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PUMPING IRONY: My 44-Day Fitness Test
It's a sign of the times, I suppose — and of my employer's zest for innovation — that I now…
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Act Your Age
I turned 60 last week, which is something of a milestone. If 50 is sort of the official entrance to…
PUMPING IRONY: Sitting to Get Smarter
I've never pretended to be the smartest guy in the room, but it's possible that I won't get a whole…
PUMPING IRONY: Recovery Mode
PUMPING IRONY: Getting It Done on Dad’s Day
I imagine that a lot of dads out there spent Father's Day lounging about the house with the Sunday paper…
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
PUMPING IRONY: Tennis Bum
My old tennis buddy, The Baseline Machine, emailed me last week with an offer to join her and two of…
PUMPING IRONY: Thanks for the Memory
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
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: Age-Old Advice
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: Don’t Forget the Beer
We're getting our annual January thaw in February this year. The weekend brought balmy temps in the 30s, and I took advantage…
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…