Just wanted to give you a quick note of what I hope to accomplish this week. That way you know what to look forward to.

- I put on the chef hat this weekend and whipped up two great new recipes for you! (meals, not baked goods per your requests lol).

- We will take a look at the zombie nation we live in.

- Tribute to natural exercises.

-Who knows what else…

Thanks and I hope you tune in!

Past:
Thanks for putting up with my little frustration the other day. I boiled over a bit and just needed to unplug for a bit. I am good not. Actually I am better than good but you will find out about that this week. As for this lat week we had some kickin caveman cookies, ranted about being called skinny, the wife had a go at posting and we had exercise for beginners #3 in which we through some strength training into our workouts.

Present:
1. Miss being a couch potato? Go Healthy Go Fit teaches you how to lift with your couch.
2. I don’t agree with all of (especially since “Commando” is one of the worst movies that I have ever seen) but Yavor at Relative Strength Advantage lists 25 movies that motivate him to workout. What movies motivate you?
3. Something I needed to do last Friday was just chill and breath. So chillax and as BEE would say Namaste.
4. If I could get away with it, I would probably link love Mark every week. This week, Mark’s Daily Apple helps break through the weight loss plateau.

Future:
I just had the best day in a long time yesterday. The best part? It was all due to a primal activity that I am now going to be hooked on. I will tell you about it this week. Also, I am working on a new flavor of cave cookie today that I think is going to absolutely “take the cake”. I will finally deliver the stuffed pepper recipe that was scheduled for last week as well. Who knows what else might come up!

Past:
Well midterms are over and I did very very well. Apologies for the lack of post through the week. Over the past week we had a recipe for fudge (which I am now hopelessly addicted to by the way). We also had a difficult workout and looked at the importance of sprints in our workouts and how to incorporate them. Topped of the week with the famous bacon explosion.

Present: In the Valentines spirit, I want to take a moment and thank all the readers and commenters of the site. Anytime that someone posts a comment, I make a point to follow their link back and check out their blog as well. There are some great ones out there so I thought that for this session of link love I would list them out. No particular order and if I missed yours, I am really really sorry… please add it to the comments of this post so that others can check it out!
- Brynith’s (BEE) Balanced Eating and Exercising
- Roy’s Emergefit
- Tim’s Acme Bicycle
- Rambodoc’s A Twist of the Word and Mind
- Marc’s Feel Good Eating
- Andy’s Andy’s Blog
- Rachel’s Cooking in Our Cave
- Hanlie’s Fertile Healthy
- Elizabeth’s Caveman Food
- Andrew’s Go Healthy Go Fit
- JE Gonzalez’s Personal Deconstruction
- ttfn300′s Tri to Cook
- Rusty’s Fitness Black Book
- Anna’s Going Aganist The Grain
- Angel’s Divine Mind
- Chris’ Conditioning Research
- Redbeerd’s Barbarian Blog
- Chris’ Fitness Fail
- Stingray and Labrat’s Atomic Nerds
- Rosso’s Diet Rosso
- Dr. Dan’s At Darwins Table
- Paul’s Power Enterprises
- Drew Baye’s High Intensity Training
- Dr. B G’s Animal Pharm
- Robin’s Paloe Odisea
- Bill Anders’ Racing
- Food Renegade

Future:
This next week should be interesting. I plan on having 2 recipes if I can get to both. I am also going to try to finally get the wife’s guest post up (the one she was supposed to write last week). Our exercise for beginners series is moving on to good old strength and resistance training. You know that also means a fun workout for the more experienced exercisers too. I would also like to get some heartfelt rants in that I have been holding on to if I can squeeze them in.

Past:
It was a busy week. Everyone got to meet my wife finally. We also had a cheesecake recipe and started taking a look at some ways to walk it off with exercise for beginners. I am also done poisoning myself with Kikkoman’s.

Present:
I am presently over my head in school work. No link love this week, sorry!

Future:
There was an explosion in my kitchen yesterday… a bacon explosion. I will probably talk about that this week. Also in the works is a look at the next step for exercise for beginners along with a more advanced routine for the workout aficionado’s. I am working on a school paper right now but if I finish in time, then I will be cooking. I am thinking of making one of 2 primal sweet treats I have been scheming to create. I am sure I will come across more during the week to talk about as well.

Past:
We had a really easy yet delicious pulled pork recipe, some budget eats, a failed experiment and learned why the “lean meat” craze is a load of hooey.

Present:
1. Not only does HFCS come with a healthy dose of insulin spikes but it also comes with a healthy dose of mercury! Yum. Modern Forager has the goods on it.
2. Heading to a Super Bowl party? Watch out for “frankenfoods”! Mark’s Daily Apple covers some good ones. Want a hint? Watch out for soft serve chicken… ewwwwwwwww.
3. Rusty over at Fitness Black Book has a pretty good and controversial article on working out in a fasted state. Check it out and let me know what your thoughts are!

