GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Sunday August 15th 2010, Week 1 209.8lbs 6.9% Body Fat For next few weeks I will only post my weekly results as my workouts will be roughly the same.  I will journal anything as well as provide photos and/or video if something worth [...]

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% body Fat Today is my flush day which is my “rest day” from strength training.  I like to do an extended yoga practice on these days and really get my full body involved or work on my tightest area, which would be my hips.  I [...]

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% body Fat Yoga practice & meditation upon waking up.  Today, during my yoga practice I was introduced to Cow Pose.  If a cow can get into that position then I NEED a lot of work, OH MY! Training *Please consult with a physician or any [...]

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% body Fat Yoga practice & meditation upon waking up. Training *Please consult with a physician or any other health care professional before randomly trying any of these exercises on your own. I will do my best to give progressions and things to be cautious of [...]

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% body Fat This morning’s yoga practice was not only much needed but it provided me an opportunity to step inside myself.  I felt like I was viewing  my life through a window which led to a few things becoming clear.  Namaste! Training *Please consult with [...]

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT Alright, we are flipping the script on the plans for the rest of the year.  I was a few days into my metabolic conditioning workout phase BUT after a weekend of deep thought about what I want to accomplish long term I realized I was jumping the gun.  What I really need [...]

Aug 6th 2010, Metabolic Conditioning Workout C After I awoke this morning I felt that my hamstrings were quite tight.  I grabbed my trusty foam roller and went to work on my “hammies” and then followed that up with yoga practice and meditation. Today is also Tara and my 4 year Anniversary.  Love you hun! [...]

Aug 5th 2010, Metabolic Conditioning Workout B Alright, it has been a few days since my last workout.  The last day of my previous training phase I really gave everything I had and during a repetition of KB Presses I must have tensed my back to much as I tweaked something.  The next day was [...]

Aug 2nd 2010, metabolic conditioning workout A Hey everyone, I have been getting a ton of e-mails and facebook messages asking me all sorts of questions with regards to training and how it relates to me being a raw vegan.  I have been asked the obvious question of where I get my protein from along [...]

ALMOND FLAX SEED BURGER (Raw Vegan) Recipe courtesy of Brendan Brazier and his book The Thrive Diet. Brendan’s book is a great resource for anyone just starting out in their transition into plant based foods.  On top of the many recipes broken down into cereals, pizza’s, burgers, salads, dressings etc he incorporated an entire section [...]