Last weekend, Sairalyn and I went down to South Street Seaport to (finally) check out the BODIES exhibition. It only took just about everyone I know (friends and clients alike) seeing the exhibit and reporting back to me that “…A guy like you would LOVE this exhibit! It’s totally the kind of thing you’d be […]
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A Nice Surprise.
First off, Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. I had a nice little surprise on Good Friday when I discovered that I’d gotten a brief mention in a column written by one my clients, Susan Silver. Let’s Get Physical. How sweet of her. I had no idea she noticed the command to quack like […]
The Transformation of Takeru Kobayashi.
Takeru Kobayashi is a competitive eater. Correction: he is THE competitive eater, the top dog, the one everyone is out to beat. He is the current holder of the world record in the sport’s most illustrious event, the hot dog eating contest, in which he has remained undefeated for 5 years straight. But that’s not […]
Freakyness Goes Mainstream:" The Man Whose Arms Exploded", on TLC.
It is highly likely that if you are not in or into bodybuilding, you have never heard of Gregg Valentino. Gregg Valentino holds the dubious distinction of being listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest arms on record – and it is not likely that his record will ever be […]
USA Sweeps Olympic Halfpipe. Almost.
One of the great things about being stuck in a remote place (in my case, Danby, VT) with nowhere to go is that you can get a lot of TV watching done. That the Olympics have been on is a plus. That men’s and women’s snowboarding halfpipe was one of the featured events during my […]
You Fat American. The Russian is Not Pleased.
Above: Nikita is disappointed in you, America. You know, I’ve got to hand it to my clients – if I didn’t have any, I’d never be kept abreast in latest happenings on in the world of health and fitness. This latest gem comes from Rob Cherry (round of applause for Rob – you get the […]
Personal Training To the Extreme. Indeed.
I tell you, the New York Times has been publishing some real gems as of late. The latest “drop everything and run out to the newsstand because a client brought it to my attention” article was in last Thursday’s Style and Fashion section, “Taking Personal Training To the Extremes.” Come to think of it, personal […]
The Evil Russian Chimes In.
I’ve gotten quite a bit of feedback from clients and colleagues about the New York Times article “Weight Loss Theory is Losing Some Of Its Strength” from the 21st – all of my colleagues agree it is a pretty poor article. But no one had quite as good a statement as Nikita. Leave it to […]
The New York Times Wants You to Do Cardio.
So I guess I’m a couple of days late in posting this response, since the article in question, “Weight-Loss Theory Is Losing Some of Its Strength”, was in last Thursday’s New York Times. A quick synopsis of the article for those of you who haven’t gotten around to reading it: Martica Heaner writes that you […]