Look at these shoes. They don’t look like much and they’ve definitely seen better days. The shoes were given to me by a friend who is now making God laugh with his offbeat, brutish sense of humor. He’d have you … Read More
Balance Guy Training Blog
What you need to know about sets
Note- This article first appeared here. This is an edited version. When I first started lifting, I had no idea about all the different types sets. When I went to the gym, I would saunter over to the dumbbell rack … Read More
Move like a kid again
Like a lot of middle-aged men, I’m in a state of denial. I’m 49-year-old married father of two yet I still act like a child. Not just emotionally (all the time) but physically (sometimes) too. Yes, my wife will back … Read More
It’s the little things…………..
When you’re looking to make a change, any change, you usually go big. This is especially true when you’ve hit an exercise plateau and your results have slowed to a crawl. You may feel the need to do something drastic, … Read More
Get back your mojo
It’s a morning like any other morning. You’re dragging yourself out of bed, making coffee and getting ready for work. And as you’re groggily making your way down the hallway, you briefly catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. … Read More
The right tool for the job
There’s been a lot of fitness fads that have come and gone to separate fools from their money. Please feel free to (mentally) add to this list below Shake weight Thigh master Bowflex Hawaii chair Sorry if you’ve been sucked … Read More
Step off the scale……………
Does this scenario sound familiar? You’ve been on point with (insert diet here) for the last six weeks. You’ve been measuring your food, keeping track of your macros and writing every bite down in a food journal. Everything is on … Read More
Exercising through difficult times
My parents separated when I was 11 years old and during this difficult time, my father used to cry on my shoulder regularly. Picture that for a second, a grown man crying on a boy’s shoulder. I had no idea how … Read More
New Year Fitness Tips
The gym is full of people around the new year who are trying to make good on their New Year’s resolutions. They come in like a blaze of glory, thinking a year’s worth of inactivity is made up for in … Read More
The other side of coaching
Note- This article first appeared here. This is an edited version. You see them on TV. You see them in the gym and you see them at ball games. Coaches, they’ve got it made, right? They’re strutting along the sideline … Read More