Friday the 13th!  In honor of this special day I’ve included a few scary photos for you.  First, as promised:

My 'stache, Day 13

Man if I knew it would only take me 13 days to look this awesome, I would have done this a long time ago.  To support my ’stache, prostate, and testicular cancer, click here.

The next photo is of a scary exercise I saw at the gym the other night.  This one doesn’t scare me so much because this guy is risking his life, but because he is so misguided.

Scary Rack Usage

Wow, this is ridiculous — too bad he totally thinks he’s the coolest.  I mean look at all the thought he put into this one.  He’s even got a little pad mounted up there for his lil’ ankles, and using those god forsaken ab wings, which always seem to attract idiots, so that he can sculpt the ultimate abs of steel.  Well buddy, that exercise sucks and I think it’s so funny that I took pictures of you.  This clown was also holding me up as I needed the rack.  The rack is the cornerstone of every great gym.  My gym only has one, which is not optimal and it usually attracts people who don’t seem to know how to use it.  Let’s take a look at a better gym.

Ah, isn’t that pretty and look no hanging ab doo-dads.  Why have so many racks? Well, because pretty much every exercise worth doing takes place in the rack.  If you are busy listing machines right now, “What about that one for my thighs?”, “The fly machine is good though right?”, you are proving my point.   Oh and you can bench press in there too — now are you happy?  Stick to the basics, no circus tricks, no machines, nothing that involves a lot of set-up time, a step ladder, or a helmet.  You will see better results, less injuries, and fewer pictures of yourself online.  Have a good weekend.

Week one of Movember has come to a close.  In my previous post about Movember I mentioned that I was a part of Team Fanny Duster, we have since become Team Rip Curl.   You can check out our site here and Twitter here.  At the end of week one Team Rip Curl is in first place nation wide, having raised over 33k!  Thank you to all who have donated.  This post was also supposed to include a photo of my current moustache progress, but I’m currently at home with the flu and haven’t eaten in a day.   The combination of this gaunt look and sketchy ’stache are just too scary to post.

Strong dude with a sweet 'stache

Happy September everyone.  President Obama has declared September 09 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and my friend Donny has asked me to grow a moustache, but more from the President:

“My Administration supports prevention efforts and research to develop better screening tests, uncover more effective treatments, and ensure quality care for all who are diagnosed with this illness. We must ensure that more men are educated about all aspects of the disease including prevention, early detection and possible treatment options. To expand our knowledge of this cancer, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are playing leading roles in research. Their work is helping to reduce the burden of prostate cancer and save lives for generations to come.”

So, to help spread awareness and raise some funds for the aforementioned groups to conduct their research.  I am happy to announce I will be growing a moustache for the entire month of November.  I won’t be alone however, I will be working with Team Fanny Duster to raise some serious moola for an awesome cause.  Last year the team came in 13th place and this NovemberMovember are goal is first place. Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a charity event held during November each year.   At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face.  The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo (Australian slang for moustache), raising money and awareness along the way for men’s health and the fight against prostate cancer.  To learn more click here.

Why wait until November?  Well because Moptember doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue and Movember has been going on long before  Obama declared September Prostate Awareness month.  Movember was started in Australia approximately 10 years ago.  That doesn’t mean you should sit on your ass until November, you can make some moves today, educate yourself:

The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for prostate cancer in the United States are for 2009:

• 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer
• 27,360 deaths from prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer.  Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men(Lung cancer is the first.)  One man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime.  And one man in 35 will die of this disease.  More than 2 million men in the United States who have had prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.  The death rate for prostate cancer is going down, and the disease is being found earlier, too.

Get your PSA levels checked:

PSA or Protein Specific Antigen, is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland.  PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of normal men, and is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer and in other prostate disorders.  A blood test to measure PSA is considered the most effective test currently available for the early detection of prostate cancer, but this effectiveness has also been questioned. -Wikipedia

The PSA test does have limitations, but it is currently the best test there is. Call your doctor, get the test done.   Become Aware and spread awareness.  And don’t worry nothing goes in your rear, it’s just a blood test.

If for some reason Obama’s words and this post don’t move you to anything this month. You’ll be reminded again in NoMovember by my pathetic excuse of a moustache.  If you don’t know me, don’t worry I’ll be posting photos.    Oh, and start putting some money aside for a donation.