It's been rough cycling in Laos so far. I was fine the first two days but then I was really lacking in energy the next five and had all kinds of digestion problems and trouble staying warm, I just chalked it up to rough terrain… Read More »Tour de Toilet
Pictured is the type hut I have stayed in here. Cycling in Laos is truly a new experience for me because I've mainly cycled in Europe and America. Biggest difference? The overwhelming friendliness! In every single village the smiling kids line the road jumping up… Read More »Cycling report from Laos
I'm doing my advanced travel workout for lats today (video to be released in 2 weeks), People always complain that there is "nowhere" to do pullups when they travel – poppycock! Today within 50 feet of my hut, I found two awesome places to do… Read More »Todays travel workout – pullups everywhere!
OK , here it is – a photo of me in a shirt! Hot sun and malaria have me wearing a shirt. The bike I rented, it's a lot faster than the travel bike with 12" wheels that I used in the Tour de Hans.… Read More »Scooby in a shirt
This is the last time I'm going to be in a hotel for awhile so thought I would make sure to do a complete upper body workout while I have a big, cool, comfy hotel room to use because it's going to get a lot… Read More »Hotel workout
The biggest challege for most travelling amateur bodybuilders is nutrition. The pros have traveling entourages of chefs and nutritionists, not us. When you do intense travel workouts like I will illustrate in next months video, you need protein 3-6 times a day and that is… Read More »Good travel nutrition for bodybuilders
Part of long distance cycling trips is packing light, that means at most two of everything so there is room in the backpack for really impt things like protein powder :) More on that subject and travel nutrition tomorrow. The trick with laundry is getting… Read More »Packing light
Arrived in Thailand with a brief layover before starting the biking in Laos. First step is always the same in every country, find local healthy foods. In my case I need dried foods so they pack densely and dont perish quickly. I dont read a… Read More »Step1: Locating healthy local food
Waiting for first flight which is 12hrs. Here I am with ALL my baggage, just on backpack with wheels. Only 25% is clothes and toiletries, the rest is photo gear ( two camcorders and a full size tripod) and the rest is protein bars and… Read More »On way to Laos for 2+ weeks of intense cycling
Hey folks, I will be completely out of touch an unable to answer any questions until after the 6th of February. I have my backpack packed and I’m heading to Laos in 8 hours for some hardcore cycling. Gotta get ready for the Team Scooby… Read More »Biking across Laos
