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ChAoS & PAIN: I Am Not A Superhero #2
Posted by in Exercise on May 8, 2012
As usual, a little crass, but a good point that needs to be made to legions of people, and not just about lifting weights. ChAoS & PAIN: I Am Not A Superhero #2
Willpower and Desire as They Relate to Fitness
Numerous times recently both on Fitocracy and in questions from readers of the blog, I have gotten questions on dieting. This is not a huge deal, and while I think it has been covered more thoroughly by more learned folk than I (see Lyle’s site, Alan Aragon’s site, and Martin’s site), I will likely end […]
Cholesterol adds more muscle gain to old people who train
Now, I’m not sure you should read too much into this (old folk, correlation != causation, etc.), but this study does make me think twice about the advice of some very large guys (like Jamie Lewis and Stan Efferding) to increase fat intake. Cholesterol adds more muscle gain to old people who train
Mouthpiece Could Ease Stress, Hasten Recovery in Athletes | Playbook | Wired.com
Interesting article on a study that showed mouthguards reduce cortisol, if for no other reason that the cited study used squats as the exercise of choice. Mouthpiece Could Ease Stress, Hasten Recovery in Athletes | Playbook | Wired.com
Injury Update
Posted by in Exercise on April 24, 2012
Well, today marks the day I went to visit a new doc for ART therapy to try and resolve this injury. I went to Premier Spine and Sport, and met with Dr. Brink, who also happens to be the doctor for this guy: Anyhow, after a pretty long discussion about the issue and what I […]
What an Intermittent Fasting Diet Looks Like: A Visual Guide
Many times on Fitocracy I see threads where people are discussing dieting, and one of the common themes I see is incredulity that it’s hard to eat enough food while ‘cutting’ (dieting to lose fat). Other times, I see people talking about how they can’t grow or calling themselves hard gainers because they can’t seem […]
General Summary of Changes to Diet, Exercise, and Supplement Intake
NOTE: As an addendum to my progress post, I am still keeping a running tally of changes I make to my training, diet, and supplementation in order to trace back the effects further down the road. This post will be updated periodically to reflect that. Exercise Beginning: 5×5 From Bodybuilding.com 6/1/10: Added recumbent biking, ~40 […]
Fitocracy–A Candid Review
I’ve been using Fitocracy for several months now, and I felt it was finally time to post up a review, along with some suggestions. While I’m not sure Dick and Co. will be particularly interested in what I have to say, I still feel it needs to be said regardless. An overview of Fitocracy First […]
The Geek Test
Posted by in Exercise on April 5, 2012
After reading Are You Geeky Enough to be a Weightlifter by Nick Horton, I just knew I could beat his score on The Geek Test. After all, I’m a Networking geek, have limited social skills, spent most of my teenage years (and a fair amount of my adulthood so far) playing computer games and pen-and-paper […]
Influence of squatting depth on jumping performance. | The Spartan Warrior
Apropos of my article on the subject, this is a good summary of a study that shows the carryover that occurs when squatting deep: Influence of squatting depth on jumping performance. | The Spartan Warrior
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