Archive for April, 2009
CIA 2999 — What is this?
Submitted by Advanced Workouts Blog
Gymstick is a relatively new fitness idea, so many of you out there have been asking what the CIA 2999 Gymstick Muscle Master Workout is all about. I checked it out this morning, and I’ve got to say — it’s fantastic!
Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect with this workout. I [...]
Rage Against The Dying Of The Light!
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
A few years ago I was hiking with a coworker in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We were doing a 21 mile trail with lots of uphills. Here we were, two guys in our youth, filled with life and vigor. We enjoyed every moment of that day with its incredible views [...]
Update on Amy Bento’s “Dynamic Series”
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Amy Bento’s Dynamic Series Update:
Some details have changed from what Amy was originally planning with her upcoming Dynamic Series. Here’s the latest scoop:
Amy will film in July with a pre-sale on June 26th (the pre-sale is exclusive to Amy’s site only):
1. Drop Set Dynamics - total body strength training workout using [...]
The Basic Equation of Life
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
I often get questions along the lines of “will this make me thin?” or “what do you think of this diet?” which make me believe that most folks don’t understand the basic mechanisms of our body. So I decided to devote today’s post to a review of the underlying equation [...]
Weekend Roundup - Sick Edition
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I came down with some sort of cold this weekend. No, it’s not the Mexican Swine Flu :) However, it did make me feel a little miserable with a stuffy nose, sore throat and constant sneezing. I still managed to do a bit of gardening but for the most part, [...]
Thank You To My Friends
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The following post is a very personal one for me. Feel free to ignore. 60 in 3 will be back to the usual fitness and health tips next week
Mother’s day is coming up and various commercials are constantly reminding me to be thankful to my mother for all she [...]
Guest Post: Walling The Scale, by Roy Cohen of Emerge Fit
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Today’s post is a guest article from Roy Cohen. You can read more about Roy over at his site, Emerge Fitness.
Walling The Scales - (an unscientific study)
I speak often of how much I hate the scale for it’s cunning ability to deceive, discourage, and demoralize those who don’t use it [...]
14 Health and Fitness Sites You Should Be Using
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Ahh the internet, the best way to waste time mankind has ever invented. However, among all the dancing badgers, LOLcats, shock sites and music players, this series of interconnected tubes does actually offer a few useful sites. So here they are, my list of the top health and fitness relates [...]
Weekend Roundup - What A Weekend Edition!
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
What a great weekend. Started out the day yesterday in San Francisco walking along the wharf. Visited the Ferry building and the amazing food shops there. Then kept walking to Pier 39 to play tourist, check out the seals and eat some fudge. Moved on to Sausalito, walked along the [...]
Pay It Forward
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
I’ve been a long time proponent of asking people for help. I advocate it as a way for beginners to learn. If you’re lost at the gym, if you’re unsure of what to do, if you need help or if you just need some support, never be afraid to ask [...]
Meat, Good or Bad?
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
I’ve seen a number of articles floating around in the last few weeks either describing meat as the answer to all of life’s problems or calling it an unmitigated health disaster. The Nutrition Research Center had this article about what goes into non organic meat, Mark’s Daily Apple had this [...]
Healthy Meal Idea - Stir Fry
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Thank you to a very special someone who made me walk the walk and not just talk the talk this weekend :) Thanks to her, I have a brand new healthy recipe to share with all of you.
Ingredients (for two people)
1/2 red pepper
1 large carrot
1 large stalk of broccoli
2 handfuls [...]
Weekend Roundup - Hell Yah edition
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Life is amazing!
And with that, here are some articles that I thought were interesting to read over the past few weeks.
I talked about ways to save money by being healthy last week. Well, here’s a calculator from the SF Chronicle that will help you figure out how many dollars you [...]
Great Abs Workout
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Disclaimer
This is called a V up. It can be done with an exercise ball, with weights on either legs and / or arms or with just body weight. Either way, you need good form. Look at how this woman does her V ups. She’s really controlled in her motion and [...]
Five Quick Ways To Save Money By Being Healthy
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Money is a common reason I hear when people tell me why they’re not healthy. They don’t have money for a gym membership and they don’t have money for healthy food. This is especially common these days, when everyone seems to be saving money and trying not to spend too [...]
Week 2 of No Soda or Candy
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It’s been a week now since I stopped drinking any soda or eating candy and I got to say, I feel GOOD! Some of that could be due to the fact that I’ve been getting more sleep lately. However, I got very little sleep last night and I still felt [...]
New Turbo Jam on the Horizon!
Submitted by Advanced Workouts Blog
Chalene Johnson and Turbo Jam are coming out with some awesome new workouts (they filmed in March). Here’s the scoop on these four new workouts:
Lower Body Extreme – 30 min. of intense LB circuit work (squats, lunges, plyos, screamers, traveling lunges, blasts, double dips)
Core work on the Ball – “Not for [...]
Weekend Roundup - Finals Edition
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Here I am, about to take a final in operations. If anyone knows when to use the M/M/s model vs. M/D/1, please let me know in the comments!
However, for those of you who are operationally challenged like myself, here are some articles you might find interesting (about fitness, not [...]
Important! Updated PB Recall List
Submitted by Advanced Workouts Blog
The FDA’s peanut recall list is growing, so it’s important that we keep updated to be sure we’re not consuming these products.
The FDA has recalled all products containing peanuts, peanut pieces, or peanut butter directly or indirectly sourced from the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) plants in Blakely, GA or Plainview, [...]
10 New Ab Exercises
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
I’ve been looking for some new ab exercises for a while now to vary up my weight routine. Most of my current ab exercises are body weight based and I was hoping to add at least 1 or 2 more dumbbell ones. I went through a lot of books, magazines [...]
Freeweights or Machines, Which Is Better?
Submitted by 60 IN 3 Blog
Colin writes in:
I started working out about 6 months ago and I’m feeling great. I have a question, which is better, freeweights or machines? Also, is it true that people who use freeweights get injured more?
Hello Colin, congratulations on your 6 months of working out. You’re past the hardest parts.
I [...]
Organic Produce
Submitted by Advanced Workouts Blog
I try to eat organic whenever I can, but I’ve often wondered which products are worth the extra cost and which aren’t. For example, what about bananas? The peel is so thick — and usualy inedible, unless you’re really really really hungry, and even then you’ll get a major jaw workout [...]
AW on Facebook — and our new group!
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If you’re on Facebook and want to joing AW’s new fitness group, PLEASE click this link. (I put PLEASE in all caps because I just started the group, so there aren’t any members yet. I don’t want to look like an up-popular idiot over on FB, so I need members ASAP, [...]