The latest ache is nagging left shoulder pain, probably from increasing weight on my lifting routine. One of my favorite columns at The Topeka Capital-Journal was one I wrote on Kansas legend Jackie Stiles, who shattered a ton of girls’ high school and women’s college basketball records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Stiles’ work […]
I’m into fitness, take 23: Dealing with pain Read More »
Two-hundred and fifteen. That was my plateau weight. And it was one hell of a plateau, as in a four-month plateau. No matter what I did, how many miles I ran, how well I ate, I simply could not get over that hurdle. The fact that I’d gain weight with any letdown made it even
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Talk about bad blog etiquette … this is my first post in about two weeks. It’s my first fitness blog in nearly a month. Not good considering you’re supposed to write three or four times a week to maintain a following. So, here’s an update on my progress. The bad news is I haven’t lost
I’m into fitness, take 14: Damn the scale Read More »
A few years ago, a fitness test was not on my want-to-do list. I’d rank it a few notches ahead of a Pink concert featuring Winger as the opening act. After the first assessment test of my life, I’ll be back for more in six weeks to get my body fat measured again. Especially after
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A few weeks ago, I was having one of those days as I headed into the gym. I’d just finished a three-mile run and was dripping with sweat, completely exhausted. Forty minutes of lifting weights and 10 minutes of situps ranked about 1,567th on the list of things I wanted to do, right behind watching an
I’m into fitness, take nine: What keeps me going Read More »
I used to be afraid of the gym. It can be an intimidating place. Mainly, though, I hated the thought of everybody looking at the fat guy. I did all my weight training at home. That all changed in August … by accident. A co-worker’s husband asked if I’d check out the Student Recreation and Wellness
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