B.Good, Apple, REI Hingham health and fitness
So I had to run to the Apple store in my local Hingham, Massachusetts tonight. Actually I had to run to REI as well – needed a Camel Pack backpack for my camel bladder for Metro Dash on Saturday in Boston.
First let me just say this, when approaching a business it drives me nuts when associates speak to you as if you’re two years old. This happened at both locations. Seriously.
The associate at REI spoke to me in a way that was so condescending… about back packs. How ridiculous is that. I asked if I could purchase a Camel Pack backpack, without having to also invest in another bladder (the bladder holds the liquid). Basically he acted as if I were an ass for even asking if that were possible. Seriously, you sell outdoor toys, I’m not asking for the blueprints to the Pentagon. Just say “yes sir,” or “no sir”. And then help me find what I’m seeking for. After I was assertive and gave him a friendly slap on the back he settled down and helped. I’m hoping he was just having a bad day and this wasn’t par for course.
Second, my 160 GB iPod Classic has been getting really hot and the dock connector, and output jack have been malfunctioning. Only if headphones are used will the output jack even work. Plus it’s frozen a number of times recently and it’s only a 1 ½ year old iPod.
At the store you would have thought I told them I was going to grip their sister like a bowling ball and cheat on her with their mother. Dad filming obviously.
They said, “That’s strange, we don’t usually get this. It’s acting on the fritz that much?” I had to say “Are you being sarcastic?” Apple, “No, this usually never happens. It’s over heating?” Me, “I looked online and apparently this happens all the time. It’s the biggest malfunction of iPods. I now two people who have come here in the past couple weeks with the same issue and discussion boards all over the internet have the same issue.”
Then I was told I would have to wait over an hour to speak with someone who could fix my iPod because of the line ahead of me for the IT guy… and they’ve never heard of this??? Funny…
So in my wait, I decided I would try the new B.Good eatery that opened in the same Derby Street Shoppes. B.Good slings grass-fed burgers at a reasonable cost (about $6.50 – $9). I ordered the West Side: avocado, tomato, salsa, burger, on a toasted wheat bun.
Basically it’s a 458 calorie burger but I would assume it’s a bit more. There was so much salsa or avocado on my burger that my tomato slices slid out with each bite and the salsa dripped out everywhere.
None the less it was tasty.
I did order it medium rare and it was cooked medium, but I did enjoy it.
But something I took away from this experience at B.Good is be careful what you order. Even though they tout being healthy and nutritious, which some of their menu is, like every other establishment you could get fat here.
If I ordered like a normal person, more than just a burger (i.e. fries, drink, etc.) I could have easily had over a 1,000 calorie meal. The 24 oz milkshake is over 1,000 calories and the fries I believe around 300. So you have to be careful.
I definitely recommend trying the eatery but beware what you order. Maybe go with a friend and split a burger and fries and drink. That way you can still sample the menu and not demise your fat loss efforts.
Every calorie counts. Even if it’s dense nutrition over indulgence will certainly show itself on your hips, waistline and butt.
As for my iPod, I’m about to find out in a few minutes.
I’m typing this blog post atop the hood of my car, at the back of the parking lot near the Summer Shack and Barnes & Noble. Love Wi-Fi 🙂
Stay tuned for results!
And live the dream,
Rob
Marshfield health and fitness resouce for the south shore.
Metro Dash Boston 2010
So about two weeks ago I received an email from Sean, the Director of Metro Dash. He asked if I would be interested in entering his race.
Now being in my fortunate position I get alot of these from different race directors and event holders. Between fundraisers, charity runs, fitness product suppliers, and so on and so forth. So every time I’m a bit skeptical of an event legitimacy.
But after checking Metro Dash out I decided I will be entering the 2010 Boston event on August 7th in South Boston.
Below is a picture of the flyer.
It should be a 10k (6.2 miles) with interval workouts intermixed at scattered physical challenge points. And fancies something rather cool called The Gauntlet: an extreme urban obstacle course.
I’m actually pretty excited about this race. Not as much as I was for Death Race but still ambitious.
