Back to kicking butt and taking names

Hey there! I hope you’re doing awesome. I took a week vacation to Seattle to visit my Dad’s side of the family in September. If you didn’t know, I lived in Seattle before moving to Hawaii at age 12. My Grandpa is 92 years old and I swear to you, the old man has got some SERIOUS

My first youtube video–Check it out!

Hi, I hope you’re doing good. It took me a little while to figure out how to use my video editing program (I suck at computers) but I think I’ve finally got it figured out. The video I made is down at the bottom of this post. I’m totally stoked about it! It’s the first

The secret to losing body fat

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved, except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” Bruce Barton Judy, one of my Hawaii personal training clients, and a great friend, made the picture on the left for me after my motorcycle accident. I

This video made me LOL!

This video made me LOL! I hope it can do the same for you. When you spend a significant amount of time in a gym, you occasionally see some crazy stuff, people, and people doing crazy stuff. The funniest thing about the video below is: back when I worked as a personal trainer down on the beach in

Are you wasting time in the gym?

I was having a conversation the other day with one of my Hawaii personal training clients. Next month, she’s trying out to be a cheerleader for an NFL football team. She’s worked with a few different personal trainers in the past and she’s been to many different gyms. The gym

230 lbs vs 165 lbs and The Bigger Picture

230 lbs vs 165 lbs You could say it has been a bit crazy for this Hawaii personal trainer these past few weeks. A couple weeks ago, a lady rear ended my car pretty hard. Unfortunately, my car is not drivable so I’ve been walking and skateboarding everywhere I need to go. Yeah, it’s

Got resolutions? Then get this…

First off–Happy New Year to all my Hawaii personal training clients, personal training email list, and blog readers.  I hope your 2008 was as great as mine and that your 2009 is even better. Time goes by so fast! How are you going to make 2009 the best year you’ve ever had? Keep

Mele Kalikimaka from Chris Ranes Personal Training

There’s no snow, or ice over here in Hawaii, but I definitely know it’s the holiday season. This December has been busier than ever for me. I’ve had much of the normal holiday craziness as the rest of you have probably had. My Mom flew into town and we had dinner together on

I can’t believe I ate the WHOLE turkey!

What?! Some personal trainer in Hawaii ate a WHOLE turkey? I actually did not eat the whole turkey. “I can’t believe I ate the whole turkey!” was really a little homemade paper sign that me, my kid sister, and my cousins taped onto Grandpa’s back during a Thanksgiving get

The Why’s and How’s of Losing Body Fat

Why do you work out? It is a simple question but it is a very important one. Having a reason why gives you a purpose. When the reason (the why) you want to achieve something is big enough, you will be much better prepared to handle any part of the how. If the “what” is not easily

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