No Longer a Tough Mudder Virgin I lost it - and what a memorable experience it was. Still haven't read my "I'm about to lose my Tough Mudder virginity" post? Get on it! Now where do I begin? As someone who has an entire favourites tab dedicated to motivational videos, most of which feature montages of locker room speeches, famous quotes, and inspirational music. You wouldn't have found a happier person in the world than myself at 12:20pm on Saturday. Prior to...

I'm about to lose my Tough Mudder virginity Everybody remembers the first time...right? In early February, my phone rang, it was my friend Dean, "Hey Malcolm,  thinking about putting a team together for Tough Mudder - you in?" "Umm... What? Tough Mudder? When is it? Where is it? Oh, okay, well, yeah...sure" I chalked this up as one of these ideas that friends have but never come to fruition. A few hours later, the phone rang. Dean again. "Hey Malcolm, I...

Somewhere far, far away, there is a magical gym where there’s never a wait for a cardio machine at 6:30pm, the boot camp instructor never raises his voice above a whisper, and jiggling upper arms instantly tighten up after just one biceps curl.  This mythical place is called "Imaginary Fitness Land", and it, like spot-training to burn fat, does not exist. Welcome to the real world, where workout results take time, energy, and variety, and where our body’s ability to...

Week        Last week - This Week    (+/- )        Overall results Wednesday January 14th, 2009 -  Day 1 Weigh in - 235 lbs  Week 1     235lbs  -  224.5lbs   ( -10.5lbs)  Total Weight Loss  10.5 lbs.    19.5 lbs  to my goal.    Wednesday January 21th, 2009 -  “A good overall first week.  With the change in diet, I expected these kind of results.” Week 2     224.5lbs  -  227.5 lbs   (+3.0lbs)  Total Weight Loss   7.5 lbs.    22.5 lbs  to my goal. Wednesday January...

Week        Last week - This Week    (+/- )        Overall results Wednesday January 14th, 2009 -  Day 1 Weigh in - 235 lbs  Week 1     235lbs  -  224.5lbs   ( -10.5lbs)  Total Weight Loss  10.5 lbs.    19.5 lbs  to my goal.    Wednesday January 21th, 2009 -  “A good overall first week.  With the change in diet, I expected these kind of results.” Week 2     224.5lbs  -  227.5 lbs   (+3.0lbs)  Total Weight Loss   7.5 lbs.    22.5 lbs  to my goal. Wednesday January...