Muscle Building Blog

It's the start of a new term and once again Dixon is packed day and night. The beginning of winter term is always especially crowded, as many students have set New Year's resolutions to get in shape or work out more. As frustrating as it can be to deal with the crowds in the gym, these intentions are commendable as it is now common knowledge that a very large percentage of our population is ...

LAWRENCE — On New Year's Eve 2008, Lawrence resident Patrick Rangel made a decision. He told his wife, Carrie, he was going to paint his black 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo pink. Carrie was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in October 2007 — at age 31, and just two weeks after she and Patrick were married. read more

Funny girl Kristen Bell graces the cover of the latest Women’s Health magazine in sexy heels and hot thigh-hugging dress. But how does the 29-year-old maintain her figure? The Veronica Mars actress shared her secrets with the magazine as she graces the cover of its November issue. “I made a New Year’s resolution five years ago to always take the stairs,” Kristen tells the magazine. “Even at the airport, I won’t take the escalators. I find that those little bits of exercise make a differ

This week, my gym is flooded with new faces. It’s that post-New Years craze that sends everyone to the gyms to try and fulfill that elusive but always primary goal of the New Year: lose weight and get into shape. I watched one new member make her way around through the jungle of strength training equipment last night. She moved from machine to machine doing one set here, two sets there, five repetitions here, twenty there. No rhyme or reason to it, no paper and pencil in hand, it just appeared a

“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” - William Shakespeare Post written by Leo Babauta . Follow me on Twitter . How many times have you rushed into making changes in your life — a habit change, learning a new skill — only to have it flop? It’s not just the New Year’s Resolution Syndrome — it happens too often at all times of the year, that we run out of steam or get discouraged and give up. But here’s the secret, and I won’t charge you $29.95 for it: go slowly. This lit