Marc LalondeMar 6, 20202 minChipping away at the misery of winter and embracing the optimism of Spring It doesn’t take much sometimes, does it? A friend reminded me recently that there were but three weeks left until Spring, and that was a ...
Marc LalondeFeb 23, 20204 minAlmost Famous wisdom and the trials of February explained -- I thinkThere’s a line in a great film from two decades back that told the story of a budding 15-year-old journalist who was writing a magazine p...
Marc LalondeFeb 17, 20202 minIt’s such an exciting time of year in Montreal -- and why is that? Can you feel it? The snow is starting to melt and life is about to get great again. The heavy coats, the large, bulky hoodies and the cov...
Marc LalondeFeb 12, 20204 minPlacebo effect, sunshine, or coincidence? Let’s talk about 5-HTPSo, I’ve been fighting depression on and off basically since I began this bodybuilding thing; some weeks were OK, while other weeks were ...
Marc LalondeFeb 4, 20202 minFootball is back! Yes, you just read that correctly in FebruaryI know, I know. The Super Bowl, which usually signifies the tail end of the football season as we know it, was just last weekend. There’s...
Marc LalondeJan 18, 20203 minClearing things up: the S-word. No, not ‘sword,’ Sean Connery. Supplements!Every day, I get up in the morning and go straight to the kitchen for breakfast. Sort of. The first thing I consume every day since I beg...
Marc LalondeJan 15, 20204 minWednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, oh my!My quest to lean put to bodybuilder proportions continues unabated this week, despite the NFL playoffs, despite the holiday season and de...
Marc LalondeJan 10, 20203 minMy training week, my daily supplement routine and the aches and pains of bodybuilding...My training week, my daily supplement routine and the aches and pains of bodybuilding Bodybuilding is as much a science as it is an art, ...
Marc LalondeJan 7, 20202 minHow Trevor Lovig’s championship offence is just like Mike Tyson’s Punch-OutYes, that’s what I said. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out was the absolute first thing I thought of when Trevor Lovig and I sat down to discuss the...
Marc LalondeJan 7, 20203 minMy day at the CBC, or how I learned to stop worrying and love live radio 2020 has already been an amazing year to date. New friends, new clients, and new contacts in a pair of incredible women I met on Jan. 2. ...
Marc LalondeDec 28, 20192 minIt’s OK to not be OKDear readers, I owe you a big apology. For the past few weeks, I have left these pages untended. My garden of ideas grew a little wild, a...
Marc LalondeDec 9, 20192 minLivin' on the edge -- and how Ted Stote turned his defence into a powerhouseCougars’ defence was livin’ on the edge in 2019. When you ask nine- and 10-year-olds to play football it’s often a miracle that you can e...
Marc LalondeDec 9, 20193 minConsidering the past 365 days...and the next 365It's a challenge at any point in time to predict the future, but I have proved particularly inadept at it in the last decade or so. This ...
Marc LalondeDec 4, 20192 minFatigue and the month of December are trying to gang up on meThe advent calendar is strong in our house. With multiple iterations being gifted upon my children from all sides, I grow ever more tempt...
Marc LalondeDec 4, 20192 minGreens and protein followed by ....more greens and protein The secret to leaning out is super easy, and if you lean in really close I'll tell you what it is. For free. My bodybuilding consultant a...
Marc LalondeNov 30, 20192 minC’mon now. There’s always time -- you just gotta lookSo I hadn’t planned on making this my blog post this weekend, but I had no other choice. I hear from people all the time about exercise a...
Marc LalondeNov 30, 20192 minFinding the courage to say the things we cannot sayWhere do we find the courage when everything seems dark and cold? In the wake of a friend’s passing by way of suicide, I have taken a goo...
Marc LalondeNov 27, 20193 minA question of time managementI had a great conversation with one of my fitness mentors today in the gym, and it rotated a little bit around time management and how im...
Marc LalondeNov 26, 20193 minI did abs with Muna and lived to tell the taleI must say, knowing that ultimately the end goal is not to win but to participate, that I have enjoyed the bodybuilder weightlifting regi...
Marc LalondeNov 25, 20192 minSo, everything hurts and I'm so very, very tired.. but still better every dayNever, ever in my life have I adhered this strongly to a smart eating regime. Never in my life have I been this dedicated to a single phy...
