It's a new year, which means a litany of individuals who are starting new diets, getting back into the gym, trying to upgrade their lifestyle and inevitably showing up on internet forums or blogs. They set out of the best of intentions, ready to never revert to a lifestyle that is an extension of their … Continue reading Cleaning Up Your Diet: It’s A Process.
Category: Fitness
Obese Metabolic Ward Studies
Instead of clogging up Richard's blog with endless study rebuttals to personally held convictions about diet, I decided to make a post about it. First, here's what I'm responding to: As a former fat broad, who also was a fat kid when there was only one fat kid in the class (as opposed to today), … Continue reading Obese Metabolic Ward Studies
The Definitive Growth Hormone Post
I'm a fan of a hormonally adequate environment for health and fitness. By this, I mean that all hormones should be in a normal physiological range. Point of fact, if one was to believe the claims of supplement hucksters, all the cortisol in our body should be destroyed, when in reality only excessively high levels … Continue reading The Definitive Growth Hormone Post
The Favorable Path
I was recently re-listening to the discussion between Charles Staley and Arthur De Vany. In typical cock-hole bravado, I went and found studies that refuted the notion of fasted state workouts expressing genetic adaptations favorable to hypertrophy. However, there is a line at the end of the interview that I really like. Staley quoted Art … Continue reading The Favorable Path
Lift Weights Until You Keel Over And Die
Just a quick blurb about an older study I found this week whilst writing a post over at the work blog: We conclude that high-resistance weight training leads to significant gains in muscle strength, size, and functional mobility among frail residents of nursing homes up to 96 years of age. 96 years old. That's 70(!) … Continue reading Lift Weights Until You Keel Over And Die
Define Your Terms
"You want to start working out. Great. Why? Health and fitness? Good. What's that? Low body fat and a high vertical jump? Great. Have you always thought these associate with health and fitness? No? So why now?" It's quite the dilemma, using precise language for an imprecise and moving target. However, I think it is … Continue reading Define Your Terms
Personal Mythology: Using The Narrative Fallacy To Your Advantage
After a short discussion with Brent over at Healthcare Epistemocrat, I posted this simple quote on my announcement wall at my studio: "Culture and mythology trump everything: we live by fiction." And just above that quote, I added a quote from Shinzen Young that tied in serendipitously: " To teach is to inevitably mislead people … Continue reading Personal Mythology: Using The Narrative Fallacy To Your Advantage
Intelligent Exercise Studio Tour
Apologies for the lack of posting; I've been moving and busy with school, an e-book, and other projects. I have 6 posts coming down the pipe in the next six weeks at a minimum covering a wide range of topics. Stay tuned for that. I've linked to Doug a few times now and he just … Continue reading Intelligent Exercise Studio Tour
The 60 Second Chinup
I've posted about Doug twice now, but he's since added another vid of a 60 second chinup performance with additional weight. Give that a try next time you're in the gym! I'll be back to regular posting next week; moving into a new house is quite an ordeal!
Update On The Work Blog: Avoid Getting Mired In Minutia
It's a simple message but it needs repeating: worrying about the small things when the large things are fucked up will only leave you spinning your wheels on the road to health. I like a big smokey burnout as much as the next guy, but not in this instance! Click here!
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