchat, don’t have a YouTube channel. This means, aside from a LinkedIn account I pay no attention to, I currently have zero social media presence. Some may say this is career suicide. I say Read more Where did all the tweets go… […]

Filed Under: Good Trainers, Lessons Learned, Social Media, Stress

Curls Pt. 2 – the right grip for the right job

December 11, 2018

In my last post I made a case for including curls in your training programs. Biceps have gotten a bad rap over the years, dismissed by “experts” as being superficial & non-functional. This, of course, is ridiculous. Are triceps superficial and non-functional? What about calves?  The fact is, biceps — though synonymous with GymBro Douchebaggery Read more Curls Pt. 2 – the right grip for the right job […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Biceps, Guns, Training

The Case for Curls

November 25, 2018

Earlier in November I turned 39 years old. According to Stats Canada, in six short months I’ll officially become a middle-aged man, meaning soon I can pontificate upon whatever the hell I want and blame all of society’s ills upon “kids today”, my opinions protected by the thinnest veil of wisdom imaginable. In preparation for Read more The Case for Curls […]

Filed Under: Gun Show, Training

Isolation vs Compound Exercises

July 10, 2018

Today I did dumbbell flies. INCLINE dumbbell flies, to be precise. I don’t remember the last time I did this exercise. I’ve been trying to expand my exercise repertoire, incorporating movements I’ve previously ignored for whatever reason. Like many lifters who came of age during powerlifting boom of the early aughts, I fell victim to Read more Isolation vs Compound Exercises […]

Filed Under: Training

Something I learned today

July 8, 2018

A friend once said every now and then you have to try and lift a weight that scares you. This was good advice.  I’ve always been a conservative sort of lifter. I keep my weights manageable, rarely ever working to failure. I save the gut-busting sets for bodyweight exercises where there’s less risk of suffering Read more Something I learned today […]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Motivation, Squats, Training

The Order of Things

July 5, 2018

“I was a little too obsessed with the technical aspects of music & I had to do like many of the great jazz musicians have done: learn everything then forget everything.” – John Frusciante ~ In school we’re taught that there’s an order to how training programs are structured. First, there’s the mobility work/warm-up. This Read more The Order of Things […]

Filed Under: Exercises, Good Trainers, Lessons Learned, Training

Consistency — the only “life hack” anyone needs

September 29, 2017

There is an irrefutable law of living that everyone understands yet so many fight against, and that law is this: if you want to get good at something you have to do it a lot. The more often you do this thing, the better you will be at it. This concept is called “practice”. You Read more Consistency — the only “life hack” anyone needs […]

Filed Under: Training

Don’t try

September 27, 2017

I’m a procrastinator. Like most folks, I have grand ambitions, BIG ideas, a desire to achieve. Yet, like most folks, I tend to waste my time pursuing things that do nothing to support these ambitions. My ideas often go to waste. The list of my life’s achievements is neither long nor impressive. I say these Read more Don’t try […]

Filed Under: Bukowski, Lessons Learned, Motivation

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