-It has been an unbelievably nice winter so far.  Many days in the 40s and 50s, and quite a bit of sun.  This has made my transition from California back to Illinois quite a bit easier.  But the reality of living in the Midwest has hit, and hit hard…

My first time shoveling snow in about 10 years!

It has actually been kind of fun!  But the thing I hate, is when these type of conditions last month after month after month.  That’s why I’m so glad we had such a nice first part of winter.  This greatly shortens the winter season… March is only just over a month away!

-Tony Gentilcore had a really good blogpost the other day.  Q and A: My Supplement List. Tony delivers in his usual funny and informative way.  The gist of his post is this (as he points out)…

It’s been said supplements are progress enhancers, not progress starters.  If your current diet and training program isn’t getting the job done, then taking “x” supplement probably isn’t going to be the answer.

Check out the entire piece – Q and A: My Supplement List

-You want to know what is absolutely unbelievable and ridiculous?  Let me tell you; there are about a zillion toys made specifically for babies, and the only things they want to play with are (in no particular order)…

1) My watch

2) The remote control

3) My cell phone

4) All the cables by the TV

5) The dog food in the dog dish

Kids these days!  But, it’s hard to get mad at this face…

Capri in her hoodie

-Here’s a powerful picture…

Just a reminder of the power of weight lifting. Lifting can help you add muscle and as you can see, muscle takes up a lot less space than fat!  This is why the scale can be deceiving.  If person A and person B weigh exactly the same, but person A has more muscle than person B, person A will take up a lot less space (ladies, this means your clothes will fit better!).  Now go get your lift on!

-I finished off the last day of my current training block on Thursday. I’ll be starting my new program on Sunday.  It’s always exciting to start a new program.  I’ll fill you in with some of the particulars in future posts.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  If it’s snowy in your neck of the woods, remember to take er easy on the roads.

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