Earned 390 points for: Weighted Crunch: 20 lb x 10 reps (+12 pts) 20 lb x 10 reps (+12 pts) 20 lb x 10 reps (+12 pts) Russian Twist: 10 reps (+5 pts) 10 reps (+5 pts) 10 reps (+5 pts) 10 reps (+5 pts) 10 reps (+5 pts) 10 reps (+5 pts) Stiff Leg [...]

Mark Bittman on what’s wrong with what we eat | Video on TED http://t.co/EfLgFmxb Hit the 180s this Sunday. Haven’t weighed this little since the 1990s. High protein and weight lifting seems to be preserving my muscles. @melanie_ching Thanks, Mel. http://t.co/mQyQZB9H kicks ass. I haven’t been 188 pounds since the late 90′s. @melanie_ching I think [...]

Earned 1889 points for: Jumping Jacks: 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) Push-Up: 10 reps (+15 pts) 10 reps (+15 pts) 10 reps (+15 pts) Barbell Deadlift: 90 lb x 1 [...]

Earned 780 points for: Jumping Jacks: 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) One-Arm Dumbbell Row: 20 lb x 10 reps (+10 pts) 20 lb x 10 reps (+10 pts) 20 lb [...]

The plan is this: No health club membership. Other than free-pass visits to friends’ gyms or 1-week promotional specials, you will work at home. Why? Pick a reason. You don’t want to spend entirely too much money each month paying to access a dirty, poorly-maintained club where the profits go straight into building more locations [...]

earned 1206 points for: Push-Up: 10 reps (+15 pts) 10 reps (+15 pts) Jumping Jacks: 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 10 jumping jacks (+5 pts) Machine Chest Fly (Pec Deck): 44 lb x 10 reps [...]

Why gamers are a great fit at the gym – CNN http://t.co/1qI1GtOo Bacon, deli meat may raise pancreatic cancer risk – CBC News http://t.co/iFY6Iowy Tim Hortons’ extra-large coffee to get even larger – The Globe and Mail http://t.co/JPSSpjLQ 10 Foods for a Longer Life – http://t.co/sxFnJXQ5 50 Ways to Lose 10 Pounds – Prevention http://t.co/ZXiTssLj [...]

earned 800 points for: Jumping Jacks: 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) 15 jumping jacks (+5 pts) Knees-To-Elbows: 15 reps (+15 pts) 15 reps (+15 pts) [...]

The changes I’m undergoing since beginning this food and fitness regimen are more than just physical.  They’re mental. They’re emotional. I don’t recall such a sustained period of high functioning without periods of stress, depression or exhaustion… well, not since before parenthood, anyway. It’s not that my circumstances have changed significantly. If anything, life has [...]

earned 620 points for: Machine Chest Fly (Pec Deck): 44 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts) 44 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts) 44 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts) 44 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts) 44 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts) Barbell Bench Press: 85 lb x 10 reps (+45 pts) 85 [...]