Excuses. They are powerful little things aren’t they? They hold immense power in their greasy little hands. They keep us from living healthy, fuller lives by planting doubt and fear in our minds. The reality of excuses and procrastination is that we all use ‘em. After all, they are shockingly easy to make. Why do […]
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12 Reasons Why the 1980’s Fitness Craze Was Awesome
1. Before LuLuLemons and Under Armour, if you wanted to wear matching outfits to the gym you wore matching unitards. Preferably torn. 2. Even then, it was important to spot your workout partner, while also remembering to have fun. 3. The 1980’s fitness craze had it’s own unofficial spokesperson — Olivia Newton-John — who […]
PT Intel: Briar Munro of Fly Girl Fitness Shares Some Essential Beginner Tips
In today’s PT Intel, Briar Munro of Toronto-based Fly Girl Fitness shares some tips for those just starting out a new fitness program or regimen. While designed for the beginners, there are some pointers in here that apply to all of us. Munro and Fly Girl Fitness work predominantly with women in helping them achieve […]
The Ultimate Workout Playlist for the Gym
We all have those days when our motivation sags. The last thing we want to do is lace up and walk/drive/roll down to the gym. Here is my ultimate workout playlist for the gym, 25 songs of fairly aggressive tunes — mostly rap and dub/trap — to get you either fired up to get to […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Reveals His Diet for Hercules Filming
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson takes his training seriously. And that includes shocking his metabolism every so often with a cheat meal or cheat day. You’ve probably seen these pictures via his Twitter and Instagram pictures showing just how monstrous these meals are– But what does he eat the rest of the time? While in Budapest […]
Big Guy vs Water Bottle
Proof that big arms doesn’t always correlate to strength is no more apparent than this guy who gets broadcast on live television struggling to open a bottle of water. He tries a series of different grips, starting with old faithful (regular grip), before going into the hands-in-pants grip (pictured above), overhand grip, switching hands, until […]