Jordan recently took Diesel to a “Fun Day” at his breeder Gratitude Farms.

Here he was at 10 weeks…

He’s now at 160lbs.

Diesel & his dad Raboo (how much do they look alike?)

and one more…(just imagine each tongue on either side of your face at the same time)

Gratitude Farms raises fantastic African Boerboels and Cane Corsos.

Crank it!
B-Rad

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The “D-Man” has his first birthday.  Hard to fathom that 10 months short ago we added this little guy to our family… 7 weeks old and 13 lbs.

Today he is 1 year old and 170lbs.  How would you like to gain 153 lbs in 10 months?

He still think’s he is a “lap dog” as here he is smothering Jordan

Here he is being “Large and In Charge”

Diesel’s Breeder “Gratitude Farms” is here in Minnesota.  They breed African Boerboels and Italian Cane Corsos in East Bethel.  They just had a litter of 13 yes THIRTEEN “Diesels” on Tuesday April 28th.  They also have litters on the way for Cane Corsoss.  If you want a fantastic temperament mixed with serious protection instinct… these are your breeds.

Crank it!
B-Rad

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I have receive a lot of requests lately for an update on Diesel.  I was looking back at some pics from a short 7 months ago.  Amazing how much he’s grown and changed.

From this:  7 weeks old / 13lbs

to this:  9 months old 140lbs…  all in 7 months!!

Here he is “guarding” our patio

and again testing his boundaries of a room he’s not allowed in (notice his left paw)

If any of you are looking for a large breed dog with fantastic temperaments I recommend Diesel’s breeder of Boerboels and Cane Corsos in Minnesota!

Crank it!
B-Rad

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I am back at Kinetic Edge tomorrow afternoon after investing 48 hours in Toronto at a mastermind group called Entourage Marketing put on by Craig Ballantyne. I was blown away by the content that I will be able to implement immediately.

For now, Diesel (”the D-man” as we like to call him) is starting to develop his own entourage…

Here he is a week ago…

and today December 2nd at 7 months old and 105lbs…wondering why he’s so popular

B-rad

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Michael Phelps and you’re eating habits…

As you know by now, Michael Phelps has won a record-breaking 8 gold medals. The significance of this feat is unparalleled in any sport. Let’s face it…

Michael Phelps intensity freak!

How many coincidences can there be with the number 8? In China, the number 8 is a lucky number.

The Olympics started on 8/8/08 at 8:08pm. Michael Phelps went 8 for 8 in both gold medals and records…one of the records was ‘only’ an Olympic record while the other 7 were World Records.

He also eats 10,000-12,000 calories per day to fuel his body. Here’s an example of
breakfast:
3 fried-egg and cheese sandwiches garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
1 5-egg omelet
1 bowl of oatmeal or grits
3 slices of French Toast
3 Choclate-chip pancakes.

That’s just for breakfast! This is an insane amount of calories that very few elite athletes could sustain without gaining weight.

Now think about what you consume. Are you even eating breakfast? He balances his massive carb loading with protein (with 8 eggs). He eats A TON of carbs. He needs it for fuel (5.8 miles per day swimming on average). You probably don’t. Take note of how many carbs to protein you are eating. For healthy fat loss it should be a 1:1 ratio. If you are overeating carbs and not burning them off, then they are converting to fat. Carbs just sit there waiting to do something: either be burned off by activity (swimming in Phelps case) or going up and down the stairs at work. Either way, they are meant to be consumed and then burned.

How much are you eating the rest of the day? Are you over-eating? I would venture to say that you aren’t training as hard or long as Michael Phelps. Therefore, he is the only guy to have the “Brad Nelson pass Go on the Buffet” Card. Everyone else must pass through the gatekeeper

If nothing else, hopefully his performance inspired YOU to get off your butt and go do something even if it’s in your back yard!

By the way, someone I am very close to is a young Michael Phelps in the calorie consumption department…
Stats:
15 weeks old
38.5 pounds
eating around 5 cups of food per day.
Goes by the name ‘Diesel’

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Meet Diesel. The new face of Kinetic Edge.

Diesel is a African Boerboel Mastiff.

He is 10 weeks old today. He is a handful and then some.
He is has grown from 14 lbs last week to 19lbs today. 5lbs in one week. He will be a big boy fully grown (165-180lbs) as you can see by his dad below…

This little guy is into everything. We have to be accountable to picking up all things “chewable” which is EVERYTHING. He also still has accidents inside and this is right after we have let him out! This is very frustrating at times, but he is making great progress.

Discipline. It requires A LOT of discipline on our part to watch him like a hawk. We also cannot be away from the house as long as we used to. D is also learning the meaning of discipline…here are some recent outtakes.

1 biting is not appropriate especially in the Achilles Tendon
2 pooping on the carpet and then stepping in it leaves a small present for Brad to clean up upon discovery…and all of this is improving my agility
3 ‘playing’ with Penelope does not mean pouncing on her and then taking a bite out of her hip…she will learn to fight back sooner or later.
4 facing off with Trigg (our cat fully-equipped with claws) is not one of his better decisions
5 Climbing stairs is easy. Descending stairs requires eliminating the sissy inside.

What does Accountability and Discipline with Diesel have to do with your fitness results? EVERYTHING. Are you getting the results you want? Are you accountable to someone…a training partner or trainer? A friend usually does not work in this situation. Why? Because they won’t get in your face and tell you the truth. They would rather ‘be nice’ and stay your friend by telling you what you want to hear. No. Not on my planet.

Discipline. Are you disciplined about doing what you need to do around exercise and diet in order to get the results you want? This includes some pie-hole shrinking. A small “bite” of chocolate cake after dinner turns into a whole piece.

When you are in slim down mode, for all practical purposes, that cake just went straight to your ass. In fact you might as well duct tape it to your thigh.

Get disciplined away from the gym. I am not saying you can’t have sweets or splurge once in a while. Keep it to 1 to 2 meals per WEEK. Any more than that and your habit creeps into every day and then all day every day.

Take home is this…
Accountability and discipline are your receipt to smaller jeans. If Diesel is gaining 4-5 lbs per week, you can surely lose 1-2 lbs per week.

Know you need more help? Kinetic Edge kettlebell/cross-training classes are perfect for accountability. KE is an ever-growing family of people discovering the anti-gym foofoo machines and hamster-wheel cardio. Come get some.

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