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PUMPING IRONY: This Workout Really Rocks
Concrete results from a three-hour sledgehammer workout. A lot of forward-thinking trainers and gym rats these days are turning to…
PUMPING IRONY: Numbers Game
Exercise, like anything else, gets easier the more frequently you do it, so I was rightfully concerned last week when…
PUMPING IRONY: My Handyman Workout
Well, last week wasn’t really ideal for making my tennis debut.
PUMPING IRONY: Thanks for the Memory
Could stress be linked to memory loss?
PUMPING IRONY: Sudden Death
An old buddy of mine died recently. We’d grown up together, played Little League baseball (he was our first baseman;…
PUMPING IRONY: Hoop Dreams
I was just clearing dishes from the table after dinner last night when my son said two little words that are changing my life.
PUMPING IRONY: Snooze or Lose
Sleep is a wonderful thing. Indeed, as I’ve grown older and levels of a certain hormone have subsided, it is…
PUMPING IRONY: Spring Fling
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I typically put my bicycle away each fall when the first snow flies and…
PUMPING IRONY: Peer Pressure
Mr. Parkour (AKA my son) has been on a bit of a fitness jag this week and, because I’m the…
PUMPING IRONY: Temporary Insanity
I had a curious urge this past weekend to pull on my sneakers and go jogging down West River Road. This is…
PUMPING IRONY: I’m No Dumbbell
For a brief period in my teen years, I had a friend who owned a set of barbells. It must have…
PUMPING IRONY: Hurts So Good
True to form, I overdid it a little yesterday at the gym (gotta scale back my reps on those 350-pound…
PUMPING IRONY: Plenty in Reserve
Winter has arrived in the form of wet snow and icy sidewalks, so I’ve retired my bicycle for the duration and have been making the 1-mile trek across the river to my office on foot. I do this each morning with some trepidation, but my knee seems to be improving.
PUMPING IRONY: Immune to Logic
I’ve been battling a bit of a cold for the past few weeks, somehow managing to keep it at bay…
PUMPING IRONY: Sixteen Tons
There’s a scene in Shane, one of my favorite westerns, in which the gunslinger Shane (played by Alan Ladd) and…
PUMPING IRONY: Dock of Ages
A week ago, this knee thing had me a little worried, but it’s been improving pretty steadily in the past…
PUMPING IRONY: I May Be Crazy, but . . .
I’m not a guy who visits the doctor very often (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it), but I do…
PUMPING IRONY: Questions and Intentions
I’ve been having a little trouble getting to the gym lately, so a recent article in Science Daily that delved into…
PUMPING IRONY: A Pretender at Parkour
Mr. Parkour and I paid a visit last night to Gleason’s Gym, a sprawling gymnastics center artfully hidden in a suburban industrial…
PUMPING IRONY: A Step Behind
The other night, I was standing in the kitchen minding my own business when my son, whom I now refer to…
PUMPING IRONY: The Son Also Rises
My son and I traveled to the fancy gym in the suburbs last night for a workout.