Maybe it’s just the natural path that my life seems to be taking now, but I think my theme for the next decade as I go into 2010 will be "living with enough". As a result of that, I’m a neo-minimalist, I’m more aware of my carbon footprint, I’m over my "accumulate-as-much-sh*t-as-possible-even-if-I-can’t-afford-it" phase of my ...…
I hope you’re having a very safe and happy holiday season thus far. It’s the usual "craziness" in the Lopez household with family time, family time and more family time. Food, as I’m sure you know already, has been abundant for the past week. I’ve managed to keep things under control by making sure ...…
Believe it or not, but I’m writing this post at Starbucks (I never go to Starbucks) in Newmarket, Ontario (about 75kms north of my beloved Toronto). Big deal, you say? Actually, yes. See, on Saturday we drove up to Bradford, Ontario for my daughter’s volleyball tournament. I left around 7am with AJ (my 11 year ...…
I filmed this after practice last night since I got about 10 emails asking what this was in my previous post. This is by far one of my favorite "combo" exercises. At the studio I used to train at, they had one of those Keiser racks where the chin-up bar was 9 1/2 feet high. ...…
True conversation that I overheard at the gym yesterday between a trainer and his 20-something female client (sorry, I couldn’t help it): Trainer: "You’ve got to try this new 4-minute workout that I’ve got for you. All you have to do is alternate exercising for 20s and then resting for 10s. You do this ...…
Q: Chris, guys like you and Craig Ballantyne hate cardio so much and I’m not sure why. I’ve been a runner for over 15 years now and I’ve been training with weights for only a few years. I’ve found that running is the only type of exercise to give me the long, lean dancer look that ...…
