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One Serious Beast of a Weekend…
Fitness Culture is Alive and Well in Connecticut… Wow! What a weekend! Honestly, I’m still recovering from The Beast of the East Fitness Festival that happened October 8 and 9th, 2011 on the Durham Fair Grounds in Durham, CT! It was a GREAT time! Besides all the CrossFit craziness at The Beast, it was [...]
My Personal Journey to Paleo…
At the urging of a new friend who started reading my book “The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link” a few days ago, I’ve decided to post the preface of the book here on my blog. My journey from where I was to where I am was long and difficult and full of setback, disappointments, shady characters [...]
CrossFit – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Kettlebell Swing…
Sigh… What a week… A Wise Ape once told me if I wasn’t getting hate mail, no one was reading my stuff. Well, people are definitely reading my stuff… This past week, I leaned heavily on my faith and asked myself many times WWTGD? (What Would The Gorilla Do?). I think I’ve turned a corner [...]
It Probably Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does…
I’m on another emotional and spiritual growth spurt. I HATE these! I mean, I love them, but I hate them too. It’s great to grow and evolve – constant growth and evolution is really a foundational principle of my life. But, sometimes it would just be nice to coast for a while and enjoy the [...]
CrossFit Goes Globo-Gym?
We Used to be Counterculture… I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a weird sense of foreboding since I heard about the CrossFit/Reebok partnership. I found this pic on crossfit.com and it didn’t make me feel any better. This pic SCREAMS globo-gym to me. Especially the “10 General Physical Skills” mural on the wall. [...]
Body Image, Food Addiction and “I’m not good enough…”
A wise ape once told me that if I wasn’t getting hate mail no one was reading my stuff. Well, people are reading my stuff! Actually, it really isn’t all that bad. I get about 20 positive responses to what I write for each negative one. It’s funny that we always focus on the negative [...]
Labor Day WOD, Anyone?
Sometimes you see stuff that is just too cool and inspiring to keep to yourself. I just “overheard” something between my friend Merle Mckenzie and one of his athletes from CrossFit Relentless, Brenda. Merle posted two pics on Facebook with this message: “Brenda I love you for what you have done to inspire women and [...]
One more reason CrossFit and Kettlebells will rule the world…
I had a really interesting experience today. I vaguely know someone who’s in the mainstream fitness and bodybuilding industry and I contacted this person about possibly talking to a friend of mine who is considering fitness modeling as a career choice. Now, my friend is still in High School and is looking into careers for [...]
CrossFit and Benchmarking Fitness
Today turned out to be a landmark day for me in my pursuit of world class fitness. I took my best friend, Kate, to CrossFit USA in Berlin, CT for her first CrossFit workout. I was planning to do the WOD (which was a bit intimidating) but Merle had another idea. In his infinite wisdom [...]
Beaten with my own Kettlebells at CrossFit USA
Merle must have been feeling particularly sadistic today. Or, maybe he was just trying to offset the three-day weekend with an extra hard workout. Either way, Merle was administering some beatings! I got in and walked over to the whiteboard to read the WOD. Before I could, I heard a voice from behind me say: [...]
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