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Featured Fitness – Week 2

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The Featured Fitness article series is back for week 2 and we have a couple of truly inspiring people for you to
meet and be motivated! Check out last week’s features if you happened to miss them!

Margaret Elliot After picFirst up is Margaret Elliot a woman who is truly 40-ish and has made a fantastic transformation. Plus she is from Scotland and uses some great phrases – which I truly appreciate being from the United State!

Travis LeFeverNext up is Travis LeFever, a guy who made an ASTOUNDING transformation on a promise to his kids so I have to give him big props for that. He also completed an Ironman triathlon and having done a few sprint tri’s back in the day I can say that is a big accomplishment!

Check out last week’s features if you happened to miss them! And check back for all the Features here!

6 pack abs with Joe

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In case you only come to the blog, make sure you check out the new series we have on Joe’s journey to defined 6 pack abs.

6 pack abs for Christmas and New YearsIt should end up around Thanksgiving, but definitely by Christmas.

The first 30 days is in progress and you can find the 2-pack goal for this period here along with links to the individual days if you want any details.

I really think you will [Read more…]

Low Testosterone?

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Time for a few minutes of no BS info on being 40-ish… If you are 20-ish, this article probably isn’t for you.

Just read a great article about Low Testosterone in Time Magazine!

For anyone attempting to turn back father times effect on your body, you should take the 10 minutes to read it.

I know you’ve seen or heard the ads for Low-T or low testosterone for guys or hormone replacement for women. If they are pumping that much money into ads, you know it is a big industry.

One tip though – don’t try to read it while you’re walking on a treadmill…. either exercise or read – not both. Especially if I am waiting on your treadmill and you are at level 1.3! That is for another post so that’s all about that for now!

Taking the ‘Test’ – Pass or Fail

Very interesting change that is taking place among our 40-ish population. There are so many 40-ish and 50-ish men and women who [Read more…]

Image is Everything!

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I don’t know why this has been a recurring theme today, but the “Image is everything” is everywhere I look… If you don’t know that phrase you probably aren’t 40-ish.

Background just in case, and for some nostalgia, of a fun time for athletes of the day… In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Andre Agassi and Cannon Cameras teamed up on a very successful advertising campaign featuring Andre with some wicked hair and a new Canon EOS Rebel.

Do a quick image search for Andre and you’ll know that the camera line lasted a lot longer than his hair. Irrelevant, but funny.

Workouts, shoes, and Workout Partners

It started bright and early this morning at the pre-dawn workout… My workout training partner and I were doing some pulldowns and a very large human who works out at [Read more…]

40ish Men vs Women

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Women with 6 pack absI would venture to guess that most 40-ish men fit the common core of America… married with children and long hours in the office.

During our off time we spend time with our children and wives and have very little “me time” – I hate that phrase BTW. Straggle into any gym at 5am and you’ll find the 40-ish man sacrificing sleep to squeeze in some “me time”.

We all know 40-ish women have it easy… right? They are typically not the breadwinners in this generation and have all day to sleep in, do their nails, eat BonBons, drink red wine, and watch Ellen and workout at their leisure.

40-ish women have it easy!

JK! Nothing could be further from the truth!

From my perspective (That Guy), the 40-ish male may have the stresses of providing for a family financially(maybe half, maybe more or less now), and most likely die earlier due to that, but the 40-ish female has that and the additional stress of everything else… not to mention having to deal with the 40-ish male!

I saw this interesting video on male vs female perspective…caution it is PG-13 or maybe R rated.

Thankfully, I am one of the few lucky ones and married the most beautiful, kind, and understanding female on the planet… not to mention the most fit 40-ish female I have ever seen. I wish I had her abs!

Interesting what I find with the two sexes perspectives:

Let’s not forget that if it were up to men, there would be no more children. To put it into perspective, I can’t think of any man who would ever volunteer to pass a grapefruit! I’ll trade all my stress over childbirth any day of the week.

So guys….put your violins up, suck it up and remember how good you have it! And remind your fitty better half of that fact!

40-ish wives… remember we are not that complex beings….food, shelter, sex….that is it!

Here’s to all of us 40-ish humans getting/staying fit. Now let’s see if I can get to my wife’s ab level before the beach in a couple weeks!

Leave a comment below and let me know how right/wrong I am :)

Goals – World Cup Soccer edition

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One word comes to mind this time of year…

GOAL!!!!

That’s right! It’s World Cup Soccer time! Or should that be Futbol? I’m going with Soccer :)

ESPN’s ratings drop significantly this time of year in the South and if they would just say “up next in Futbol…” more American Football guys would stick around… Lots of reasons for the traditional drop:

  • Football, the American version, is still over two months away.
  • The Spurs took the title from the Heat
  • The Kings dominated the Rangers
  • The US Open (golf) is over
  • MLB is just boring to watch on TV
  • The World Cup is the best thing going….seriously!

Whatever your sport of choice, the World Cup draws more fans each year. And soccer continues to become more popular throughout the US. With soccer in mind, let’s talk about… GOALS!

Goal Setting

Like any project, break down any goal whether it is [Read more…]

Visualize the Change

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When you look at a picture of yourself, what body part(s) do you need to work on the most?

Notice I mentioned viewing a picture, not looking in the mirror. Why?
Most guys can look in any mirror and think…heck yea! Looking good!

On the other hand, when we see a picture of ourselves we have quite the different opinion.
Ever heard the phrase that a camera adds 10 lbs? I think our brains actually remove 10 lbs when looking in a mirror.
When you view a photo or video of yourself perception leaves the room and reality steps in with a thundering slam!

Visualization tools for a great male body

Visualization tools for a great female body

Why not use that mind trick to get some results?

What if you could visualize yourself with a ripped 6 pack, massive chest, back, legs or arms?

Try these out and see what you think:

Arnold Schwarzenegger FaceInHole.com

Jay Cutler FaceInHole.com

Search “Strong Woman” on FaceInHole.com

Simply select a person who has achieved what you believe to be the ultimate [Read more…]

Sound The Alarm!

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For the second time in the past few months, I’ve shared a row on a commercial flight with a person so overweight that they had to “ring the bell” to ask the flight attendant for a seat belt extender.

For most, that would be motivation enough to make some life changes. To quote a a 30-ish female I overheard on the next aisle seat… “the alarm would be ringing!” and I would agree that it is time to be alarmed about 40-ish fitness and especially weight loss and maintenance.

Aging and Obesity

Based on this study, over 1/3 of U.S. adults are obese! 1 out of 3! And worse than that for us 40-ish guys and girls the number is a staggering 4 out [Read more…]

Dr. Feelgood and the Motley Crue

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Dr. Feelgood

When you’re 40-ish and are old enough that you grew up listening to Motley Crue, there is a pretty good chance you are now listening to a different Dr. Feelgood.

That song came out in 1989 if you can believe that. Here it is for your nostalgia or education – I’m sure you’ve at least heard it before…

Dr. Feelgood at 40ish

Usually when I go to the Dr., I hate it – not for reasons you might think…

I just hate sitting in an office where I know most people are [Read more…]

Toxic Relationships

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Which came first… the chicken or the egg?

Which came first… being obese or having negative relationships in your life?

I recently read an article in Mens Health, which was also picked up by Fox News discussing how poor social connections are related to obesity. It made me wonder…

How many obese people are truly happy?Are Fat People Really Happy Sure we always see pictures of Jolly Old St. Nick and seem to think that fat people are happy.

The Big, Fat Lie

Far from the truth.

I would venture to speculate that there are very few obese people in this world that are happy with their current body fat percentage and [Read more…]