In May of 2009, after training for several months with my workout partner Jackie, I was at a respectable 171 lbs. I’m close to 5’10″, and my bench press one-rep-max was at 220 lbs, and I could comfortably squat 3 sets of 220lbs as well. Things were looking pretty good! However, with a combination of a bad ankle injury during a soccer game, added with the pressure of increasing work with my buisness (Sonika Studios Inc.), I lost the discipline. Despite my ongoing soccer games (twice a week), due to …

Shawn Knight just sent me an article on his blog about the intense tornado activities in the Mid-South USA. The pictures are just mind-blowing. Most people in Vancouver, which is where I call home for the time being, have no idea what a tornado really is like, because we don’t have it here. However I could relate to Shawn’s article because I grew up in Missouri, USA, which neighbours the famous Mississippi River, and Kansas City as well as Kansas State, and during my 2 years there, I’ve seen my …