One of the perils of being a self-proclaimed “pretty ‘ok’” trainer is that you have to read non-trainers give [typically horrible] advice to people on social media. I know, it’s my own fault for reading it, right? I’ve never claimed that I don’t have some self-destructive habits.
Today I’m going to help you decide (convince) if you should hire a personal trainer. And if you do (probably do), help you pick a good one. At the very least, I’ll describe the traits a good trainer may posses.
I’m at a loss. Can someone please explain this to me? I’m not following these things as close as I probably could, but I am absolutely baffled by the lawsuits that players are bringing towards the NFL. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love football. (Don’t confuse love with fanatic, pls.) It was my undying passion for 10+ years. I understand some of the “crazy” things players do, but for the life of me, this I do not get.
From what I understand, the players are suing the NFL because they say that the NFL isn’t doing enough to prevent concussions and are withholding data on long term brain injury. I can see that being a valid argument. If the NFL admits that playing this game causes long term mental damage, OSHA and/or the Player’s Union and/or some other’s worker’s rights group would be all over them.
However, this is the part I don’t get. These same players are the ones that are out there every Sunday playing through pain, getting injections, complaining that the game is “getting too soft”, and lying to the medical staff just so they can stay on the field and continue the risks of getting concussions.
How does this work? Am I missing a key piece to this puzzle, or do players want their cake so they can blame the baker when ordered the wrong one?
Better > Specific
Or
Specific > Better
Or
Better = Better
….in terms of reaching your fitness goals…
Are these 2 songs great….or the great-est of all time?
Exactly.
And if you can handle going down this rabbit hole of outstanding magicalness, here’s a link to my Rick Astley Pandora station.
I swear to God, if I get any negative comments on this post, I’m calling Phil Collins to give you a beat down. Enjoy!
Holy crap!! I know a lot of you don’t follow climbing…..wait, let me rephrase that…..I know you don’t know anything about climbing, other than it looks really scary, but you have GOT to check out this video (sent to me by long time e-friend, noogles)!
This video is a perfect example of why I think bodyweight training is whack. There is a time and place for everything, but for the people that do nothing but strictly bodyweight workouts, you will never be able to do that kind of stuff. Also, for any climber reading this, notice that he’s doing contra-specific movements as well? By that, I mean, shoulder presses and horizontal presses (1-armed push ups). That is absolutely crucial to keeping your shoulders happy and healthy. You can’t just climb and focus on your back day in and day out. In fact, I’ll boldly say that you would make more progress if you took a day off from the climbing gym once a week and focused on traditional, full body workouts. Of course, there’s a bit of an assumption that you would be doing those workouts properly.
And just in case you’re wondering, the guy can actually climb too. Chris Sharma (a good climber guy that you’ve never heard of) may be the most famous, and in all fairness, the best, rock climber in the world right now, but he’s not the only one that can climb 9.a+/5.15′s. Ca-razy!! I might have a new role model.
Let’s address the first one first (because I’m logical that way)
No. Really. I do.
I love the act of eating. I love food of all kinds. This includes junk food. All different types of junk food. I like sweets. I like salty stuff. I like chocolate. I like grease. I like gravy. I like it all.
I wish I could bring in a box of donuts every day. I wish I could go home after work and eat a bag of chips with a frozen pizza on the side. For dessert, I’d eat a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and cheesecake on a stick.
And you know what? I do just that from time to time. And you know what? I’m still lean. You know why? Moderation.
No, eating a whole bag of chips is not moderate. Neither is a baker’s dozen donuts. But those things are just one discrete instance in time. The overall trend of my diet (in terms of calories), over time, is always level or pointing downward. Therefore, I binge in moderation. I also “starve” myself in moderation. In the end, I get to be as fat as I can possibly stand….a couple times a month.
No one likes being average, but the more I learn about nutrition, the more I learn little intricacies and “optimal”, the more I realize that if you take a gigantic step back from all of it, it all just boils down to this:
Everything in moderation….including moderation. (No, I did not come up with that quote, but I don’t remember who did.)
Now, please excuse me; I need to go find my bag of chocolate chips.
** UPDATE!! Tonight (9/15/2011) I had 5 chocolate chip cookies and some venison steak for supper. And beer.
I’m going to try my hardest to keep this series going throughout the football season. I hope you enjoy it.
Question of the day: Who’s your favorite NFL receiver on your favorite NFL team of all time?
I needed to add the specificity of your favorite NFL team because while there are some beastly receivers out there like “The Johnson’s” (Calvin and Andre), I’m just not that intimately familiar with them on a week-to-week basis. Now, Packers’ receivers? Hohohohoho, yeah!
This is either going to be a fairly popular post, or one just like the others that no one really talks about. Right. I guess I should have just said, “this has potential to be ‘controversial’. Maybe.” I’ll leave it up to my awesome readers to make that decision for me.
I went to yoga last night, and these are my thoughts.
1) I woke up in a fairly decent mood and was really motivated to go to the gym after work. I did. And it was at an LA Fitness. o_0
2) I took less food than normal for lunch and I didn’t starve to death. o_0
3) I used the stepmill for 10 minutes. o_0
4) I’m going to yoga in about an hour. o_0
What. The. Hell???
Well, actually, I have some ideas as to what’s going on with the first 2.
I used the stepmill in order to get ready for my mini-mountaineering trip to Clould Peak.
I’m going to yoga for some relaxation; to spend time with a hot, sweaty chick; and if I manage to increase my flexibility even more, that’s ok. I don’t think it will hurt my climbing at all.
Even though I’m alright with all of these things, it still feels like bizarro world to me. :-/
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