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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
Well, the walls are built, the patio is expanded, and I'm back in the office today grateful for the opportunity to sit on my duff for a few hours and recover from the weekend's work. I love puttering around the house, but I gotta build in some time to recuperate.
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
Well, last week wasn't really ideal for making my tennis debut.
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
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: Age-Old Advice
I like to tell my young tennis buddy, M.E., that growing old is a time-bending experience: You wake up Monday morning, head off to work, come home, have dinner, go to bed, wake up and it's Thursday. Time flies. Whether you're having fun or not.
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…
PUMPING IRONY: Ya Say Ya Want a Resolution . . .
I've been avoiding the gym these past couple of weeks so that I could make a resolution to get back to the gym in 2011. And guess what?