Body Worlds

Posted by beyultraining on February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Short post today, since it is Sunday & I am tired… Just wanted to give my two thumbs up to the Body Worlds 2 Exhibit at the Franklin Institute of Technology. The intricacy of the human body was never so evident and the displays were simply stunning. Going to the exhibit was great as the … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser?

Posted by beyultraining on February 12, 2010 · 2 Comments 

The other night I was watching The Biggest Loser with my wife and for some reason I always watch it even though I end up wincing at the practice of taking deconditioned individuals and beating them down into a cardio hell. On this particular night what I saw had to rank up there as an … Continue reading →

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021110

Posted by beyultraining on February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Well, 2 more hours of shoveling and 3 additional hours today = my workouts for the last couple days. Growing evidence that long, slow, and usually weighted work is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Art De Vany has been saying that for a long time. Short high intensity work is great, but we have to … Continue reading →

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  • John Donne – Meditation 17

    No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee...