Is It Time to Re-think Cardio?

Fellas, the wifey and I are in the process of moving, so I’ll finish up my story about Willy next week. Nevertheless, I wanted to leave you guys with a blog post from one of my personal health and fitness heroes: Steve Maxwell.

He is a physical and conditioning educator, who has been in the fitness and martial arts fields for over 40 years! As you can see from his physique, this brother knows what he’s talking about.

Oh, did I mention that he’s 55? (more…)

Want Six Pack Abs Like A Gymnast?

Well, train your abs like they do!

Guys, you know that I’ve been doing bodyweight exercises solely with great results. So, when my friend Kris, over at shapefit.com, posted these five ab exercises that gymnasts do to keep their core strong and tight, I thought I’d pass them on to you. However, I have to warn you that these are advanced movements, and there are a couple that I can’t even do yet! Ahhh, the smell of a challenge makes my body tingle all over with motivation . . .

http://www.shapefit.com/6-pack-abs-gymnast.html

When Willy Wouldn’t Wake-up … Part II

In natural (read: non drug using) individuals who have dieted down to extremely low bodyfat levels, say 5%, you see a common hormonal pattern. Testosterone levels are typically bottomed out (some studies even find castrate levels, which is why a lot of natural contest bodybuilders can’t get their dick hard, not that they have a sex drive in the first place), thyroid levels are bottomed out, IGF-1 levels are bottomed out, sympathetic nervous system output is way down meaning decreased caloric and fat burning, appetite is through the roof, cortisol is through the roof, on and on it goes. This makes good evolutionary sense: at 5% bodyfat, you are starving to death. Your body is turning off every system (metabolic, reproductive, immune, etc.) that it can to keep you alive until you get some food.

I read the above quote in Lyle McDonald’s Ultimate Diet 2.0; however, I never thought that this applied to me. Hey, I was just some fat college professor who wanted to see how far I could take my weight loss. I could care less about bodybuilders or the problems they had. Well, that is until it affected me, or should I say my Willy! (more…)

Low T Levels Linked to Depression in Elderly Men

I thought the timing of this report was really great since my last post, and the next couple, will talk about the male sex hormone Testosterone (T). Again, if you’re over 35, I strongly suggest that you start doing some net research on T, so you can start to understand its importance in our being MEN!

Here’s the url to the BBC report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7274481.stm

When Willy Wouldn’t Wake-up … Part I

Hey, before I jump into what this week’s post, I’d like to personally thank all my readers, friends, and family who have congratulated me and my new wife, Crystal, on our recent marriage; we really appreciate it. However, let me be clear about something fellas. Marriage has not tamed the burning desire I have to complete my journey and share what I’ve learned along the way. If anything, as I stated in my last post, it has motivated me that much more!

To my female readers, whom I appreciate and respect, I have to warn you that this post is all about the male love muscle (i.e., Willy). So, you’ve been warned (more…)