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DAY 1 of the 10 Week Transformation Challenge: In Depth
Total Transformation | 7 hours ago by John Kaiser
Here is the in depth info for day 1 of the 10 weeks to a ripped body total transformation challenge. Nutrition: B/F: Turkey Bacon, Egg, 2 slices 100% whole wheat toast, water, multivitamin. (7:10 a.m.) Snack: Kashi Crunch Peanut Bar, water, large gre read more
Fatophile vs. Fatophobe?
Total Transformation | July 3rd 2008 by John Kaiser
Did you know that there exists a war of words between a growing fat acceptance movement and folks who advocate weight loss as a means to decrease the likelihood of diseases like diabetes and cancer? The folks in the fat (or body size) acceptance mo read more
Throwing a Change-Up: Reshuffling the Fitness Routine MMA style 
Total Transformation | June 29th 2008 by John Kaiser
I don’t know if I am the only one, but I absolutely-totally-understandably HATE when I hear the following words. I love you, I’m just not in love with you. Those words make my blood boil. But I have to admit, when it comes to my workout read more
Interval Training with Wii Sports…
Total Transformation | June 26th 2008 by John Kaiser
One guy lost 9 pounds (2% body fat) in 6 weeks by simply playing Wii Sports 30 minutes each day. Well I have a few recommendations to make your Wii Sports experience an even more powerful exercise program. Let’s begin with an outline, a simpl read more
Return of the Too Tight Shirt Challenge…
Total Transformation | June 25th 2008 by John Kaiser
Well I need some good motivation, so why not bring back a familiar face…errr…shirt. Remember this: Yup, looks nice on him. On me it has a certain ability to accentuate my fat rolls to the tenth degree. The challenge is simple enoug read more
Coming Tomorrow: Fitness, Sex, and Money…
Total Transformation | June 15th 2008 by John Kaiser
Well there is lots of stuff to catch up on so maybe I should say something like, “Coming this Week” First I have to “dance with the one that brung me” and get back to some good old fashioned weight loss blogging. I have gott read more
Powerful Fitness Tools and Calculators: Mapping Your Fitness Jour…
Total Transformation | June 1st 2008 by John Kaiser
How Healthy are you Right Now? What is your ideal weight? Try this site, which will give you several methods of finding your ideal weight. This will give you a good general idea of a healthy weight range for you. How does my blood pressure and read more
Before and After Continued: My New “After” Photo
Total Transformation | May 27th 2008 by John Kaiser
Well here are my original before and after photos. The picture on the left (your left) was taken back in February of 2007 when I was 205 lbs and my waist measured 42 inches around. The picture on the right was taken on June 6th of 2007 when I weigh read more
A Busy Monday….
Total Transformation | May 26th 2008 by John Kaiser
So busy in fact that I couldn’t fit all my activities and nutritional info on to one excel sheet. That is why you get three separate GIF files for your viewing pleasure. Plus, if you click the read more option below, you’ll get a teas read more
Introducing a New Page: Diet and Exercise Records…
Total Transformation | May 23rd 2008 by John Kaiser
From now on I will posting my excel spreadsheets- the way I keep records of my food intake and daily exercise- on the “Diet and Exercise” page. It was going to be called the nutrition and exercise page, but WordPress kept knocking it of read more
Assessing the Wii Fit…
Total Transformation | May 22nd 2008 by John Kaiser
Well, I’ve now had two days with my Wii Fit and I can say that our relationship is off to a great start! After you do the basic technical stuff to set up the platform (pictured below), Wii Fit guides you through a fitness assessment. Guess wha read more
Workouts for Everyone Everwhere…
Total Transformation | May 1st 2008 by John Kaiser
A beginner to moderate workout that requires ABSOLUTELY no equipment A moderate to advanced workout that requires ABSOLUTELY no equipment Two difficult workouts (although beginners can use some of these movements) using a public playground So wha read more
To Weigh-in or Not to Weigh-in…
Total Transformation | April 21st 2008 by John Kaiser
So should you weigh-in? If so, how often? When? Where? To answer the first question, the answer is a resounding yes. The real question is how often should you check your weight. The question is actually more complicated than you think. Why is i read more
Making the Most of This Month…
Total Transformation | April 11th 2008 by John Kaiser
I am realizing that after May 5th, I will have to endure a whole summer without a gym. You see, the gym that I go to is located on campus. Said campus is 1 hour and 45 minutes drive from my home. I ain’t driving 3 and a half hours round t read more
April 2nd: My Longest Run Yet…
Total Transformation | April 2nd 2008 by John Kaiser
Although it was a pretty average day in the weight room, I cruised to a personal best (within the last few years) of 25 minutes running at a pace ranging from 5 to 6.5 mph. Overall tally: Time: 30 Minutes (3 minute warm up walk/25 minute run/2 minu read more
