Most athlete’s currently use or have used a protein powder as part of their diet. They are so popular now that you can pick up a giant tub at just about any store that sells food. The problem is that most of the brands that you find on the shelves are full of junk and […]
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No Sugar November 2.0
After starting to feel the effects of adding some sugar back into my diet, last year at this time, I decided to completely eliminate sugar for the month of November (up until Thanksgiving Day). After a not-so-subtle hint from my wife, I’ve decided to do it again this year. Before getting into the details of […]
Ironman Louisville Race Report
Unlike my previous Ironman Race Reports (2011 & 2013), I’m going to keep this one to a single post. I had my alarm set for 3:30AM on race morning, but I woke up at 3:10 and had to pee. So at that point, I just decided to get me day started. I ate a medium […]
The Great Buckeye Challenge Race Report
I don’t often do races out of town, but it always makes for a fun adventure. These trips usually involve taking the entire family, but since this one was a longer race (Half Ironman), and I knew that it was likely to be hot, I decided to not ask Jessica to suffer in the heat […]
The Great Buckeye Challenge Race Preview
With Ironman Louisville looming in the not-to-distant future (less than 7 weeks), I’m going to test my skills at a Half-Ironman this weekend. With both of the planned local half distance races being cancelled this year, I was left to searching the Inter-webs to try and find a race that wasn’t too close to Ironman […]
Metabolic Efficiency Test – Part 3
This will be the final segment of my series on Metabolic Efficiency. In Part 1, I discussed the history and gave a description of the Metabolic Efficiency Test (MET) and then in Part 2, I gave you a recap of what the test actually consisted of. So to wrap things up, I’m going to show […]
What I Learned From Cutting Out Sugar
Today is day 25 of my no sugar journey…it’s also the day that I will eat sugar. After all, it’s Thanksgiving and I can’t imagine the day passing without a piece of pumpkin pie or some sweet potato casserole. It started on a whim. I just decided on November 3rd to cut all sugar (natural […]
No Sugar November
Now that Halloween is over and we are still a little over three weeks from Thanksgiving and the start of the “holidays”, I’m issuing a challenge to myself and my blog readers – eliminate sugar from your diet from now until Thanksgiving! To some people it might sound simple, after all it’s only 24 days […]
Holiday Eating Tips
It’s pretty easy to go overboard and gain a few pounds over the next 5 weeks. It starts with Thanksgiving and then with the constant parties during December, there are way too many opportunities to either over-eat or eat junk that you normally wouldn’t. Don’t worry, I’m realistic – I know that completely staying away […]