Posts by zenberry
I Crashed My Bike Today
Failure is a Part of Life First, I’m ok. I crashed hard enough that it snapped my bike computer mount but not much other damage. Luckily, I was riding off-road but I landed on a pile of logs, smashing my head and my upper right quad which will be very sore for a few days.…
Read More5 High-Fiber Foods
Did you know that our earliest, pre-homo sapien, ancestors ate about 100 grams of fiber per day? That makes getting the recommended 28-34g per day seem pretty easy, right? A few years ago we tried the 100g fiber challenge with the condition that you couldn’t increase your caloric intake. Very tough to do. Out of…
Read MoreHow to Spice Up Your Cardio
Mixing in several different cardio exercises in 10-15 min segments can really help keep it interesting and burn more calories.
Read MoreWhy I Never Make New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. Nothing but “year in review” montages and news shows. Everyone starting over on January 1st with some sort of major change to their lives in the form a New Year’s resolution. Here is why I almost never make resolutions. I’ve only made 1 resolution my entire life and it…
Read MoreWhy We All Need Weight Training for Health and Wellness
Weight training has so many benefits that go far beyond strength and big muscles.
Read MoreWhat a Plant-Based Competitive Athlete Eats
I became largely plant-based in 2003, a few years after I started my amateur racing hobby. I’ve been an athlete my entire life, starting with soccer when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I was a varsity football player and co-captain of my high school wrestling team. I was never that talented so…
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