I think few people are as passionate about food as I am, so if you aren’t over the moon about beef, for example, try to stay with me. This may get emotional. Nousuon is a company I came across about ... Continue Reading
Hannah’s Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Hannah, who writes swimming and strength training articles, provided us with her special wish list ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Body First MCT Oil
MCTs, or medium-chain triglycerides, are one of those products that seem to have been around forever (the medical community has been experimenting with it since the 1950s), but never really caught on with ... Continue Reading
Sally’s BJJ Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Sally, who writes BJJ and MMA articles, provided us with her BJJ wish list to get you ... Continue Reading
Nicole’s Fit Mom Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Nicole is our resident fit mom and her holiday wish list is a great reference for the other active ... Continue Reading
Becca’s Healthy Eating Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Becca loves food and cooking, so here's her gift list centered around nutrition and healthy ... Continue Reading
Val Worthington’s Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Val, who coaches and competes in BJJ, knows how to take care of herself. Look for some great way to ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Flexible Steel” by Jon Engum
Jon Engum’s Flexible Steel delivers much needed insight into flexibility with authority and real results. There’s no surplus of flexibility in our population these days. Furthermore, I’d argue even those ... Continue Reading
Eric Stevens’s Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Eric supplied a well-rounded list that shoots for the stars! Eric's Martial Arts Holiday Wish ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless ’70s” by Kevin Cook
My father is an avid football fan, his fervor stemming from his experiences playing high school and college ball back in the day. I have many childhood memories of him yelling at the television during big ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Paleo Slow Cooking” by Chrissy Gower
I love to cook. And, strangely enough, I love to chop vegetables. But these dual loves don’t guarantee I’ll always have the time to cook a detailed meal. This reality brought me to my third food-related ... Continue Reading
Chris Duffin’s Powerlifting Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Chris, who coaches and competes in powerilfting, provided us with a wish list that any strength ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Train Like a Mother” by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea – Plus Giveaway!
So you’ve read Run Like a Mother and are totally pumped to start training for your first 5K. Fortunately, authors Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea have anticipated this reaction. If you want to take ... Continue Reading
Sally’s MMA Holiday Wish List
EDITOR'S NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Coach Sally, who writes BJJ and MMA articles, provided us with her MMA wish list to get us ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Sandbag Fitness: The Complete Guide to Sandbag Training” by Matthew Palfrey
You know the slow-motion group high five that marked the end of way too many 1990s-era sitcom television shows? It’s always right before the credits and the shot usually zoomed in on the hands and they’d ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Run Like a Mother” by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea – Plus a Giveaway!
Run Like a Motherprovides some humorous and honest motivation for the mother who loves to run. For myself, a recreational runner who also has two little ones at home, it was a great source of new ideas for ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Grappler’s Guide to Sports Nutrition” by John Berardi and Michael Fry
Recently I picked up The Grappler’s Guide to Sports Nutrition for Body Composition and Performance Enhancement by John Berardi and Michael Fry. Even though it was written in 2005, I was curious about it ... Continue Reading
Product Review: ToeSox Sport Socks
This is my second go around with ToeSox and my toes couldn’t be happier. In my first review of ToeSox, I described the joy of activities done in socks or barefoot made better by the more true, free feeling ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Squarebar
A few days ago we shared the story of Sarah and Andrew, creators of the healthy and delicious Squarebar. Today I wanted to share a bit more about the product itself. Sarah and Andrew were kind enough to ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Two-Brain Business: Grow Your Gym” by Chris Cooper
Before I was a coach and personal trainer I worked in the entertainment industry, mainly as a music editor. One thing I learned quickly working with musicians was that they are generally bad businessmen. ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Betty Lou’s Nut Butter Balls & Powdered Peanut Butter
Getting mail is always a treat for me, probably more so than others. For whatever reason, the feeling of receiving something in the mail gets me all giddy inside. Though I don’t receive much mail, I do get ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Weeknight Paleo” by Amber Beam
As the paleo movement grows and more cookbooks are coming onto the scene, it’s interesting to see how they are also becoming more unique and mature. In the beginning paleo cookbooks were pretty bland and ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Body First Egg White Protein
I say the words “protein powder,” you think GNC, you think biceps, you think performance, and much of the like. Am I right? Imagine, then, that you were simply looking for some protein to supplement, in ... Continue Reading
Google Is Keeping Count – Of Your Walking and Biking
Google is keeping count. Oh Google you sly, slightly creepy dog. Google Now is slowly becoming the core information hub for many Android phone users. It consists of a series of "cards" that give the ... Continue Reading
