I'm A Pepper, You're a Pepper

It's true that you can still make pretty good progress without eating a great diet... but you would'nt be doing yourself any favors, especially in the longrun,

Youll be better equipped to live mean if you eat clean, AND you'll be a whole lot stronger when you eat right if you know what Im sayin, so throw away those chips,
pop and candy bars.

Fortunately for everybody involved eating clean does NOT mean you are limited to bland, tasteless fare. -- steamed rice and watercress sandwiches (without the crust!) can only go so far.

The fact of the matter is that there are plenty of foods that taste great AND are very good for you.

Let me give you a good example...

I was at the store a few days back and saw that they were running a special on bell peppers: three for 5 bucks. - green peppers, yellow peppers, red peppers, orange
peppers, even white ones.

I bought six of 'em and they are Deeeeliscious! I happen to like peppers a lot anyhow and I know they are healthy but I thought I would do a little research to see what they are all about.

Turns out that bell peppers are one of THE healthiest foods you can eat.

Red Peppers, for example, are an excellent source of vitamin B6 and also are one of the few foods that contain lycopene, which is supposed to guard against certain forms of cancer, promotes lung health and is also supposed to have a protective effect against cataracts and arthritis.

One cup (about one pepper) of raw, chopped bell peppers provides over 100% of the Daily Values for vitamin C and vitamin A.

I could go on for quite a while about the other vitamins and health benefits for eating peppers but Ill stop here, Google will tell you more if you so choose.

Anyhow, just a quick reminder on whats out there.

You could cook 'em and such but I prefer to take the stem out and just eat 'em like an apple, Iron Chef style. (Makes a better snack than a handful of chips.)

I think I may even start growing my own.

Now its time to go workout - see if you train as hard as I do today...

Train hard,
John Wood

P.S. Look for a good workout? Theres a great one on
page 155 of this book: Keys to Progress

What's on my Book Shelf?

So there I was, poking at my poached eggs this morning and an idea struck me. I was looking at the bookshelf a few feet from my kitchen table and thought "Man, I've got a lot of books." Of course I don't have those books just to fill up the shelves, each one of them is there for a reason. So the idea that struck me was this: "Would you be interested in hearing about some of my favorite books?" I'm thinking every month I would provide a list of a half dozen or so of the books that I dig, might be fiction, might be non-fiction, might be marketing books, might even be coloring books (kidding, kidding)

If this is something you might be interested in, drop me a line.

Train hard,
John Wood

P.S. Speaking of my favorite books, heres one that I highly
recommend: The Complete Keys to Progress

Bulgarian Bag Announcement

In case you have recently ordered a large Bulgarian Bag and noticed something a bit out of the ordinary, just thought you would like to know that I just talked to Ivan Ivanov and the "Large" Bulgarian Bags will have Silver straps instead of the customary black straps.

Not sure why Ivan decided to make the switch but here's how they look:

The Large Bulgarian Bags now have Silver Straps

Large Bulgarian Bag - 37 Pounds