Surviving a Chicago Winter from the ground up.

Ask any Chicago resident what winter is like in our city and be prepared to suffer the consequences. Though we’ve had 50 degree days in November and January, most locals have something to complain about. The 3 inches of snow melted too fast and they had to wash their car twice this week after driving through slush, or the fierce winds of the windy cityREAD MORE

Protein bar – Chicago

It’s often hard to find something clean and fast to eat these days. Protein bar has filled that void very well in my opinion. A lot of the menu items are based around quinoa, which is a grain high in protein and fiber while low on the glycemic index. They have smoothies, wraps, salads and much more. I posted a picture of the Quinoa ChiliREAD MORE

You can help a good cause. Sponsor Bootsy in the Tour De Cure

Hey Everyone,

As you’ve gathered from my blogs here I partake in a small plethora of athletic activities. I try to make a particular effort to make sure my efforts benefit a charity. One of my upcoming adventures is a ride for Diabetes. I’ve lost both my grandmother’s to this disease, and being something genetic it has always held a place close to my heart. IREAD MORE

Tough Mudder – Prove that you’re a warrior

I’m not a runner…in fact if it’s more than the 60 yards I have to run down on a kickoff I don’t even want to think about it. I like to go fast, I like to sprint as fast as I can, and then crash into stuff. That’s why I’m a football player. But I’m a warrior too, and warrior’s have to prove their badasseryREAD MORE

Bootsy’s Top 5 must do excercises

I had client at our gym after watching my routines for a week ask me an interesting question. One that I loved, and thought everyone should have the answer too. “What do you think are the most important exercises” It didn’t take me long to answer. The Following are the absolute most important exercises you need to learn to do. In coming weeks I willREAD MORE

This one’s for the girls

Any minute now Victoria Secret is going to have some massive sale on Bikini’s and we’ll be seeing women flocking to the treadmills, ellipticals, and aerobics classes as they remember that beach season is only a couple months away. After a winter of binge drinking, fast food eating, and non stop lazy cuddling their sexy curvaceous bodies have gotten soft and well a little extraREAD MORE