The Roundup – Quinoa salad, breath affects fear and grab a medicine ball.

October 30, 2018December 27, 2017 by Mike Luque

The Roundup – Quinoa salad, breath affects fear and grab a medicine ball.

It was definitely time to add some new recipes to my home cooking.

We cook most of our meals at home and largely from scratch. We also eat primarily vegetarian at home. We save our meat eating for going out.

Maybe you’re like us. You have a small group of meals that you cook over and over. Humans, as all other species, are primarily creatures of habit. That’s got it’s benefits. Survival is essentially having the right group of habits. But for those species with higher brain function, basically humans, that can make like boring!

The Roundup: Exercise for back pain, proper squats and a great video

September 17, 2017March 10, 2017 by Mike Luque

Is surgery for back pain really your best option?

Suffering from back pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their doctor. According to a study done by the Mayo Clinic from 2005 to 2009, almost 24% of all doctors visits was low back pain. Many of those trips to the doctor will end with a recommendation of surgery.

You can't change your blood pH levels through an "alkaline" diet.

The Roundup: Better nutrition, exercise for partners & the alkaline myth

May 23, 2018February 20, 2015 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Better nutrition, exercise for partners & the alkaline myth

Man, it’s been a while since I posted one of these.

My current work life is keeping me away from working on the site. I’m now living in Oakland while working in Marin and San Francisco. Three days a week, I’m spending 4+ hours a day COMMUTING. So not awesome. But I’m on my way to changing that.

Coffee can help reduce the severity of tinnitus. Read more here.

The Roundup: Let’s debunk bad nutrition science & praise coffee

May 23, 2018October 23, 2014 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Let’s debunk bad nutrition science & praise coffee

I’m always checking up on questionable things I hear trainers tell their clients.

My life in spent in gyms and exercise studios. Therefore, my life is spent around trainers. As I’ve mentioned other times, trainers say some things that aren’t exactly scientifically true. But they do have the well being of their clients in mind. Close, but no cigar.

The Roundup: Soaking your Grains, Shine your Skull, Run with freedom

May 23, 2018May 2, 2014 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Soaking your Grains, Shine your Skull, Run with freedom

It’s been a while since I threw down one of the roundups!

Over the last two months, I’ve really refocused my efforts toward my training business and have been laying low on the site. But I still find cool information that I want to share with you. So here we go!

You’ve probably heard that you should soak your grains. But do you know why?

The Roundup: Adjustable dumbbells, one pot pasta & noisy breathing

February 6, 2019February 26, 2014 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Adjustable dumbbells, one pot pasta & noisy breathing

It’s so nice to finally be settled in!

Just over one month ago, at the end of December, I moved from Atlanta, where I had been living for three years, to San Francisco. San Francisco is home to me. I lived here for 21 years before moving to Atlanta and California is definitely ingrained deeply into my heart.

The Roundup: Battle ropes, mindfulness and a delicious healthy treat

May 23, 2018December 27, 2013 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Battle ropes, mindfulness and a delicious healthy treat

Here I am, home in San Francisco again!

Yeah, I’ve fallen behind in working on the site and the social media for the last two weeks or so, but that’s what moving across country can do. After three years in Atlanta, I’m back in my home, the lovely (and surrounded by water) San Francisco.

I’m also back at the same training location

The Roundup – Knife skills, learning squats and the REAL paleo diet.

August 7, 2018December 6, 2013 by Mike Luque

The Roundup – Knife skills, learning squats and the REAL paleo diet.

We’re rounding up the week with videos!

As part of the constant work it takes to get people to know your website/blog exists, you spend a whole lot of time on various social media outlets. Recently I increased my list of places to have a presence to include Google+ and Stumbleupon. In doing so, I discovered that when I comment on a video

In this Roundup I share articles from Breaking Muscle & Elephant Journal

The Roundup: Shortness of breath, yoga is beer and yoga is strength.

May 23, 2018November 23, 2013 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Shortness of breath, yoga is beer and yoga is strength.

Have you ever become short of breath from exercise? So have I!

In fact, if you haven’t, you haven’t been working out hard enough.

But were you aware that there is a difference in the experience of being short of breath between men and women? Yeah, me neither.

The Roundup: Variety is the spice of life & spice itself is great.

May 23, 2018November 8, 2013 by Mike Luque

The Roundup: Variety is the spice of life & spice itself is great.

Oh the joy of doing backend work only you notice.

Last week I didn’t post a Roundup, as I had spent most of the week working on more behind the scenes stuff. Lots if work improving the Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages. One thing I’m consistently doing is reading up on improving this site and sometimes that means going backwards and reeling work I’ve already done that just wasn’t what I could be.