This is the email I received from Sean:
Hi Rob,
I am the race director for Metro Dash which is an insane 10k urban obstacle course. Metro Dash will be crushing souls in Boston on 8/7/10. The event was specifically designed for CrossFit, boot camp, and other similar style functional training gyms. Metro Dash is the ultimate test of athleticism. Competitors run city streets in search of scattered physical challenge points, power through intense interval workouts, and conquer “The Gauntlet,” our extreme urban obstacle course. I have no doubt that your clients would be very interested in this event. Registration is currently open and is capped at 200 athletes. We also give competitors the option to fundraise for the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund in exchange for a discounted registration.
Please check out www.metrodash.com for more information about the event as well as specific information for Boston. I have also attached a flyer to this email if you would like to print it out and share it with your gym clients. We offer a great race and rely on word of mouth marketing to get the word out about Metro Dash, so any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Cheers,
Sean
That being said I’m entering.
If I like it you’ll know about it and so will my Marshfield fitness studio clients at Robert Belley Fitness.
I’ll keep you posted to my experience 😉
Till then, stay cool, and stay dry,
And live the dream.
Rob
CANDWICH… Goodbye Beach Abs Marshfield, Hello Cellulite Thighs
There is another sign the Apocalypse is upon us…
Meet the CANDWICH Marshfield.
Due out later this year in US convenience stores. It triumphs in peanut butter and jelly (strawberry or grape), BBQ something and may come with a candy surprise in the can too!!
No idea of its nutritional quality yet but I’m sure it’ll be adding fat to hips and going straight to the cellulite of the bum.
And I’m not so sure a sandwich from a can will be tasty. As much as I’d hate to admit it, I’d rather eat a Double Down from KFC or maybe something from Fear Factor. At least I’d be assured of getting something fresher.
So which flavor would you rock first Marshfield?
Grape?
Strawberry?
BBQ?
I love the taste of aluminum.
And imagine the candy surprise inside??
I miss Cracker Jacks and old school cereal boxes. This could seriously fill a void from my adolescence that Cosby Show reruns and Sam Malone one night stands haven’t.
But if the prize sucks at least we still have fortune cookies 🙂
Always a bright side!
Hey, eat a sandwich kid.
But don’t forget your 7-Eleven coffee corn dog that squirts from a Reddi Whip aerosol can. It’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ delicious.
Live the dream street meat lovers 😉
Rob
PS – Please do not feed this to your kids. I would never watch an animal eat this yet alone a growing, developing human being.
Marshfield fitness at Robert Belley Fitness. A great place to work off CANDWICHes
SALT – Angelina Jolie’s Fitness
If you haven’t seen the movie SALT yet I highly recommend it.
Angeline Jolie (35), i.e. Evelyn Salt, does an amazing job with the characters level of fitness and combative skills.
The role was originally intended for Tom Cruise, but after Tom backed out of the project, the script was rewritten to fit Angelina Jolie. Brilliant choice. She totally nailed it.
“I’ve always been kind of slight, but I’ve always loved to run and jump around and be physical, so action roles are not a huge challenge for me,” Jolie said at a recent press junket. “I enjoy them.”
To become a relentless action star she trained within two-hour sessions, five days a week. Her trainers used strength and fight training to prepare for the physical demands of the stunts involving safety cables and wire rigs.
“I got really lucky early in my career that I got offered roles where I could train for fighting,” she says.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if her training involved plyometrics (quick ballistic bodyweight activities) as well as low rep weights and a mix of interval training.
I also discovered she ate a 70% carbohydrate rich diet pre-filming. Once filming ensued she lowered to a 60% carb intake and her training also cut back to four weekly sessions over lunch breaks and weekends.
“The physicality had to change,” she says. “I’m smaller than everybody, so how do I go up against a bunch of men without looking silly? How do I fight?”
Angelina added “We made her meaner than a guy, and dirty. She uses the walls, the fact that she’s lighter and can throw herself around. It’s the Chihuahua up against the big dogs.”
For a woman with 6 kids and a super fit husband she recently told OK! Magazine “I love martial arts. They are ideal for children because they teach them discipline and perseverance. My son [Maddox, 8] is already starting to go to class.”
