Troy Pesola, Author at Cube Dweller Fitness

Troy Pesola

Troy is the founder of Cube.Dweller.Fitness. He's an innovation catalyst in several areas of life including business, marketing, and process improvement. Outside of work he's actively involved in fitness, health, and living vibrantly in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

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To Squat or Not to Squat

Sep

2011

The Squat is one exercise that elicits emotion for many. Some hate it while others sing its praise. What’s the deal with the squat? The exercise is either one of the most practical ways to build functional leg strength or the bain of knees and backs everywhere. Here is a story that highlights the depth ...

Travel Workout – Stairs at U of MN

Sep

2011

Do workout when you travel? I do. And this past holiday weekend was no different. We had a chance to be our son’s house dorm-guests at the University of Minnesota. Sure it was packed with all of us packed into a single room, but priceless time with him. While there I had to find a ...

Learn How To Use The Kettlebell

Sep

2011

There are many ways to learn how to use the kettlebell as an effective device to burn fat, build muscle, and improve cardiovascular conditioning. The kettlebell, a simple weight with a handle on top has earned a reputation as one of the most effective fitness devices you can use. But let’s say you want to ...

Perfect Push-Up | Another Gadget Failure

Aug

2011

The fitness industry is filled, I mean completely filled, with gadgets espousing extraordinary benefits. These gadgets, often sold through late night TV, offer to be the instant cure to building muscle. The sad reality is that most are sheer bunk; worthless plastic sold through excessive hype. One of those gadgets is the Perfect Push-Up. This ...

Do you train people for snow sports? Let’s Talk

Aug

2011

Snow season is coming. I’m already anxious to wax my snowboard. But this is the season to do that last push of pre-season training. I am planning on doing a few interviews with trainers for their pre-seasons training suggestions just for snow sports. by Tom JZ Trainers – Signup To Give Your Advise The series will ...

Workout Puddle | Interval Workout

Aug

2011

Interval workouts are intense and burn a ton of calories in a short amount of time. One measure of a workout is the workout puddle. Here is an interval workout that is an excellent example of metabolic conditioning and left this behind… When I workout or go on adventures I tend to enjoy intervals – ...

Upper Body Morning Workout

Aug

2011

I love starting the day with a workout. This morning was no different. It feels great, although sometimes typing is a bit more challenging with fatigued muscles. So here is what I did for my upper body morning workout today. by John-Morgan Structure The structure of the workout is fairly simple a warmup followed by 3 ...

Tuesday’s Tip: Avoiding Fitness Analysis-Paralysis

Aug

2011

Lifestyle changes are tough. To make things worse there is so much information available it is easy to get stuck in analysis-paralysis. If you are like me, then you know the ease of getting stuck in a perpetual planning mode. But planning doesn’t do anything. by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Like scientists we can get ...

Six Tips to Get Past Plateaus

Aug

2011

What do you do when you are improving, then just get stuck? Could be you just can’t seem to do a single pull-up. Could be that you can’t run more than 2 miles? Could be just about anything? Those limits, or plateaus, can be frustrating. Well bust through those plateaus with these six tips.