So now that you’ve got a basic understanding of what plyometrics is and the benefits of doing these exercise, here are a few videos to get you started.

By: Mike Mahler
You never really know what is going to happen in your life. Everything can be going along just fine and then out of nowhere everything changes in an instant. Sometimes, when you are faced with adversity, you discover a side of yourself that you may not have been aware of. A few [...]

Are you stressed out and tired of being unhappy? Perhaps you are not paying enough attention to yourself. While many stress reduction techniques are available, weight training is a powerful stress reduction technique.
The payoff for a regular weight lifting routine is enormous benefits to your body and mind. This includes increased muscle tone and optimal [...]

It’s been a couple of months since I last visited with my Tom Terbrock, and he’s dropped 11 more pounds during that time, giving him a grand total of 110 pounds lost. That alone is quite impressive, but it is the inches he shaved off which truly makes the difference.
Five days a week for 2 [...]

Tom may work hard at his job and at his fitness plan, but he definitely knows how to balance that out with having a good time with friends and family. Here are some photo’s of Tom with his good friend, Dave Glover, playing at Brewskee’s in O’Fallon, MO. And of course, I couldn’t resist getting [...]

Nathalie: When you implemented the lifestyle changes discussed by you and Charles D’Angleo (Tom’s personal trainer), how long was it before you noticed a difference in your energy and/ or over all health?
Tom: It was about 2 weeks before I noticed a change in my body, but I immediately had more energy.
N: Describe what a [...]

Tom’s goal 1.5 years ago was to loose 150 lbs. He weighed 368 lbs. and was, as he likes to teasingly say, the big “O”. Obese! Along with his lofty weight-loss goal, he also had type 2 diabetes and a lifestyle which was slowly killing him.

Tom T: 45 years old
Starting Weight: 368 LBS.
Starting Date: October 2005
June 2007 Weight: 267 LBS.
Yep, that picture was Tom before he began his weight loss 1.5 years ago. He was over-weight, diabetic, and had no energy; however, because he had been over-weight all of his life he didn’t know that he could feel better.

I know that, in general, personal interviews read like mini bio’s and show one side of the person interviewed that fits the need of the interviewer. In fact, when I first heard about Tom Terbrock, it was from my friend, Chris, who had heard Tom’s story of weight loss on the radio while listening to [...]