Marshfield fitness trainer Robert Belley of Robert Belley Fitness has recently been honored with a blog over at 93.7 MIKE FM, Boston radio. Look for his blog to begin this week.
Death Race
June 2009… Decided to enter Death Race 2010.
Fall 2009 – Spring 2010… Trained with Purpose. Ridiculous Purpose
June 25, 2010… Created a nutrition strategy to work brilliantly on June 26, 2010 (Death Race day)
June 25, 2010… Death Race coordinators threw us a surprise event. 9 hours early.
June 25-26, 2010… I reached a level of dehydration so severe it took me until 2 days ago to finally recover (15 days).
June 26, 2010… After numerous attempts to quit due to severity of dehydration my alpha Mike Signori wouldn’t let me quit.
June 26, 2010… After 25 hours and 34 minutes of the coolest mayhem I’ve encountered to date I officially reached my “time of death” at 8:34 p.m. on Saturday night.
June 27, 2010… I decide to enter Death Race 2011. This time understanding they may make us start earlier thus my nutritional strategy will reflect a practical approach.
Conclusion:
My nutritional strategy completely backfired, thus resulting in a dehydration issue which led to a failed finish. But a remarkable experience.
Summer 2010… Training with a greater purpose 😉
Link to short video of this years race…
http://www.vimeo.com/13142263
Robert Belley
http://www.rbfit.com/
Marshfield Beach Abs equals Consistency
I’m not sure about you, but I spent most of my weekend at the beach Saturday and Sunday between Marshfield’s Rexhame and Fieldston beaches, and Nantasket.
Fun indeed! Eating atrocious…
Saturday afternoon included pizza and ice cream. My two favorites.
Saturday night beer and and a host of foods I’d rather not mention. Haha.
If you Like Fruity Pebbles cereal do not drink Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat Beer…
You’ll be too happy and may drink the equivalent of eating a box of those crazy colors
But, in order to justify my horrible decisions Saturday, I had to FAST Sunday.
Stinks, but if you want to also keep your body fat low you’ll have to sacrifice for your disastrous diet actions.
I probably consumed about 12,000 calories Saturday. No joke. And very easily I might add.
The coconut chocolate frappe alone must’ve been a sugary-fat 1,100 calories. Not to mention the Johnny B Good large scoop I had on the side. The beers easily toppled over 2,000. All after 8pm.
Pizza was a delicious 1,000. And if I told you about the liquor, barbecue, chips, cheese dips, popcorn, chocolates, candy bars, olives, feta cheese… it wasn’t pretty.
But hey I did eat an apple, orange and banana 🙂
But overall downright terrible.
Should you eat like this?
I don’t believe it’s healthy for you… unless you’re eating great the other 6 days of the week.
But if you’re not, you may want to look into “fasting”.
I use fasting to help my liver recover a minute, spread out the calories over a couple days, cleanse my system a bit, and to really focus on absorbing lots of water.
Of course, before fasting a full 24 hours, be sure to try a smaller 12 hour period first.
See how you feel and keep a record of your mood, hunger, energy swings, etc.
I commonly have little problem once I commit my mind to the fast.
And I’m sure you’re going to have little problem doing so as well.
But I promise if you do it, especially following a large night of drinking or terrible overindulgence with calories, you’ll feel a hell of a lot better that day and the following day. Not just mentally about your guilt but physically it’s liberating not having to worry about eating, cooking, and taking time to plan meals.
So keep you beach abs for the beaches in Marshfield this weekend.
Fast or go home 😉
Live the Dream my friend,
Rob
PS – I wanted to run to burn off the extra fat I stored Saturday, but it was over 90 degrees Sunday, and after all those tasty beers, I was nervous of dehydrating myself and creating a massive headache or cramping up. So Fasting to keep my beach abs was my only option.
Marshfield Pizza, Belley Fitness Fast Food
As you already know about me, I love pizza!
So much its my number one cheat meal throughout the week. Ha ha. It’s true. Multiple offenses with cheese, oil and carbs. Ouch!