Future:
One word… cheesecake. That’s right, it is delicious, refined sugar and artificial sweetener free and it is coming to YOUR kitchen. We shall also see what comes up this week. I have a couple school projects coming due and a lot to do in the office so I will have my hands full this week! I think that I am going to try to introduce the lovely Mrs. SoG to everyone… if she consents. lol.

Past: The last week
It was a busy week. We talked about tight tights and ate some heavy metal. We had 2 recipes, one for egg salad and a warm up recipe for some crockpot cookin’. WE also talked a bit about personal responsibility and I gasped, choked sputtered and almost died through my favorite 300 test! Thank you for reading this week and thank you for all the great comments and contributions.

Present: Non health and fitness link edition
1. The Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl. If I had posted this a year ago, they would have put me in an asylum.
2. Got a lot of old AOL cd’s lying around the house. Popular Science says you should make a dumbbell.
3. Stuck in a remote part of the U.S. (like me in the Southwest). See what the Jersey kids pass off for “cool” these days at Hot Chicks With Douchebags.

Future: Plan to not plan
I don’t have too concrete of a plan this week. I want to talk a little bit about ways that I would drop my grocery bill and I also have a couple recipes that I am debating which and how many to throw up this week. Stay tuned this week and we will wing it. If you have a specific topic you want addressed, hit me up at sog@sonofgrok.com.

Past: The Past Week

We had the Primal Peach Patty recipe. I am still not 100% happy with it though but I think I am on to some improvements to try for everyone soon. We also took a quick but true look at Pumping Iron and the 70′s bodybuilding elite. Celebration is always good and its great when we can celebrate something as small as being able to put on your own socks! Also, I quit Chapstick which is working out better than it ever thought!

Present: Link Luvin

1. At Darwins Table takes a look at Thermoregulation and Weight Loss.
2. Fitness Black Book debunks some of the hype around stretching.
3. Zen to Fitness hits me where it hurts with 7 reasons to cut back on the booze.

Future: Coming soon to an SoG blog near you

We are going to take a look at the advantages (if any) of wearing tight clothing. The fact that they make spandex that size doesn’t  necessarily mean people should wear it! I think its also about time we start doing a favorite around my house, some crockpot cooking. We have identified recently why you should not be drinking soda pop or even diet soda pop and now we are going to look at why you might be unwittingly eating the can. Chances are that you are eating too much aluminum… sounds yummy huh? Who knows what else may pop up. Stay tuned.

Thanks for reading and thank you for all the awesome comments!

Past: The past week
We had a pretty productive week around here. We looked at Larabars, made our own bars… determined that I am not yet too skinny and kicked diet soda to the curb. Congrats to those of you that made the choice to stop chugging the chemical sludge. Thank you for all the wonderful comments this week, keep them coming!

Present: Spread the Link Love
1. Musclehack points out that you don’t need excess calories to build muscle… you need sufficient calories.
2. If you feel like getting all sciency and philosophical, Atomic Nerds blew me away with this article that hurt my brain.
3. Conditioning Research talks about some research further supporting interval training.
4. Modern Forager and The IF Life (two site I love) are getting together on a super site.

Future: Up and Coming
The next school term starts tomorrow and I have a busy workweek ahead. Some good stuff coming at you this week though including a yummy sweet treat I made over the weekend. Stay tuned to see what else happens this week!

Bad news from this weekend: I did not post any new content. Sorry.

Good news from this weekend: The SoG got a new upright freezer to store his 1/4 of a grass fed cow in and a new hot tub to assist with relaxation and recovery!

I hope everyone enjoyed the posts that did get up last week. This week is still holiday craziness but we will get at least a couple posts up. I apologize for the lack of content lately.. I do forsee an improvement after the holiday craziness.

Past: The last week

It was a slow week for content. I had a final exam and a lot of work to do so I apologize. I still had the chance to show everyone my home gym, rant about pizza eaters and their hoarding of slices, make some guacamole and do a spartan test.

Present: Link Love

1. BEE Lifestyle tells us about an exciting new holiday gift. The Burger King Flame Broiled Whoppers fragrance. Yuck
2. The Great Fitness Experiment talks about her 5 worst experiences with gym wardrobe malfunctions.
3. Mizfit asks whats your ‘mism?
4. Shalom this holiday season! We often talk a lot about Christmas gorging but forget about our Old Testament brethren. Go Healthy Go Fit didn’t forget when he posted on a healthy Hanukkah.

Future: The upcoming week

This next week will be busy again for me. I am holding down the fort at work with my boss and peer out of the office. I will hopefully get a chance to give you my full scoop on the Damage Control Master Formula that I am currently trying. I will also take a look at a fairly new food product called a “Larabar” that is getting a lot of hype (Thank you reader Brynith) and give you all a recipe or two. Seeing as it is the holidays and a lot of people and things have been rubbing me wrong lately… I will try to squeeze in a rant or a ramble too.

Thank you for all the great comments!