Steve, Rebooted

I weighed in at 244.5 lbs. today. That’s 2 lbs. less than the last time I weighed myself (and when I blogged about it).
I received a 5-day free pass to Gold’s Gym in the mail and went there today. It’s good to go to different gyms, and competitive bodybuilders do this purposely for the change [...]

I did 50 lb. flat dumbbell presses at the gym on Saturday for 10 reps and it felt great…almost easy. I haven’t done that in a long time. My goal is todo the 70s with ease. If I can do that, I’ll be happy….well, then there’s the 80 pounders….
I weighed in at a new low [...]

I stopped at a nice little coffee shop in the quaint town of Monroe, CT, called The Last Drop Coffee Shop and had a delicious Buffalo Chicken Salad. The chicken was grilled, not breaded and fried and instead of the chunky bleu cheese dressing that comes on it normally, I opted for their homemade balsamic [...]

Running has never been my thing. Cardio has always been particularly difficult for me. I love to lift, but doing sustained cardiorespiratory conditioning for any length of time has been particularly torturous to me. The good news is, in personal training circles, there is a movement that states long, extended bouts of cardio are not [...]

I’m happy to report that once you get into your fitness routine, it really isn’t that hard to keep it up. You must make it a priority and schedule it just like you’d schedule a client meeting, doctor’s appointment, or other important life event. Once you become acclimated to your fitness regimen — which doesn’t [...]