UPDATE

Hi everyone! Just letting you all know I passed part one of my Personal Training exams yesterday! Tomorrow I have one more to go and then we can get back to business, blogging and helping everyone get to their goals.

I've cleaned up my diet, am starting more cardio (i hurt my elbow and am off the weights for a few weeks) and working towards my own goals as well. See you all soon. Once I have my exam results from tomorrow, I will post my progress and then begin posting daily again.

Thanks for all the great e-mails of support!

Al

Time Off

Just letting everyone know that I am taking a blogging break as I prepare for my exams in the next few weeks. See you all after April 5th.

A.J. McAlendin

Exercise Profile : One Arm Dumbbell Row

With the left knee on the bench, bend over at the waist and put your left hand on the bench as well for stability. Your back should now be parallel with the floor.

Grab a dummbell and let it pull your shoulder to the floor slightly, this is the starting position. Pull the dumbbell up in a controlled manner and then control it back down to the starting position. Try 3 sets of 12 reps to start and keep increasing.

A.J. McAlendin

Robert Kennedy : MUSCLEMAG - An Offer Of Pride

I have always read the muscle magazines on the newsstand. The one with the best cover got my money, and most often it was MUSCLEMAG or FLEX. With the recession being what it is, I was hoping to see prices come down on magazines as they are heavily subsidized by all the bull crap advertising for worthless supplements in them. However, upon reading the new issue of MUSCLEMAG (April 2009 edition) I have to say that Robert Kennedy will continue to get my money.

And I quote from page 30: "If you're out of work or otherwise suffering financially, you can send the current issue back to us after reading it and I will personally see that your money is returned in full plus $3.00 to cover your mailing costs."

Sure, it is good advertising, but at least he is offering. I hope all of the fitness magazines offer similar incentives. It is expensive to keep fit and it is nice to know we all have Robert Kennedy in our corner.

A.J. McAlendin

Why prices are so high?

What is the difference between US and Canadian prices of supplements? HUGE!! Some products are $20 in the US and $50 here. The Canadian goverment charges lots of money to register each natural health product and that costs a great deal of money that the distributer has to pay, so they up the price and you pay the bill.

Go Canada! Way to support your athletes!! Not to mention banning great products, making it hard for our athletes, not putting enough resources into our athletes etc.

Let's send them a message and write a letter to you MP telling them we need help! Athletes and weekend warriors need access to great products without the back stabbing prices attached!

A.J. McAlendin