Author: Dr. Steroids

Last time, we talked about keeping your resolutions.  If one of yours was running a race before the spring thaw, we need to talk about training in the weather! Why should you train outside?  First, you need to get used to the conditions of road running.  If you’er always on the treadmill, you’ll get shaken by new things on race day.  The proximity of cars, the barking of dogs, loose gravel, all can trip you up on your first few road runs.  And let’s not forget the hills! Sure, you can simulate incline on a treadmill, but you cannot run…

There are very few things in life that are perfect; the combination of peanut butter and chocolate in a Reese’s, J-Lo’s backside, and the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Currently March Madness is 65 teams selected by a College Basketball committee (number crunching dorks). They have one play-in game, which only degenerate gamblers watch. People have recently started talking about expanding the tournament to 68 teams and adding four play-in games. Great, so now Long Beach Community College can play ITT Tech and the winner goes dancing. Yeah! If increasing to 68 isn’t enough, they have also thrown around the idea…

With the 2010 Winter Olympics opening soon the United States men’s hockey team looks at Vancouver as a fresh start, a chance for redemption. The 2006 Olympics in Torino were unkind to the Americans on the ice, as they finished a disappointing eighth just four years after claiming the silver in the 2002 Olympics held in Salt Lake City. With the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brian Burke calling the shots, the Americans hope for better fortunes this time around. Much like their neighbors to the north, the Americans hope to return to the medal podium when all is…

The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are just over a week away and all eyes will be riveted on Canada Hockey Place for the men’s Olympic hockey championships. Teams from twelve countries spanning the globe will do battle to try and claim the gold medal for their respective nations. The teams representing the USA, Canada, Sweden and Russia will be loaded with NHL talent and should be considered the odds on favorites to medal. The Czech Republic and Finland also will be fairly well represented as well. Teams like Germany, Belarus, Norway (which has never won a medal since hockey…

Most fans of mixed martial arts only know Seth Petruzelli as the “Kimbo Slayer”, but there is much more to the man than one fateful night on national television.  Seth competed on season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter and went 0-2 in the UFC with notable losses to Matt Hammil and Wilson Gouveia.  Outside the UFC, Seth has big victories against MMA legend Dan Severn and obviously Kimbo Slice.  I had the opportunity to interview Seth about his plans for the future and some of his upcoming fights. Note: The interview took place 2 days before it was announced that…

With the exception of major league baseball, no sport has as much upheaval at the trade deadline as the National Hockey League. This season, teams are faced with a double whammy as rosters freeze February 12th for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. By the time they unfreeze following the Olympics teams will have just 63 hours before the trade deadline hits to make any further moves. This short window makes right now a busy time for everyone across the league. There are a fair number of teams that are already rebuilding or stocking up for a playoff run. There…

I sat down to watch the Super Bowl last night in pieces.  We started at a restaurant for my birthday, and then again in the comfort of our home.  I didn’t make it to the final whistle because the game was over before then.  I didn’t care for the Saints and I don’t now, but I am very upset with Peyton Manning AND myself. I should have known better than to praise someone who had lost so many big games.  I should have known to look past the Colts’ Super Bowl win over the Bears in 2006. But… I stupidly…

Yes, I had talked a little trash about the main event fight between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, but in all honesty, I was pretty excited for the rest of the main card.  Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen were duking it out for middleweight number 1 contender status, Paulo Thiago and Mike Swick were trying to get back in the mix at welterweight, and both Demian Maia and Matt Serra were trying to become relevant again in their respective divisions after setback losses in their last fights. The event kickstarted with a matchup between former welterweight champ Matt “The Terra”…

Discovering new ways to boost my health is sometimes an adventure, especially when I try new foods. Recently, I took a look at adding Japanese staples to my diet. I found that Asian food is tasty, unique, healthy and kind of fun to eat. Nori Nori is traditionally dark green sheets. But can be found brown or red. It is also referred to as seaweed. Nori has been a common food in Japan and China for centuries. It used to be called norinorinori. A friend of my daughter’s loves to eat nori plain. She considers it a great snack and munchies…

The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The two best teams in the league are facing off. The two best offenses in the league are squaring up. The most maligned defenses in the league have something to prove, and I have a pick to make. I love listening to sports radio during major events like the Super Bowl. Why? Because every player in the sport walks up and down “Radio Row” giving really good interviews. I heard one interview in particular that confirmed my pick, and gave me the insight I needed to make my line of thinking stick. It comes…