Duomo di Milano at night My better half and I took another trip to Italy back in September. This time, the destination was Milan and Lake Garda. We don't have direct flights to Milan from Washington, DC, so we chose a flight that stopped in Copenhagen. Apparently, a couple other flights landed about [...]
Duomo di Firenze It's that time of year again... time for a trip to Italy! September is my favorite time to head over to Italy as the summer crowds are gone and the weather is still pretty good, even up north. This year we are heading to Milan and Lake Garda. We'll fly [...]
My strength training journey began just about 5 years ago after I purchased The Barbell Prescription by strength coaches Dr. Jonathon Sullivan and Andy Baker. I had lifted weights off and on since high school, but never consistently. At the time I purchased this book, I was about 205 pounds and in need of losing [...]
Low testosterone is the scourge of middle-aged men who still want to live an active, fulfilling lifestyle. Two of the primary symptoms of low testosterone are low sex drive and erectile dysfunction. Other symptoms include loss of body hair, hot flashes, low sperm count, depression, increased body fat, decreased muscle mass and a decrease in [...]
1 month after surgery I am now just over a month removed since my colon surgery, and back to training in my garage gym. Admittedly, I started easing back into training earlier than I probably should have, but I was going a bit stir crazy. I also felt is if I was wasting [...]
This Tuesday January 13th will mark four weeks since my colon surgery. I've noted that I am surprised at the speed of my recovery, because I can tell you, when I woke up, I felt like hell, lol. Anyhow, I've been itching to get back into my garage to start training again. As part of [...]
The other day I wrote that it may be easier for some people to achieve fitness goals because they are involved in an activity where improved fitness is beneficial. I mentioned two activities that I've been involved in over the years... golf and kung fu. In both of those activities, my performance improves when I [...]
Well, it's that time of year when people around the world make resolutions for the new year. For many people, the resolution is to lose weight or get in shape. So, they will join a gym or perhaps get a new piece of fitness equipment. For the next few weeks they will religiously head to [...]
Visit from baby granddaughter Noemi speeds up recovery Back in October I wrote that I was to undergo surgery to remove a third of my colon due a mass discovered through a combination of the Cologuard test and a follow up colonoscopy. We delayed that surgery due to an already scheduled trip to [...]
If you don't have a barbell and power rack at home, you can still train your legs for strength. One exercise that I continue to implement in my training is the horse stance. In fact, this will be my go-to leg exercise in the very near future as I recover from colon surgery, since I [...]