Category: Workout

  • 1001 Rep Challenge for April 2015: Lunges and Stepups

    1001 Rep Challenge for April 2015: Lunges and Stepups

    The 1001 Rep Challenge Complete 1001 reps (or minutes) of a selected exercise within a month. For left-right exercises, like 1-arm presses and lunges, count 1001 reps PER SIDE, 2002 total. April 2015: Lunges and Stepups Step it up for April! The goal for this month is 1001 reps of lunges and/or stepups EACH leg! Lunge and stepup…

  • 1001 Rep Challenge for February 2015: Minutes of Cardio OR Squats

    1001 Rep Challenge for February 2015: Minutes of Cardio OR Squats

    The 1001 Rep Challenge Complete 1001 reps (or minutes) of a selected exercise within a month. For left-right exercises, like 1-arm presses and lunges, count 1001 reps PER SIDE, 2002 total. Printable tracker: http://goo.gl/WGjNMk February 2015: Minutes of Cardio OR Squats February is Heart Month, so let’s pump it! The goal for this month is 1001…

  • 1000 Rep Challenge for January 2015: Burpees

    1000 Rep Challenge for January 2015: Burpees

    The 1000 Rep Challenge Complete 1000 reps of a selected exercise in a month. For left-right exercises, like 1-arm presses and lunges, count 1000 reps PER SIDE, 2000 total. January 2015: Burpees Happy New Year! Let’s start 2015 off with burpees! This total body exercise gets your heart pumping without any equipment. In addition, there are…

  • San Diego Premier Training Killer Hill 5K Challenge

    5K (3.1-mile) road course in North County San Diego. Starts at San Diego Premier Training in Carlsbad and features a killer hill up Alicante. If you’d like to time yourself for the Killer Hill 5K Challenge, please remember to run safely, observe all traffic laws, and be respectful of cars, bikes, and other pedestrians. Meet at: San Diego…

  • Week of Grace: Embracing the Blonde

    This is going to sound VERY silly… but I LOVE putting a little blonde in my hair. My hairstylist and girlfriend Sarah of… gosh 10? 15??? years just added some in. It makes me feel all sunshiney summery beachy.

  • Week of Grace: Running Faster & Better

    My running pace has been feeling sluggish for a while, and I always want to be a better coach, so I was eager to attend Dr. Jason Karp’s VO2Max Distance Running Clinic. WOW am I grateful I went!

  • Week of Grace: The Puppy Party

    I have quite a bit to be grateful for this month, so I will be journaling those stories for August’s Week of Grace. If it reminds you of something you’re grateful for, please please please share them here in the comments. I love reading them! Today, I’ll tell you about my mom’s birthday earlier this…

  • Week of Grace: Chosen Profession

    What are the three best things about your chosen profession? Week of Grace is a 7-day journaling project, scientifically designed to you make you happier, healthier, and more productive.

  • Try Customized Workouts at MyWorkoutCreator.com for $1

    One of the best trainers I know, Mike Deibler of San Diego Premier Training, just launched his new web site called MyWorkoutCreator.com. For the past few months, I’ve been working with Mike on this site so we could easily provide results-oriented, personalized workouts that were always fresh and budget-friendly for all of our fitness peeps.…

  • Calculating BPM for #FITunes

    (Reposted from National Running Day discussion board on Facebook.) When I workout to music, I like to fall into sync with the beat. For example, it’s very natural for me to take about 170 steps per minute when I run, so I like to listen to music that has 170 BPM (beats per minute) like…