Can We Talk About Self Esteem? I am going to be frank with you. I haven’t done a blog in a few weeks because honestly, I am not sure I have anything to talk about that would be useful. I have started to write several times only to erase everything because it just looked like […]
From The Vault: Self-Esteem and Lifting Admittedly, this article is rather sophomoric. I think I wrote it back in 2004 or 2005. But I think it is a useful stepping off point for this series. Keep an open mind and remember I was very young. Self-Esteem and Lifting By Susan Bartley I have a […]
Trainin” and some New Products With all the new products we are coming up with for the sled, I found myself testing out a lot of them and getting back into it some pullin, draggin’ or pushin’ daily. Trying to average 20 to 25 minutes of sled daily. Also, pushing up the heavier lifting so […]
World Cup Happiness I LOVE the World Cup! At any other time you couldn’t pay me to watch soccer but during the World Cup I don’t miss a game. My goal in every WC is to either watch or listen to at least some part of every game. So far, I have only missed one […]
APF Nationals As most of you know I turned 50 on May 29. We had a nice party beforehand and then I got to go to NY city for the first time. Had a grand ole time. The following week we had some team members who did the APF Nationals. We have relatives on my […]
NYC Big City of Dreams After my fiddy b-day party, the surprise trip was to NYC (NY City!, yes the el paso salsa commercial) We had never been to the city in our travels so this was a very pleasant surprise. At first she told me to pack for 75 to 80 degrees so I […]
The Countdown to Fiddy Years Old I am turning 50 next week so the wife is throwing a giant old grand dad party and then I am getting whisked away for a couple days after the party. Excited to get out of town for a bit that is not business related. It is a surprise […]
Training and CSCCA Action The CSCCA is a yearly trek for us. It is an opportunity for strength coaches to come see our wares and just get to hang out with them. Well those that want to anyhow. The most common question is whether we have anything new. Usually yes and this year was no […]
Mobility Work and the Brettzel You would think that after almost 20 years of training I would learn that you HAVE to do your mobility work if you want to stay out of pain and impairment. But NO! I have never seemed to catch on to that simple fact. You would also think that after […]
Supplements to Help your Thyroid After the gazillion blogs I have written about thyroid health, I am sure that everyone is tired of the subject. It is just so interesting however, that I am not quite ready to give it up. I wanted to spend a bit of time on the supplementation end of […]
Blood Work Explained Okay, so I have written a ton about the thyroid, estrogen, progesterone and what you can eat and shouldn’t eat to optimize each of these. It is a TON of information and I am sure got to be a bit tedious and maybe even boring. The end result, or the final question […]
Sample Thyroid Diet Menu Diet is actually the wrong word. It gives the wrong connotation to what we have been talking about. This is less a “diet” and more an eating plan. Certainly, if you keep your calories in a deficit you will lose weight. Also, by giving your thyroid everything it needs, and none […]