I completed the final Build Shoulders workout this morning to close out the Build Phase of Body Beat.  Tomorrow is a rest day, then it's all Bulk for 6 weeks. Today was the first day t… Read More

The year that is 2015 was an interesting year for me.  The twins went from "babies" to "toddlers", I changed jobs, our family moved to a place that better fit our family and Friends &am&hell…Read More

So let's start with the "Finding What Works For You" portion of the post.  Body Beast is definitely a change in gears from what I was doing with 21 Day Fix.  21DF is 30 minutes of… Read More

So let's start with the "Finding What Works For You" portion of the post.  Body Beast is definitely a change in gears from what I was doing with 21 Day Fix.  21DF is 30 minutes of… Read More

Well I just don't have the time and energy to put into a fully fledged blog post today, so all you get is this right here.  Completed the Day 8 workout, Build Legs, this morning.&nbsp&hell…Read More

Today I wanted to go over my approach to the nutrition portion of the Body Beast program.  First however I thought I would share what my Christmas Eve is shaping up to be. Slowly it… Read More

Today I wanted to go over my approach to the nutrition portion of the Body Beast program.  First however I thought I would share what my Christmas Eve is shaping up to be. Slowly it… Read More

First up I just want to do a little promoting of some fellow Minnesotans who threw together some pretty awesome workout tracks.  The "disc" is InspiMotiDgaf Vol. 1 by Larrañaga … Read More

First up I just want to do a little promoting of some fellow Minnesotans who threw together some pretty awesome workout tracks.  The "disc" is InspiMotiDgaf Vol. 1 by Larrañaga … Read More

*Shovels the several feet of dust off the old blog* A new journey has begun.  My wife and I both started (and since finished) 21 Day Fix from BeachBody.  I am currently on Day 2… Read More

*Shovels the several feet of dust off the old blog* A new journey has begun.  My wife and I both started (and since finished) 21 Day Fix from BeachBody.  I am currently on Day 2… Read More

Week 2 Results Well here we are at the end of Week 2.  Made it to the gym all 6 days and completed every workout.  I did "cheat" on more than one meal this week . . . what?!  … Read More

Week 2 Results Well here we are at the end of Week 2.  Made it to the gym all 6 days and completed every workout.  I did "cheat" on more than one meal this week . . . what?!  … Read More

Success In Failure In the two years since my very first blog post, Me vs. The Scale, not a lot has changed in terms of the number I see on the scale or the number on the measuring tape.&nbs&hell…Read More

Success In Failure In the two years since my very first blog post, Me vs. The Scale, not a lot has changed in terms of the number I see on the scale or the number on the measuring tape.&nbs&hell…Read More

Sometimes you just have to be honest with yourself about where you are at.  This applies to just about every aspect of your life.  Work, home, diet, fitness . . . pants size. … Read More

So . . . it's been a while but I'm still here.  We are coming up on the one year anniversary of my first post and the beginning of this journey of mine to get back in shape and be healt… Read More

I figured I had better give a quick update to let everyone know what I have been up to lately.  Then I figured I would shamelessly promote things my friends are working on and well as m… Read More

If you haven't read "Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers . . . Oh My!" and "The Neighbors Probably Think We're Nuts (Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers 2.0)"… Read More

If you haven't read "Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers . . . Oh My!" and "The Neighbors Probably Think We're Nuts (Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers 2.0)"… Read More

Oddly enough, the people I work with out at the Renaissance Festival here in Minnesota tend to joke about that a lot.  With The Dueling Grounds, which is a stage combat group here in th… Read More

Oddly enough, the people I work with out at the Renaissance Festival here in Minnesota tend to joke about that a lot.  With The Dueling Grounds, which is a stage combat group here in th… Read More

When Ted and I began to talk about putting together our outdoor workout (see here and/or here), one of the things I wanted for the workout was a sandbag.  I had seen several online… Read More

Stop.  Remove the thought of Wizard of Oz reference from your head and re-read the title of this post with a George Takei "Oh My!" at the end. . . . there you go.  Now you may pro… Read More

Stop.  Remove the thought of Wizard of Oz reference from your head and re-read the title of this post with a George Takei "Oh My!" at the end. . . . there you go.  Now you may pro… Read More

Since I began biking again, I started using the Google My Tracks app on my Android phone to track my rides. It game me a ton of information.  Total time, moving time, average speed, ave… Read More

You'll have to *cough* excuse the dust cloud as I dust off this blog.  It has been a while since my last post (. . .ok, quite a while!). I've never been one to share my thoughts on a… Read More

Work is a bit crazy and I am pressed for time so this will most likely be a short and sweet update. SCHEDULE It is still a bit hectic outside of work and with work being busy it just adds… Read More

So I have completely neglected this blog for almost a week now.  I haven't even posted my Weekly Update and it is week 8!!  At the end of this week I am supposed to weigh in and ta… Read More

Well, it is what I hope to have.  I'll be very honest, at this point in the game I am really down on where I am.  The reason why being my knee.  I really want to get into the… Read More

It seems to be that along with each weekly update that I post that I am also posting a second one about food for the week.  So I might as well keep it up. This week's food prep got mov… Read More

With several hours to kill waiting for our vehicle to get a tune up and an oil change, what better way to spend and early Sunday morning that sitting in the sun, drinking coffee, and writing… Read More

KNEE UPDATE First off an update on the knee.  Wednesday I went to see my Orthopedic doctor to get the knee checked out.  We started off by taking X-rays and found nothing there. &n&hell…Read More

WEEK 4 RECAP Week 4 was nothing like I thought it would be.  After a knee injury in week 3, I had to do some creative re-configuring of the workout plan.  On Monday, Tues… Read More

I've had a few questions in regards to my workouts so I thought that I share them here in more detail. The Kettlebell workout (which I have been posting as Kettle Bell) is a wo… Read More