By Henry Gould – March 29th, 2019 I guess it was ~5 years ago that Brussels sprouts went from the dish everyone avoided at Thanksgiving, to a vegetable almost all trendy restaurants had on their menu. Many credit David Chang of the Momofuku empire for their elevated stardom, as he was one of the first to deep fry them and … Read More
Buddy Passes Now Available!!
By Yard Athletics – March 20, 2019 Attention all Yard Athletics personal training clients! Do you have a friend still sitting on the fence, debating whether to try out a #YardHard workout? Great news… you now get 1 x Buddy Pass per month to bring that friend along with you, free of charge. How does it work? Well, if you’re … Read More
RECIPE – Salmon “Sautee” w/ Asparagus, Leeks, Artichokes & Mint
By Henry Gould – March 19th, 2019 I just checked the weather, and even though it’s hovering around 0 degrees in Toronto and Montreal, spring has officially arrived in Vancouver! Everyone give yourself a round of applause, you made it through the harshest, coldest, most harrowing winter on record (*citation needed). Allergies are picking up right where they left off, … Read More
Strength = Lower Risk Of Diabetes; Paleo Diet & Eating Rabbit
By Henry Gould – March 12th, 2019 Greetings #YardHard family! It feels like forever ago that we did a “general interest” style post on the blog (what with all the amazing recipes, 20 Questions, and Ilan’s “Myths of Weightlifting” series) so figured it was time to get back into it. “Diabetes Study Ties Lower Risk To Just A Moderate Amount … Read More
RECIPE: Zucchini Pasta w/ Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes by Natalie Cumberbirch
By Natalie Cumberbirch – March 5th, 2019 What’s up people! Coming at you with another ‘recipe’; dinner idea, ‘inspo’ for anyone lacking that creative kick in the kitchen. I recently started a new job at Mamiche Bakery in Paris where my first task of the day is baking off all the croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin…basically all the … Read More
The Myths Of Weightlifting: PART 2 w/ Ilan Cumberbirch
By Yard Athletics – Based on the great feedback we received on the first installment of this series, Ilan is back to debunk all those pesky fitness myths! As we left off last time, the questions was something along the lines of “I don’t want to get a big neck, legs and shoulders; I just want to tone my arms, … Read More
RECIPE – “One Pan” Chicken w/ Soy, Garlic, Ginger and Chili
By Henry Gould – Feb 26th, 2019 There are times when I find the “one pan meal” concept a little sad and forlorn (you don’t even have the effort to clean TWO pans???). In reality though, it can be incredibly satisfying to chuck everything in the oven for ~45 minutes and suddenly have dinner ready, when otherwise you might have … Read More
20 Questions w/ Yves Millette: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Feb 22nd, 2019 Can you believe it’s the last Friday in February?? Not sure if that means spring is almost here (isn’t there still snow on the ground?) but either way, the year seems to be flying by. Regardless of that… we are back and better than ever, with a brand new edition of 20 Questions! … Read More
The Myths of Weighlifting w/ Ilan Cumberbirch
By Yard Athletics – Feb 15th, 2019 Greetings! Today we are starting out a new series, diving into some of the myths that surround lifting weights, especially when it comes to gaining and losing weight, leaning out, bulking up, risk of injury, the works. And what better resource to ask than founder and director of Yard Athletics, Ilan Cumberbirch. Unless … Read More
20 Questions w/ Marianne Beilmann: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Feb 8th, 2019 Tuesday’s blog was a little doom and gloom (…”50% of US Adults have heart disease“) so we had no choice but to liven things up with everyones favorite question and answer series… the Yard Athletics 20 Questions! We might be biased, but ours seems a lot better than that cheesy, totally-scripted-but-pretending-to-not-be-scripted Vogue 73 … Read More