Mark Macqueen's Bench-off Challenge - Giveaway Attempt

OK, so here is Mark Macqueen's official release video for the Americas Versus UK - Old Man Versus Young Man Bench-Off Challenge - Giveaway.

I have to say Mark performed very well especially since he had to lift a fair bit more weight than me (233 versus my 192 pounds) due to his heavier body weight. But fair is fair and I am a little bit older than him...

So far it looks like the Americas is in the lead by one with my 18 reps versus Mark's 16 reps, so lets all get involved and support our continents!

Checkout Mark's video where I think he has a much more simplified description of how this Contest - Challenge - Giveaway rolls out.

And again, thanks to Mark for getting the ball rolling on this one!

Americas Versus UK - Old Man Versus Young Man Bench-Off Contest

I am announcing a Contest - Giveaway that will focus around the bench press. I was approached by Mark Macqueen (From Scotland) who runs a UK based Power Lifting YouTube Channel to have a friendly Body Weight Bench Press contest to see who can get the most reps. A lot is on the line here since I represent not on Canada but also the over 40'ers, I am actually 26 years older than Mark but I will not use that as an excuse, I do have the advantage of being a fair bit lighter than him so he will have to work with a much heavier weight than I :)

Mark and I are not part of the actual giveaway, but we will be doing a friendly head-to-head body weight Bench-off to see who prevails?

So common and get involved and see if you can beat us!

Contest Rules: 

• Body Weight Bench Press / as many reps as you can. (Women do 3/4 body weight)
• Touch chest at bottom, full lockout at the top.
• But touching bench, feet touching floor.
• Belts, wraps and chalk are OK.
• Must have both our names in the title (Mark Macqueen & GetFitOver40) and link to our channels in the description of your video entry.
• Comment in both of our contest announcement videos with a link to your entry video to make sure we see your entry.
• Mark and I will judge the videos to decide who the winners are.

Giveaway Prizes: 

• Americas winner will get a pair of Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Headphones from me.
• UK winner prize will be a 20 pound "Myprotein" gift voucher from Mark.

Contest Entry End Date is June 19th 2014 at Midnight.

Good Luck to everyone!

Best Fitness Tag Ever - GetFitOver40 Edition

I got tagged the other day and so I am obligated to make a video answering some questions. This is all done in good fun and you may learn a few new things about me...  as is the tradition I am also tagging some people who now have to make a video answering the same questions...

Who Tagged me:

• Alvs mondares
• Dr Plankenstein's Fitness Training

Here are the questions I answer in this YouTube Video:

1. You are stuck on an Island and can only do two exercises, what are they?
2. Explain your workout style in only three words.
3. What is the worst injury you have every gotten?
4. Rate yourself 1-10.
5. What is the weirdest thing you do in the gym?
6. Pick only one, high pitched voice or never lift again.
7. If you where on death row, what would your last meal be?
8. What would you give-up lifting for?

Here is a list of the YouTubers I am tagging Back: 

• Brian Nielson
• MattDoesFitness 
• Mark Macqueen
• NS Bodybuilding
• Janis Finkelman 

Healthy Bastards Dietary Supplements - Green Coffee - Joint Formula - Testosterone Booster

I recently received some Dietary Supplements from a company called Healthy Bastards, they reached out to me and offered some samples to try out and review and I thought to myself... with a name like Healthy Bastards, I have to try their stuff out :)

It took a while to get my samples since Healthy Bastards tried sending my samples to Canada from the US a couple of times but each time our Canada Customs felt they needed to intervene for the safety of our national security and reject these Dietary Supplements at the border.

So we went with plan B which was having the products sent to a US receiving address I have setup just across the border and funny enough, driving my samples across is OK but mailing them risks some threat to our way of Canadian life as we know it.

So long story short, I got my Healthy Bastards product now and it's time to try them out. Here are the sample I chose:

• Green Coffee
• Joint Formula
• Testosterone Booster

My wife and I are going to share the Green Coffee and Joint Formula which will last us about 2 weeks and give us a chance to see how they work. For obvious reasons I will be trying out the Testosterone Booster but will be waiting about 2 weeks before I start taking it since I am in the middle of a weight cut and I'm also going to be away for a bit and probably not able to train much.

So stay posted for my reviews and feedback for my test samples of Healthy Bastards Dietary Supplements: Green Coffee - Joint Formula - Testosterone Booster:

Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Review

When I'm doing a workout on my own, I just have to have some tunes to keep me motivated and energized! Sometimes if I don't feel like working out I will throw my headphones on and start listening to one of my workout mixes and usually that gets me in the mood for a workout.

So I would say music is an important component to working out for many people, myself included. A while back I reviewed my Motorola S10-HD Headphones, recently I acquired a new pair of Bluetooth Stereo Headphones compliments of Kinivo. The pair I show you today are the Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones.

Lets get started with what you get in the box... You get the Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones of course, along with a nice velvet carrying pouch that the Kinivo BTH240 fold up compactly into, a micro USB cable for charging and the user manual.

Right off the bat I was very pleased with the compact size of the Kinivo BTH240's, I thought they where going to be a lot larger but found them to be compact and lightweight, yet heavy duty enough to take some mild workout abuse. I charged my new Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for the suggested 2 hours and then proceeded to give them a trial run during my evening at home workout. Of course I had to do the usual Bluetooth pairing to my iPhone 5s and once that was out of the way I was good to go. I was very pleased with the overall sound quality, lots of bass, smooth high end and a nice present midrange. Turning up the volume produced more than adequate volume which is rare in many headphone these days and even at very high volume levels I didn't notice any distortion.

I gave the Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones my range test by doing my usual walk around of my home, while keeping my iPhone stationary in the gym. I was able to travel at least 40 feet away and even made it downstairs into my kitchen with only a couple very short cut-outs.

Since these headphone are pretty new to me I can not say how durable they will be long term but from the looks of their design and overall build quality, I am not too concerned. And the fact that they are only around $30 means replacing them if they get lost, sat on, worn out, or stollen, not too much of a setback. Heck at that price, why not pickup two pair and have one on standby...

Here are some of the specifications for those of you who like the techie stuff:

Product Description

The Kinivo BTH240 is a redesign of our top selling BTH220 Bluetooth headphones. New features include Micro USB charging as well as increased battery life coupled with the same amazing audio performance, noise suppression and echo cancellation that customers have come to love!

New and Improved Design: The BTH240 has a new look and features from Kinivo BTH220 Headphones.
- Sleek New Design: Smooth black frame with silver lining and compact button layout.
- Micro-USB Charging port: Use a compact micro-USB charging cable to fully recharge the headset.
- Increased Battery Life: Up to 10 hours of music and talk time.
- Reduced LED Brightness: Modified LED design for more comfortable experience.

Key Features:
- Portability: Lightweight (73g), foldable design provides maximum portability & convenient storage.
- Rechargeable: Integrated rechargeable battery provides up to 10 hours of uninterrupted talk/ music time or 200 hours in the standby mode.
- Hands-Free calling: BTH240 has a built-in noise canceling Microphone. Music will automatically pause when you receive an incoming call.

Device Compatibility:
- iPhone 5, 4S, 4, 3GS.
- All iPads, iPod Touch, Android phones and tablets.
- All other Bluetooth (A2DP) capable devices.
- PS3 (Supports only chat audio).

What's in the Box:
- Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphone.
- User Manual.
- Micro USB Charging Cable.
- Carrying Pouch.

Warranty:
Kinivo BTH240 Headphone is covered by 1 year limited hardware warranty.