Archive for August, 2007

Get Yourself Out of (Calorie) Debt!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007 22:07 1 Comment

A guaranteed death knell for your personal finances is to use credit cards to outspend your means. Most people who get into trouble with credit cards have a “pay it later” mindset, meaning they think:
“Well, I’ll just put it on my credit card now; I’ll pay it off later.”
Well, we know how that story goes.
The [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, The Mental Game

Don’t Lose Sight of Your Goal(s).

Tuesday, August 7, 2007 21:26 No Comments

There’s no denying that Bear Grylls, host of Discovery Channel’s Man Vs. Wild series, is in top physical condition. You would have to be, in order to survive in the harsh environments he puts himself in.
His goal each episode is to find “civilization” within 5 days. Grylls’ pursuit of his goal (”getting found”) parallels your [...]

This was posted under category: The Mental Game

Planning Your Comeback.

Monday, August 6, 2007 9:41 No Comments

Q: “How much should I lower my weights after a break in training?”
Well, like everything else in life, the answer is context-specific. How long of a break? What goal are you training towards? What is your level of fitness?
If, like most people, you’re coming back from a week or two in Spain, drinking sangria and [...]

This was posted under category: Program Design