http://www.shukadarov.com blogged so that the story only needs to be told once Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:54:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My summer became very busy and I still haven't finished reading BFFM and the two other books I've been reading. BFFM really helped me stay focused and even shed a couple of extra pounds of fat. The other day, the idea of healthy oatmeal cookies got into my head but ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=870 This year for 4th of July I went to Madrid, Spain. Although the destination was different from the last 8 years the objective of the 4th of July madness was the same – health and leanness! I started preparing on time this year with running and changing my work out ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=857 With 4th of July just around the corner I've cranked up the diet and focused on the gym. The AMD program by Jim Smith has been a great Spring in to Summer program. It's a Very intense but short workouts; lots of sweating and good results. One big deficiency of the ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=853 Jim Smith's e-book combines a few important training concepts into a potent workout. I like the fact that he both outlines the concepts and then gives the details. For the $77 I paid I got access to about 13 pdf files that comprise the written material and 3 videos. The ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=844 "Born to Run" had a pivotal impact on me. In this awesome book I discovered 3 fundamental things. First and foremost, I learned a huge deal about human beings and running/exercising for the sheer joy of the act and not for the end result of vanity. Second, I was enlightened ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=837 My cardio during busy season was down to a bare minimum. I hit the treadmill and the stairmaster at the gym a few times but nothing major. Thankfully, we are enjoying a nice spring season and I started running outside at the end of March, the beginning of April. Running ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=833 I would like to say thank you to Ivan Peev, a teenage-hood friend of mine, for inspiring me back to blogging also to Rebecca Faulconer for being my all-time muse. I was chatting with Ivan via Facebook the other day and he said that he was reading my blog and got ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=829 How do you start blogging after a HUGE break? I suppose just like that: I completed a successful busy season at work. As an auditor in public accounting, the first 4 months of each year are considered tax/busy season. We work 6 days a week, we travel to our clients' place ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=825 Today is a gloomy day and it feels like autumn. Although technically there are 2 more weeks of summer till the autumnal equinox, September 22, 2009, I look at summer 2009 in retrospect. I enjoyed an incredible summer this year with my trip to Bulgaria, at the end of August, ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=812 While I use a lot of discretion and self input to my diet based on the Muscle Chow book, I follow my workout program from the Maximum Strength book to the T. Probably the most important thing I learned from Eric Cressey was how to use the foam roller and ... http://www.shukadarov.com/?p=805