http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net The fitness blog of JoeBruin88 and his personal fitness trainer, Trainer Murray Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:50:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tips for healthy eating through the holidays It's holiday party season again! How can we avoid putting on extra weight while having a great time? Here are some holiday eating tips so that you can still look good and be healthy in January without having to deprive yourself of all the ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/12/10/holiday-nutrition-101/ Background: Back in March 2008, I had been in a weight-loss plateau for three months, weighing in at 193 pounds and having a body fat percentage of 15%. Despite my intense exercise routine, I was not able to lose the desired remaining weight consistently; however, my body fat percentage was also ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/11/13/review-myfooddiarycom/ Yesterday's Shelter Island 5K was most definitely a very cool event. Big time amenities: Flat course - thank you, I appreciate that! Free champagne brunch for the participants Cool t-shirt Not so fun: Only one downer -- the weather was a little on the cool side, not so cold that it was uncomfortable while running, but mainly ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/11/10/first-5k/ I'm writing to announce that my personal fitness trainer, Murray, will be joining me on this blog. Over the next several days, Trainer Murray will be introducing himself to you. Together we'll provide two unique perspectives about fitness: the voice of the trainee and the voice of the ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/28/trainer-murray/ I know I'm just a novice runner, and maybe I shouldn't be talking about medals in my very first race.  Maybe I should lean more to the side of realism, and just remove any ideas of getting a medal from my head.  But I've ALWAYS been like that for as ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/27/under-no-delusions/ I was able to convince, cajole, and otherwise, persuade Maria and Tony to join me at the Cal State San Marcos track this morning.  Tony kicked a soccer ball around the little field in the middle of the track, while Maria walked in her new running shoes. My goal: to run ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/26/intervals/ Other than a couple of weeks ago on NBC TV's The Biggest Loser, I had never seen a really fat person do pull-ups. It's so unlikely isn't it? I mean how does someone who weighs in excess of 280 pounds with gravity acting on that mass pull themselves ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/25/well-it-took-42-years/ Reaching 179 lbs by Greek food is definitely not the way to gain weight.  But that’s what happened after Saturday night’s dinner party.  We had some neighbors over to thank them for their generosity in letting us borrow stuff while we had lots of family staying in our home for ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/20/sweat-and-decadence/ I love summer.  For as far back as I can remember.  Long days of swimming at the pool with friends.  Being out all day.  The sun staying out until 9:00 pm sometimes.  Playing tennis until you can't see the ball anymore.  Those are the joys of summer and daylight savings ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/17/o-dark-thirty/ I'll find out the answer to that question this evening during my training session because I've asked my trainer to take me through my Upper Body routine so I can experience what the pace, intensity, and weight levels are supposed to be like. I don't think my workouts are intense ... http://intofitness.whatsbruin.net/2008/10/16/am-i-intense-enough/