But heck, it beats a Whopper or Big Mac on the waistline.
I stick to cheese as my go-to slice, but on occasion I’m known to spread my taste buds beyond basic service and indulge in fancier, richer options.
If you’re gonna go fast food, go with a slice of cheese pizza.
It’s might be the best 250 calories you can consume if you’re head aches for fast food. Hey, I’m a modern realist.
If you have them throw some veggies on there you’ll also net a few gram points of fibers 😉
Love it!
This video makes me chuckle.
Commonly these guys rock the high five, as you know I’ve trademarked at the end of our workouts together. But for one webisode, they Houdini’d pizza! I may be there 3rd almost twin.
Robert Belley Fitness in Marshfield specializes in High-Fives and Pizza Devotion!
Live the Dream,
Just not around your waistline 😉
Rob
New Marshfield Personal Trainer at Fitness Studio, Health Club
Alright. So sometimes my casual approach to instruction at the studio is met with a myriad of criticism. Often leaving me vulnerable, shaken and holding onto my TRX straps for comfort and solace.
Well. I’ve had it.
I’m an emotional being cemented in feelings.
I’ve hired a new trainer.
He’s a celebrity too!
Please welcome Robert Belley Fitness in Marshfield’s newest addition to the team.
He’s got the fury of Tara.
The tenacity of Patti.
The fitness kung–fu of me (Rob).
Here was his video upload from the interview process required of all potential Belley Fitness instructors.
Let’s all welcome Vinnie to the team.
And pre-warn the town of Marshfield that Robert Belley Fitness insurance policy has been accordingly increased 😉
Live the Dream Marshfield,
Rob
Marshfield Fitness Newsletter Physique Report has a New Look :)
Hello February!
With the new month comes a few new changes at Belley Fitness studio helping to improve the Marshfield fitness landscape of health clubs, fitness centers, personal training studios and youth camps.
One of my tiny new changes is a new look to the newsletter logo for Marshfield fitness enthusiasts.
Here’s it is: 
I like it 🙂
Do you?
It still encompasses the original logo (inspiration of the male/female silhouettes), with the new tag line of the studio, CHALLENGE YOURSELF.
As the company has evolved so has the image.
Helping people discover they can always do better, always give more, and find results faster, is a small portion to our success.
I hope this logo is one small motivating change.
Live the Dream,
Rob
P.S. – BELLEY FITNESS TRIVIA:
The silhouettes from the original logo were taken from a photo I had of myself and Jessica Compston in New Hampshire at Echo Beach. It was our shadows in the water while standing on a tiny bridge. I felt it would make a really cool logo seeing it was that camping trip I decided to create Purely Physique/Robert Belley Fitness.
Thank you for your continued support 😉
Also New at Belley Fitness:
New Body New Life 2010
My Insanity Workout
Insanity Workout :) Lactic Threshold 10 lb. Rope Med Ball Break
Yesterday I had a great workout.
I’ve been building up my lactic threshold a bit.
So I’m extending my normal 15 minute workouts to near 30 on some days.
It was supposed to start with Med Ball Rope Slams, then Deadlifts, then DB Deadlifts.
However, my med ball broke yesterday… ONLY 12 Days OLD!!!!!!
Company is sending me a new one in the mail. Free of charge… We’ll see how long this one lasts 😉
Here’s video of the break 🙂
Here’s yesterdays workout:
Circuit:
Extended Sets
1A) Incline DB Press –> Flat DB Press –> Med Ball Push Ups –>
Floor Push Ups
0-30 seconds Rest
1B) Ring Pull Ups –> Bar Wide Grip Pull Ups –>
Neutral Grip Pull Ups –> Band Pulldowns
0-30s rest
1C) Band Resisted Bear Crawl Run Outs (30s) –> Jump Rope (1m) –>
Airdyne (20s) –> Flights with Crab Walks down (4)
Rest 1 minute
REPEAT ABOVE for 3 TOTAL SETS
I finished the workout in about 18 minutes
Everything till failure Minus 1C) My metaboilic/lactic acid training
www.myinsanityworkout.com
my insanity workout