A Father’s Heart: A Journey From Loss To Health

The phone call came crashing in a dark desert night. I’ll always remember the feeling. My Mom got the news that my Dad was having a heart surgery. Separated by state lines and divorce, all I could do was hope my Dad would be okay. I can’t remember if I talked to him or my … Continue reading A Father’s Heart: A Journey From Loss To Health

The Life I Couldn’t Save

Amidst the sea of a stormy life many waves of pain came crashing along. This particular wave carried a crushing thunder that can still be felt to this very day. Her name was Robin. She was the youngest of four siblings. She lived life on her own terms and dealt with many difficulties throughout her … Continue reading The Life I Couldn’t Save

FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR GYM TIME AND RESULTS

As the antiquated saying goes, “training is an art and a science.” Unfortunately when you walk into a modern day gym today you’re more likely to meet Picasso than you are to see picture perfect form, proper technique, and intelligent exercise programming. The art of training answers the why and is highly individual to each … Continue reading FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR GYM TIME AND RESULTS

DEFYING GRAVITY

THERE IS A RESISTANCE. Every day it weighs upon you. It is pulling you down right now. It is inescapable, overbearing and favors no one. Man, woman, child and elder; it holds everyone captive. From the cradle to the grave its effects are omnipresent. There is a way to resist, to fight it, to endure … Continue reading DEFYING GRAVITY

GOOD NUTRITION: Best Advice You Can Use RIGHT NOW

What is the best nutrition advice you can use RIGHT NOW? What is the most important meal of the day? What is the most important workout that you have? Which night of sleep matters the most? What is the most important thing you can do to improve your health? What is the "best" food? The … Continue reading GOOD NUTRITION: Best Advice You Can Use RIGHT NOW

GOOD NUTRITION: What is it?

Back to the first question I asked in, “Good Nutrition: Why it Matters?” “What is good nutrition?” What was your definition? Is it complete, feel like it is lacking or maybe completely misguided? With so much information, misinformation, fad diets and human variability it’s easy to get lost. We’ve all been exposed to outrageous, oversimplify, … Continue reading GOOD NUTRITION: What is it?

GOOD NUTRITION: Why It Matters?

"WHAT IS GOOD NUTRITION?" If you ask a hundred different people on the street what good nutrition is you would likely get 100 different answers! "Eating Gluten free." (What’s gluten again?) “Eating fewer desserts. Mmm desserts.” "Paleo." "Eating low carb." "Eating low fat." "Food X is great for you but food Y is bad." What … Continue reading GOOD NUTRITION: Why It Matters?

Genesis of Metal

A family torn apart. A boy's heart that could never be whole as it was always in two places. He often wondered if things could ever be different, but alas that was just dreaming. He would fly alone as a child to visit one or the other parent. Only an hour flight from the dessert … Continue reading Genesis of Metal

TIME = LIFE

The thing about killing time is that it isn't a crime of passion but rather a passive whimper. I live in LA and any given day of the week there are so many things to do, so much vying for our attention and many ways to spend time. We just celebrated the Chinese New Year. … Continue reading TIME = LIFE

THE POWER OF LESS: New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! Best wishes to you, your family and your friends! And though I’ve written with exclamation marks, I don’t necessarily mean the ball dropping, fireworks exploding, everyone screaming, kissing your lover on the lips “Happy New Years!” (don’t get me wrong, I do wish you that one and I hope your Eve was … Continue reading THE POWER OF LESS: New Year’s Resolutions