Denver Personal Training from Jason Stone

Could Tiger Woods be the Greatest Athlete Ever??

One of my favorite athletes to write about is Tiger Woods.  No athlete has greater will and desire to be great, than Tiger Woods.  As many people know Tiger was away from the game of golf for almost 9 months to reconstruct his knee.  Yesterday while many of you were busy watching the NCAA basketball tournament I was glued to Tiger Woods final round a Bay Hill.  Tiger trailing by five in the final round came back and won for one of his greatest victories of his career.  Many people don't see golfers as pure athletes, I do, because if Tiger Woods played baseball he would hit 30 home runs and hit for at .300 average, if he was a pitcher he would throw over 90 mph, if he played basketball he could slam dunk and shoot from anywhere on the court, he already has the crown as strongest athlete pound for pound at Stanford.  Check out his final putt from yesterday.

Sunday Shopping

Like most Americans our family heads to the grocery store on Sundays, actually to be honest, my wife does the shopping while I work on Sunday.  We make a grocery list during the week of our favorite foods. To try to make it as simple as possible, we pick items that fit into the category of meals or snacks, (breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and sometimes late snack).  To make it even easier we try to prepare our foods on Sundays and pack small containers for the week.  During the warmer months we typically grill out for dinner on Sunday nights, this makes it easy to add our meats to the grill to cook for later in the week.  

Here is a sample of our weekly grocery list:

Breakfast Sample Items

Hard Boiled Eggs

Low Carb Protein for shakes

Oatmeal

Turkey Bacon

Greek Yogurt

Morning Snacks

Almonds

Cottage Cheese Doubles (Fruit and Cottage Cheese)

Turkey Sticks (similar to beef jerky stick)

Lunch 

Grilled Chicken

Canned Albacore Tuna

Small Grilled Beef Patties

Small Grilled Turkey Patties

Salad Blends

Steamed or Grilled Veggies

Afternoon Snacks

Protein Shakes

Cottage Cheese

Fruit (Bananas, Berries, Apples, and Mango)

Protein Bars

Greek Yogurt

Dinner

Lamb

Chicken (Baked or Grilled)

Fish (Sea Bass, Salmon, Talipia, or Tuna)

Turkey

Sweet Potatoes or Yams

Salads with Avocados, Feta Cheese, low-fat dressing, olives, and cucumbers

Steamed or Grilled Veggies

Brown Rice 

Couscous

Hope this helps simplify your diet with some suggestions.  I think a grocery list really helps you prepare and stay with a healthy menu.  

Jason Stone Fitness

No Excuses!!

I had horrible insomnia last night and talked myself into not working out today, and after watching this, well I will let you decide.  

Spring weather brings new commitment

Although I am sad the ski season is coming to an end, and quickly, I am excited to have very early spring weather.  It is great to have a few extra hours of daylight to increase our available hours to enjoy families and friends outside with a little exercise.  So at night instead of turning on the television for a few hours. Head outdoors and enjoy yourself with a nice walk, run, or even a fitness class in the park.  There is nothing better than a little sweat in our beautiful Colorado spring weather.

Jason Stone Fitness

Group Workout (Wednesday 3/11/09 and Thursday 3/12/09)

Warmup

30 Jumping Jacks

30 Mountain Climbers to the hands

20 Pushups

Workout

2 Full Distance Plate Pushes

20 Wall Ball Squats

30 Lunges on the bench (15 each side) 15lbs Dumbbells

20 Front Squats (45lbs or 65lbs)

30 Cable one legged deadlift

30 Hamstring Curls with the ball

30 Knee Raises

30 Seated Adduction

Repeat 2x

Group Workout (Sunday 3/8/09 and Monday 3/9/09)

In the future I am going to try and post the workouts for my groups.  This will also help everyone track what you may have missed or what you can expect so you can better plan your workouts.

20 Wall Ball Squats (8lb ball)

20 Inverted Rows

30 Pushups (As many as you can on feet, then switch to knees)

40 Sit-ups

50 Dips on a bench (Body-weight)

25 Curls (Men 25lbs and Ladies 12lbs)

25 Low Back Extensions (10lbs)

100 Jumps on the jump rope

1/4 Mile Run

Repeat 3x in under 30 minutes

Jason Stone Fitness