Companies that make high-quality, environmentally-friendly skin care products are fortunately on the rise. Recently I had the opportunity to try one such product made by a company called Farmaesthetics. ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Convict Conditioning Ultimate Bodyweight Training Log” by Paul Wade
If you’re a fan of the Convict Conditioning book and DVD series, or of bodyweight training in general, you would be interested to know that this popular series from Dragon Door now includes a log book. The ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook” by Sarah Fragoso
Eating paleo isn't always easy, and it's even more challenging when you're also trying to eat paleo as a family. I've found that having dependable resources on hand goes a long way in helping our family ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Winning on the Ground” by AnnMaria De Mars and James Pedro Sr.
“It seems to have become popular to call someone who repeatedly wins using the same technique, such as an armbar, a ‘one-trick pony.’ That ‘one trick’ has many entries into it. It is not one trick; it is ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Pushing the Limits” by Al Kavadlo
I love calisthenics. Bodyweight exercises and their weighted versions are very effective and the most versatile method of resistance training. You can do them anywhere at any time, even if you have no ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Paleo Slow Cooker” by Arsy Vartanian
I knew when I was flipping through my copy of The Paleo Slow Cooker by Arsy Vartanian and it fell open to the Fesenjan recipe that I was going to love this cookbook. Arsy is the creator of Rubies & ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Strength Wraps
Strength Wraps are a product created by Kelley Urbani specifically to support the practice of CrossFit. After years of practicing and coaching, Kelley found that one of her staple pieces of exercise ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Altrient C
Vitamin C is well established in the scientific community as a beneficial nutrient. It is also an essential nutrient, meaning that the human body cannot synthesize it. We must get it from our diet. We are ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Rex’s Grip
Lifting straps are a great tool for people focusing on big lifts that require a lot of grip strength, like the deadlift. But like a lot of products with a simple design, straps haven’t changed much over ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Foundation One” and “Handstand One” by Christopher Sommer
Movement is cool. There’s no denying it. I’m sure we’ve all watched videos of parkour or capoeira guys and girls and sat amazed and wished we too could move like that. The problem is many of the skills and ... Continue Reading
DVD Review: “Yoga Shakti” by Shiva Rea
Shiva Rea's DVD set is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to begin or improve their yoga practice at home. Yoga Shakti is a two-disc DVD set that provides over four hours of yoga sequences and ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Kill Cliff Recovery Drink
How Kill Cliff’s recovery drink got the name “The Tasty” is less mysterious than where the name “Kill Cliff” itself came from. Countless samplings around the country yielded one common description from ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Killer Bee Women’s Ligustica MK II Gi
I’ve always been a big fan of Killer Bee Gis Ligustica MK II. Because adult gis are often too big for me, I bought one of their children’s gis a few years ago and it quickly became one of my favorites. ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Strength Stack 52
The Strength Stack 52 is a card deck workout system developed by Sergeant Michael Volkin. According to his website, Sergeant Volkin has been busy developing workout plans for soldiers in Iraq. In fact, he ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga” by Sage Rountree
At this point most athletes know that yoga can have dramatic benefits for performance. Regular yoga practice has been shown to improve muscular endurance, recovery, and strength. For example, a 2009 ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Q5 Amass Whey Premium Protein
I recently became a sponsored athlete of Q5 Combat, a company whose focus is in helping older athletes, like me, stay in the game with competitors half my age by offering clean, high quality products. One ... Continue Reading
DVD & Book Review: “Raising the Bar” by Al Kavadlo
Working on a bar for fitness is a special thing when you think about it. Unlike a lot of floor exercises you are pretty much required to lift your entire weight, often with only your arms. That alone makes ... Continue Reading
Product Review: The “Beautiful Badass Bodyweight Workout Guide” by Nia Shanks
As you've probably heard if you work in the fitness industry, bodyweight exercise is on the rise. For the first time ever, bodyweight workouts landed a spot on the ACSM's Annual Fitness Survey (the number ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Damage Control “Bubba Teeth” 3D Mouthguard
I was a bit of a tomboy growing up, always fighting with the boys and getting beat up nine times out of ten. One guy even hit me in the face with his book bag after school one day. As a result, I chipped ... Continue Reading
DVD Review: “Extreme Strength! 12 Week Kettlebell Program” by Steve Cotter
If you’re a kettlebell enthusiast you probably already know Steve Cotter. A long-time martial artist and founder of the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation, Steve has a lot of experience under ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Healing Kitchen” by Ellen Michaud
Our family has experienced food's ability to heal and restore health firsthand. A little over a year ago now, we did a thirty day paleo challenge. At the time our young family of four, which included me, ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Bauerfeind GenuTrain Soft Knee Brace
When you get injured participating in a sport you love, the time away from training is worse than the pain. I’m half the size of some of my training partners in Brazilian jiu jitsu so I sometimes feel a ... Continue Reading
Product Review: CrossRope Jump Rope System
Whether you come from a martial arts background, an endurance background, or you train in CrossFit, you’ve probably spent a lot of time with the jump rope. Back in my kickboxing days we used to play around ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way” by Dan Buettner
The pursuit of happiness is guaranteed under the Constitution, and we the people chase it with a vengeance: we work for the weekend, we read self-help books, we take antidepressants and undergo therapy. ... Continue Reading
