There are a ton of tools that runners, obstacle racers, and other endurance athletes either absolutely swear by or get downright irate and nearly irrationally negative about when it comes to training and performance. Diet (high-carb or low-carb? Vegetarian or omnivorous?). Stretching (before, after, or at all?). Mileage (short runs…
This weekend, my race season kicks off with the Spartan Race Ohio and the Sprint event on Sunday, May 8. Held out at The Wilds, an outdoor zoological park near Columbus (I mean, we could potentially see giraffes and rhinos running around during the race, right?), this is going to…
Yeah, it’s kind of another sleep post, but only because I’m really realizing just how important this is and just how much my sleep has, to be very frank, sucked. But this time it’s in reference to another factor that I sort of stumbled upon recently that I had never…
A while back I talked about addressing my sleep issues. Sleep is a huge concern for me because of the number of times each night that my Fitbit is telling me I am restless. Restless sleep means that I am NOT getting the REM sleep or deep sleep that is…
I’ve not been good with meditation in the past. I’ve tried a few methods, such as guided meditations, but I have a very active mind and it’s hard for me to not get frustrated with the constant having to resettle myself and clear out. And yes, I know that isn’t…
My wife and I caught a new television show last night that was just called Strong. It seemed pretty good – the contestants were ten women who wanted to lose weight, and ten trainers. Each contestant picked one of the trainers to…well…train them for the duration of the show, and the show was…
We’re going to step into the world of the Mudlife Crisis pet peeves today, and almost the primary one that really chaps my hide is this: calories in, calories out. That’s right, today we’re going to take on that very basis of modern “dieting” and just how it’s nearly the…
I’ve got a new toy – and it’s one that’s going to help with my OCR skills almost directly. Last week, I finally ordered something that I’ve been wanting to get for a while, and on Friday my first slackline kit arrived. And I couldn’t be more pleased. What’s a…
We’ve talked a lot about creating great habits and ways to keep your movement going throughout the day on this page, and by gum, we’re about to do it a bit more. And it’s all because of two habit-formation apps that I’ve come across lately. Well, one that I’ve had…
