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Here is the third annual Totally Awesome Gift Guide–a collection of gift ideas that go beyond the mundane. These gifts are curated based on: my personal review (i.e., after using the item, I found it to be totally awesome), or I just really, really want the item myself (i.e., it is totally awesome, period). So, here are some totally awesome gifts for totally awesome people (like you!). I’ve grouped them into three categories: . . . → Read More: Totally Awesome Gift Guide 2011   Books, Culture, Fitness, Gadgets, Reviews  audible, audio book, chin up bar, chinup, demonbell, ebook, ereader, five slices of death, gift, guide, heart-shaped box, ironkey, joe hill, kendall, kendall giles, kettlebell, kindle, klean kanteen, pull up bar, pullup, soundmatters, speaker, usb, weighted vest 
It’s that time of year again–time to start thinking about giving gifts to your friends and relatives. Just in case you’d like a few gift ideas, below I’ve pulled together a few items that I think you might enjoy giving (or receiving!). 1. MIR Weighted Vest Since I travel a lot and can’t easily carry around my kettlebells (see #5 below), I’ve been doing a lot of bodyweight exercises. After working through a . . . → Read More: Great Gift Ideas 2010 
A little something for everyone this time–happy reading! “Big Bang Theory” meets “Green Acres”: the trend of IT onshoring US electrical grid too crappy to be vulnerable to terrorist attack, say physicists the music business is perhaps healthier than you thought Oops she did it again: A few comments about the new Jillian Michaels DVD on kettlebells the amazing grass roofs of Norway “The Dungeon Master,” by Sam Lipsyte Why students are fleeing the . . . → Read More: A mushroom and weekend reading links: 15 October 2010 
Workout Haiku by Kendall Giles Exercise is freedom, Distilled into a bludgeon, An azure kettlebell. Related Posts:Review: Manduka PRO 85-inch yoga and pilates matTotally Awesome Gift Guide 2011Mushrooms on the mulch pile and galumphing through the InternetReview: the best protein powder: whey protein from trueproteinGreat Gift Ideas 2010 
A good exercise mat seems hard to find. I wanted an exercise mat that was relatively portable and that would provide a stable exercise surface when exercising in various indoor locations, such as on wood flooring, carpet, or tile. Sometimes I do just body-weight exercises, sometimes I work with the TRX, and most often I use the kettlebell, but I do these exercises in various locations while on travel. Based on lots of positive . . . → Read More: Review: Manduka PRO 85-inch yoga and pilates mat 
Even if you haven’t visited this site before, if you are at all fitness-inclined then you’ve probably heard of kettlebells. These cannonballs with handles have developed quite a following here in the US. Used for years by the Russian Military, folks have realized that this simple tool provides for one of the best overall strength, stamina, endurance, core stability, and body conditioning workouts around. The elite of the fitness world are using them, from . . . → Read More: How to Get Started with Kettlebells 
If you want a larger size, choose the Kindle DX ( my review ). tie or scarf from Mountain and Sackett Established in 1957, these folks offer some of the best values in handmade ties and scarves. … TRX kettlebell + enter the kettlebell flip video recorder vibram five fingers shopcraft for the soul Apple Macbook Pro Amazon Gift Card If you can’t find anything from the above list of items, then you could always just buy an Amazon Gift Card, and let the recipient buy whatever it is they want. . . . → Read More: 12 Great Gift Ideas for 2009 Books, Culture, Fitness, Musings, Travel amazon, apple, book reader, books, camera, career, clothes, cooking, cross training, dragondoor, education, Fitness, gift, gift card, gymboss, kendall, kettlebell, kindle, knives, laptop, Living, reading, running, scanning, sharpening, Technology, Travel, vibram, Vibram fivefingers, video, wool 
I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately, plus am in the middle of the fall semester, so postings have been not as frequent as I would like. However, I’ve been progressing through the RKC Right of Passage, and today I tried out my new 28KG kettlebell. This was a move up in weight for me, and today I did 5 sets of hard-style press ladders with 3 rungs with the 28KG kettlebell. . . . → Read More: Catching up on Fitness: New Kettlebell and Right of Passage Progress 
So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program. This is a wrap-up of the FORCE program (84 days). I finished the TRX FORCE program last Sunday, but I’ve been on travel and so haven’t had a chance to post. Overall, I was happy with the TRX FORCE program. I felt it gave me a jump-start at developing overall body functional fitness, and . . . → Read More: End of TRX FORCE Program, and Where from Here So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program.). Today was Day 82. The first week of the fall semester is always one of bedlam, slipping schedules, and unexpected emergencies. This week was no exception to this expectation. So I wasn’t able to manage more-frequent updates, and this one will be pretty succinct. But I have managed to get in some training, however . . . → Read More: Catching up: Busy Week, Kettlebells, and Working through TRX Week 12 |
 
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