Yep.. I said it. If you do a search for the phrase comfort zone, you will see hundreds of motivational images that say, “The comfort zone is beautiful, but nothing grows there.” While I respect the notion of nothing growing in the comfort zone, I find the comfort zone anything but beautiful. The comfort zone … Continued
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Gear Review: TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Sports Watch
One of my most popular training aids that I own is my TomTom Multi Sport Cardio GPS watch. I wanted to provide a review of the watch, the function as well as the online tools that it is synced to in order to provide some info to possible future users. What I am not going … Continued
Spartan Race Las Vegas – Recap –
Vegas Spartan Race 2015 is in the books! Since January Team BaackPaack has been training hard on obstacles and distance running. We hit the Las Vegas course and completed or payed the burpee penalty for every obstacle. Many were surprised how difficult a mile (the last mile) of a Spartan Race can be, especially when … Continued
Next Up: Vegas Spartan Super Race
Over the upcoming weekend I will be taking part in the Las Vegas Spartan Race, which will be held closer to Jean, NV due to some behind the scenes competition with another OCR racing organization. The NEW Spartan Race location is moving roughly 30 miles south of Vegas. That means, new terrain, new layout, … Continued
For the past two weeks I have been killing it.. & the scale has not moved
Over the past two weeks I have been traveling for work. For most of us, traveling introduces excuses to your normal dietary needs and exercise plan, due to the change in location and schedule. “Oh, I can’t workout, I don’t have this.. that.. or the other thing..” Or, “I need to leave super early to … Continued
Clean eating.. what is it?
In the past several years there has been a huge resurgence in the attitude of “clean eating”. The notion that ‘eating clean’ is one half of the health and wellness equation, with the other half being exercise and the choices that you make in living your daily lifestyle. So what is “clean eating?” Fitnessmagazine.com defines … Continued
Rewarding successes & recognizing personal failures.
I caught up with an old friend the other day who had not seen me in years. Once he got over the shock of what I now look like, we talked a lot about transformation. He relayed a story to me that I had heard before, so I figured I would expand upon it … Continued