I ran into this site from Heather http://strengthandbody.com/jinxmi who worked at the school I went to.  I spent a lot of time running on the treadmill in our small gym in the basement, and working on mostly the bench press.  It was my first real serious effort at ‘working out’ and since that time (3-4 years ago), I’ve gotten really excited about different training techniques, as well as principles behind strength conditioning.  Prior to this experience, I had focused mainly on running (I ran track and cross country in high school) from time to time, as well as doing push ups, which I believed to be the best form of exercise from seeing my dad do them :DA few months ago I started aggressively lifting weights, doing interval training on the treadmill, biking and swimming a bit with sauna/steamroom for detox purposes.  I have largely focussed on upper body, mainly chest as well as legs, with more recent emphasis on back.   The exercises I mainly do are inclined bench press (3-4 sets of 6-8 reps @ 130-140 lbs), pull/push ups, pec dec (3 S of 10-12 R @ 130 lbs), leg press @ somewhere around 200 lbs, and lying crunches and push ups to end my workout.I am incorporating more conditioning training for an upcoming duathalon (run and bike) in July.  For example, today I ran a quick 3-4 km outdoors on a hilly terrain, and then did 30 min fairly intenses biking, with quick 1 min bursts at a high intensity, followed by a 1 min break (interval training).  Part of the reason for my focus on cardio is to tonify my lungs, due to long time exposure to second hand smoke (I smoke occasionally myself, but don’t always inhale).I am looking for specific training tips based on sound practice.  With my background in naturopathy, and interest in muscle physiology and strength training principles, I can offer advice based on science, and specifically, natural healing techniques (ie. homeopathy, hydrotherapy, botanicals, nutrition).  I take numerous supplements, inc. protein (Muscle Stack by Interactive, the choc flavour I highly recommend for it’s great taste, easiest of any protein shake I’ve tried to mix, and effects for gaining muscle mass), adaptogenic and tonic herbs like ginseng and rhodiola, multi-vitamin, as well as ephedra/caffeine combo prior to my cardio stuff.  I am open to any who have questions on supplements, or anything on sports injuries, or detox principles (which I take a great interest in).Much happiness and health to you!Russellps. this site looks awesome, I think I’m going to love it! Thanks to Heather http://strengthandbody.com/jinxmi for blogging, and introducing me