Posted in Humor, Joe, Tasteless on August 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For all the raving fans who have expressed an interest in my feet (ok, maybe not my feet, but my new Vibram FiveFingers shoes), this picture’s for both of you.
Ahhhh… the sweet feeling of freedom. All natural - just as nature intended
My hope now is that Vibram will develop a matching line of total-freedom underwear.
Posted in Media, News, Serious-talk on August 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Back in the 1970s, the classic American Cancer Society’s black & white poster, “Smoking Is Very Glamorous“, was enough to keep me ever from wanting to light up. Some 30 odd years later, I still have nightmares of that haggard old face and wrinkled fingers clutching a cig with a rigor mortis grip.
Always quick to jump on the coat tails of America’s [...]
Posted in Joe, Opinions are like…, Serious-talk on August 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Today, I was discriminated against by the YMCA. Not the whole organization (yet!), but by a “personal trainer” who works there. This has nothing to do with race, gender or religious beliefs. It’s because I have some level of understanding of things that he does not.
How do I know he was a personal trainer? It [...]
Posted in Humor, Joe, Serious-talk on August 24, 2007 | No Comments »
One of the many reasons I moved The Cup from blogger to WordPress a couple months ago is for the advanced stats feature. I get a kick out of the search terms used by unsuspecting web-surfers who are (un)fortunate enough to stumble upon this blog.
For some reason, “Samuri Knife Sharpener” and “MySpace Surveys” are always big traffic pullers, but this week it seems [...]
Posted in Joe on August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You should eat right and exercise. But I get my own special rules since I’m the so-called “fitness expert”…
I don’t watch a whole lot of TV, but when I feel the occasional urge to plop down in front of the tube, I enjoy ”reality” shows such as How It’s Made and John Ratzenberger’s Made In America. (something about those computerized production lines really [...]
Posted in Humor, Joe on August 17, 2007 | No Comments »
When considering new clients, I start with a simple food-log assignment and phone interview.
One important part of the phone call is for me to get an idea of the person’s health history to ensure that it’ll be safe for the “newbie” to take part in a progressively challenging exercise program (or suggest appropriate medical guidance before moving forward).
Not being one who likes [...]
Posted in Ha-ha, Humor, Joe, Opinions are like…, Tasteless, Video on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m known for taking a strong stance against yoga and other ‘outdated’ flexibility techniques in favor of Muscle Activation, StopStretching, etc. but when I stumbled across this video, I found myself questioning my long-standing professional philosophy and personal opinions for a moment.
Just as I was dialing the the local yoga studio to [...]
Posted in Humor, Tasteless, Video on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Regular readers of The Cup already know I’m an 80’s metal fan/headbanger at heart, but once in awhile I like to mix up my training tunes. I was thinking of adding this “classy” version of everyone’s favorite Dr. Dre tune to my workout playlist.
[NOTE: THIS IS NOT A WORK-FRIENDLY VIDEO (unless you [...]
Posted in Humor, Joe, Opinions are like…, Serious-talk on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
This seems to be a regularly recurring conversation I have with a prospective client, most often a woman…
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Prospect: “I tried lifting weights once and I developed big, bulky muscles.”
Me: “Once? You mean like a 12-16 week hypertrophy (muscle growth) program?”
Propect: “No, I mean ONE time. I went to the gym a few years ago, lifted weights and got all [...]
Posted in News, Opinions are like… on August 10, 2007 | No Comments »
When you hear the name ”Michael Moore”, do you think of…
A) a cinematic visionary capable of restructuring our country into a modern day utopia if he would only run for president in 2008…
or
B) a sloppy, disgusting loudmouth sack of aged fecal matter, who, through his adiposity and negativity, has the potential to personally add more burden to our nation’s health system than the entire state of Mississippi.
Either way, you gotta [...]
