Category Archives: Fitness

Jun
14
2012

by James
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The best boxing trainer in existence.

Looking for some training motivation? At the Church Street Gym in New York, you won’t get any of that, but you might be subject to ridicule and verbal abuse while you train. Former pro boxer Eric Kelly is the best possible spokesman for a gym in this history of boxing. After his prominent amateur boxing career was ended by a “street altercation” involving a pool cue, Kelly began training Wall Street nerds how to fight. It makes me wish I lived in NYC so I could join this … Continue reading →

May
14
2012

by James
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Pennsylvania Tough Mudder #2 (5/12/12)

This past Saturday, I ran in the Tough Mudder marathon. For those of you who don’t know it is “probably the toughest event on the planet.” The event was a grueling 12 1/2 mile endurance race combined with various military obstacles like plunging into a tank of ice water, crawling through the “Boa Constrictor” tubes and of course, crossing the electrified finish line. I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun getting my ass kicked. I think I did surprisingly well and accomplished a lot of obstacles I … Continue reading →