Fitness Journal Entry: 3/25/08
Total Transformation | March 26th 2008 by John Kaiser
Why I prefer 4 a.m. to 4 p.m… Breakfast (6:45 a.m.) High fiber cereal w/ 60% dark chocolate Snack (10:35 a.m.) Kashi honey almond flax bar Lunch (12:00 a.m.) Homemade turkey/red bean chili, pistachios, and organic whole wheat cheese puffs Run read more
Fitness Journal Entry: 3/24/08
Total Transformation | March 25th 2008 by John Kaiser
A good run, a good workout, a good day… Wake-up (4:00 a.m.) Just another morning of driving over an hour and forty five minutes, listening to Dennis Prager’s radio show on my I-pod, and wishing I wasn’t stuck with such a long commu read more
Fitness Journal Entry 3/22/08
Total Transformation | March 22nd 2008 by John Kaiser
Nothing all that strenuous took place today. Today was both a rest day and a bit of a day of indulgence food wise… Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) PB and J with water (2 cups)… Snack (10:30 a.m.) Kashi flax seed and honey bar with one square of read more
Fitness Journal Entry 3/21/08: A Day at the Park
Total Transformation | March 21st 2008 by John Kaiser
It was a great day out with the family ;-). 65 degrees, sunny all day, and a very energetic daughter to chase around the playground. Breakfast (8 a.m.) Smoothie (1/2 cup 2% milk; 1/2 cup low calorie yogurt with active cultures; 1/4 cup each of stra read more
Monday’s Workout: Bigger, Badder, Better…
Total Transformation | March 19th 2008 by John Kaiser
See if you get tired just reading this… 6 a.m.   Resistance Training Free Weight Squat = 12 @ 190 lbs Chin-ups = 8 Smith Machine Squat = 380lbs Bench Press (Bi-Angular) = 5 @ 250lbs Flyes = 10 @ 35 each Shoulder Press (F/W) = 4 @ 50lbs read more
Falling in Love with Climbing…
Total Transformation | March 18th 2008 by John Kaiser
As I clung to that climbing wall my forearms were so tired and filled with blood that I could barely close them around even the largest grips on the wall.  I have now felt a pain and pleasure distinct from any I’ve ever felt in the weight ro read more
An Excellent Fitness Indicator You Might Have Missed…
Total Transformation | March 14th 2008 by John Kaiser
Click here, and give it a try. Your recovery heart rate tells a lot more about you than your BMI ever could. While the BMI is a lousy indicator of health (ranking anyone with either considerable height or muscle mass as either “overweight&# read more
Are You Body Conscious or Body Obsessed?
Total Transformation | March 13th 2008 by John Kaiser
What is the difference? How did I know if I am body conscious or body obsessed? Well the line isn’t exactly engraved in stone, but there are some easy ways to figure out which camp you fit into. You’ll be happy to know that there are a read more
Plans for the Coming Week…
Total Transformation | March 12th 2008 by John Kaiser
I have been enjoying my Spring Break this week, and by enjoying I mean catching up on school work. Come Monday though it is back to business- the business of being fit. If you could look into my workout planner you would see the following schedul read more
The Top 10s…
Total Transformation | March 12th 2008 by John Kaiser
Here are the top 10 lists of clicks, search terms, posts, and referrers from this humble blog of mine. These numbers represent the entire existence of this blog- a little over a year. Enjoy… Top 10 Clicks youtube.com/profile?user=ultimask8er read more
And the Winner is…
Total Transformation | March 11th 2008 by John Kaiser
John T. is the winner of the 12 week fitness wager with a drop in body fat percentage of 3.7%- and a drop of over 4 inches in his waist measurement. Congrats to John. I will contact each one of the competitors with John’s PayPal account add read more
The Numbers Are In…
Total Transformation | March 8th 2008 by John Kaiser
Remember the pictures? In case you forgot, here they are again… Now here are the numbers. Be warned, some are pitiful, some are good, and some are shockingly awesome. I am particularly proud of the muscle growth numbers for my shoulders read more
Friendly Competition: Photo Results
Total Transformation | March 8th 2008 by John Kaiser
Well here is a picture of me from 12 weeks ago… Here is me now… So here they are side by side…  The corresponding measurements will be forthcoming, when I have the time to sit at the computer and post them. However, right now read more
Mixed Bag of Results…
Total Transformation | March 5th 2008 by John Kaiser
Well, I will be posting full results and pictures tomorrow. However, to give a brief overview of how this 12 week challenge turned out here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of the last 12 weeks. The Ugly I spent something like 4 out of 12 weeks s read more
Tabulating Results of our Friendly Wager…
Total Transformation | March 3rd 2008 by John Kaiser
Stay tuned this week as I catch up on promised blog postings and post the results of our friendly wager. I am waiting for some of the participants to respond [hint, hint], and when I have all the info I will post the results, and name the winner. read more
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