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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Getting more Kettlebells

Mar

2011

I’m excited to pick up two more kettlebells this week to add to my home gym. I started out buying nine kettlebells hoping to that others would join my addiction; didn’t happen. I bought all of my kettlebells from NPTI Trainer and Phil Ray has been very helpful. I’m trading up some of my smaller ...

What’s in your … Home Gym?

Mar

2011

if you workout at home, what’s in your home gym? I’ve tried many types of equipment through the years. I’ve been worked out in different settings: belonged to different gyms, done martial arts, and had several different setups in my home gym. So .. What’s in your home gym? My Home Gym In time I’ll ...

Why workout?

Mar

2011

Life is busy, very busy. We spend hours sitting, living in a cube. So why bother working out. It is hard work and requires some of our limited and precious time. You’ve no doubt encountered a disinterest; or even strong opposition to working out while at work. I had a coworker who expressed it like ...

1,000 Swings – Persistance Pays Off

Mar

2011

Thanks to twitter I found a new workout. I was talking with Aaron Pierson (@NoCoKettlebell) and he mentioned knocking out 1,000 kettlebell swings. I had to learn more and this morning I gave it a shot. I performed 1,000 kettlebell swings in less than 40 minutes using my 24kg kettlebell. The Workout The workout is ...

GVT – day 11 – Add More Weight

Mar

2011

This is day 10 of the German Volume section of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion has pushed me and helped me add weight. (See the articles tagged with GVT.) Add More Weight Every time I go out to do one of these workouts I want to see increase. But doing ten ...

What’s in your … breakfast?

Mar

2011

Fuel, your body needs fuel. Especially if you are exercising. The most important meal of the day is breakfast. Your body has just spent hours working to rebuild and restore from the previous day and now it needs fuel. That initial burst of fuel from breakfast is also key in helping burn fat. Without that ...

Tuesday’s Tip|Omega3 and Plant Sterols|Improve Cholesterol

Mar

2011

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Plant Sterols are claimed to help improve your cholesterol. This is part 3 of my series on Cholesterol and You where I continue to explore recommendations I’ve received to improve my cholesterol levels. What are they and what affect do they have? Omega 3 Fatty Acids Omega-3 fatty acids, or fish ...

GVT – day 10 – Pullups and Calluses

Mar

2011

Day 10 of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion continues to be a challenge and today was a killer. (See day 2, day 4, day 7, day 8, day 9) I found an article that made me focus on pull ups during this workout. Yavor from RelativeStrengthAdvantage wrote about Lat Activation. The ...

GVT – day 9 – Heart Rate Zones Applied

Mar

2011

Today I worked through day 9 of the German Volume Training and wanted to spend time applying Heart Rate Training Zones. You will see why I love using kettlebells so much, since they let me combine strength training and cardio training. This is day 9, so this nearly the end of this portion of Mike ...