Beginner Fitness Goals – A Guide

Seeing as the Mayans were wrong, and I am not humming an Aerosmith song as an asteroid hurdles towards Earth, I decided to reach back today and share a guest post on beginner fitness goals that I wrote for Glenneth Reed over on her blog “Let’s Talk and Walk“. With the inevitable weight of New Year’s resolutions and the like start pressing on people’s shoulders I figured it would be a good time to explain how to set goals that are actually achievable!

So sit back, let this sweet Jerd wisdom caress your brain and stop being a n00b when it comes to setting and managing your beginner fitness goals

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Product Review: Pro-Grade Chin-up Bar by Beachbody

I was unsure if I wanted to endorse any products here at the Jerd at first; after thinking about it though, this entire endeavor is a response to questions I constantly get asked by people – “How do I lose weight?“, “What should I eat?“, “Why are you so awesome?” One of the other questions I get asked a lot is “What equipment should I buy?” so while this will be a rarity, I felt it was time to highlight one of my most used pieces of home fitness equipment.

eview - Grade Chin-up Bar by BeachbodyPro-Grade Chin-up Bar by Beachbody

This is a high quality pull-up/chin-up bar by the company that markets the P90x workout system. It provides multiple grip positions for varied workouts and fits easily in standard door frames (unlike many home chin-up bars, this does not require bolting anything into the frame itself. It locks into place in seconds… Score!)

While there are a lot of potential options for an in-home gym, I can’t imagine giving up my Pro-Grade Chin-Up Bar for another brand.

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New “Man of Steel” trailer is out…

Man of SteelThere was a lot of nerd-crying when the original teaser trailer for Man of Steel hit the interwebz (see it right here). People thought it looked too slow, too introspective… Personally I was looking forward to that sort of take on the Kryptonian mythos. To me Superman is unlike other superheroes; he isn’t human, he isn’t from this world, and his powers make him virtually a God among men. So his outlook on the world is very different, I have always pictured him as almost a tragic hero – the last of his people, with the burdens of an entire world weighing down on his shoulders.  

Luckily, while the latest trailer should put those initial fanboy concerns to rest it also still speaks to what is under the cape so to speak, which I feel will make for a very compelling story. I know it will be nice to see someone tackle how hard growing up must have been for young Clark Kent!

So here it is. Take a look and let me know what you think, will you be checking Man of Steel out? I know yours truly will be!

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