I like going barefoot as much as possible. Vibrams help make that sort of socially acceptable. More and more article are coming out about how awesome running barefoot is for your body. And here’s another great reason: Today is TOMS One Day Without Shoes, where everyone is encouraged to go without shoes to raise awareness of…
Month: April 2010
Nuts and Anti-Nuts
We’re all nuts! What is CrossFit & Why Would I do it? … eh, you don’t need to read the article, the answer is because we’re all nuts! Feasting on Fitness’s Starter Series 3. Eat Fat … explains why a lot of us have suddenly decided we have low-grade nut allergies. Untrue. We just aren’t…
Badass Lax/L.A.X party + GIVEAWAY!
In the spirit of things combining in Austin that don’t normally mix and inspired by the X Games, LXM PRO is throwing the lacrosse party of the century. Lacrosse is becoming more and more mainstream in Texas, and events like this are only going to up the sports popularity. The all-day action kicks off Saturday,…
Let’s Make Up Some Stuff For You to Do
This is Mike’s new M.O. with my training: just combine some stuff and see what happens. Gimpy WOD: 5 x 5 16kg kettlebell step-ups WTF, right? First round was on 24″ box, then moved to 20″ box so that I could fully extend my single leg before bringing the other up. Who knew there was…
Lunge Circus
Gimpy WODs still suck. Today was my only two-a-day of this week (I think) and it was fine, I wasn’t tired or anything, but I’m TIRED of exclusively working my legs. Is this even good for me? Should I be yoga-ing instead? I can’t put my arm overhead with yoga either … Anyway, our warmup…
Calorie-Free Cupcake Cuteness
Austinite Jennifer Ross spent well over a year testing cupcake recipes, interviewing bakery owners and collaborating with a professional baker to create her own confection, a debut novel: THE ICING ON THE CUPCAKE. This is the story of a young woman’s decision to leave everything she knows behind and start a new and delicious life…
South Austin Sushi: Yanagi
GREAT GREAT sushi. Terrible service. It’s a shame. I’ve heard a lot of people complain about service in Austin restaurants, but I don’t usually share their sentiments. However, Yanagi’s service was bad, and worse than that, when confronted about it, they acted clueless as to what went wrong. (Clue: ordered appetizer sea bass at the…
Squats squats squats and maybe some more SQUATS
The bad thing about a shoulder injury–besides the pain when I lift my arm above shoulder level–is that all workouts become leg-intense workouts. Throw in some abs. ALL. WEEK. I’m tired of effing squatting. My form has never looked better, and my ass is probably going to be as high and tight(TM)* as it’s ever…
Easter Pet Parade
Cool event I’ve never heard of but apparently has been going on 11 years … the Easter pet parade on S Congress benefitting Austin Pets Alive! (http://www.austinpetsalive.org) and paying tribute to animal lover Lyndon Lambert (http://georgesf.com/). The parade will kick off at Noon at the corner of Congress and Annie Street and end at JO’s…