Nocebo?
Posted by in Science on October 13, 2012
Everyone’s heard of placebo, right? There have been plenty of studies that demonstrate the placebo is a powerful effect, and that the act of simply expecting improvement often leads to improvement itself. Turns out, there’s an equally powerful opposite, called the nocebo response, which is examined in the study below. Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archiv “Nocebo Phenomena […]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Cardio’
This is an awesome tl;dr on a study released by the author that shows something anyone who has performed a widowmaker already knows: Anaerobic resistance training builds cardiovascular fitness just as well as aerobic. And best of all, the author makes the full text of the study freely available. The Life & Times of James […]
An Observation about Laziness
Posted by in Exercise on October 12, 2012
For those of you not following my training on Fitocracy, towards the end of last week, I finally broke the crappy Chinese-made Olympic bar that came with my 500-lb. weight set. Sounds awesome to say that, but the truth was a little more underwhelming. Basically, the bolt that holds the collar on snapped during my […]
Wonderful Birthday Present from the Wife
Posted by in Automotive on September 30, 2012
This year, Beth really outdid herself with my birthday present. GT500 Book VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Since I got the GT500, she’s been taking lots of pictures of it at all of the scenic locations we’ve driven it to. Turns out, she used a lot of my favorite shots of the car […]
The Math of Recovery [Excerpt] • Myosynthesis
Posted by in Exercise on September 26, 2012
The Math of Recovery [Excerpt] • Myosynthesis Great book excerpt by Matt Perryman on models of recovery. I sure wish he would go ahead and finish the book and release it, I’d be first in line to throw money at him.
If you work in IT, and have never read either of these, you are deprived
These are without a doubt my two favorite IT-related humor sites. The first, Chronicles of George, is a supposedly true log of the support tickets for what is perhaps the most inept helpdesk tech ever. It’s worth a read just for the engrish alone. The second, The Bastard Operator from Hell, is an obviously fake […]
Rehab workout regimen
Posted by in Exercise on September 19, 2012
So, as I mentioned previously, I’m doing a modified version of Madcow’s with machines until I am cleared to lift like a big boy again. Well, I expected to actually be on this for up to a year, but this morning my surgeon cleared me to squat and deadlift again, so this will be the […]
Study: The mere anticipation of an interaction with a woman can impair men’s cognitive performance.
Posted by in Science on September 18, 2012
Well, now, this is an interesting study. The TL;DR of it is this: A previous study has shown that when men interact with women, they don’t think as well. This study shows that, not only is that true, but that when men just think about interacting with women (pretty much all the time) they also […]
Final Gym Review–NET Fitness
So, after checking out Gold’s Gym and Muscle House Gym, I decided to try out the gym that I was originally thinking of just skipping: NET Fitness. The reason I was thinking of passing on it was kind of shallow, but it shows how much a first impression matters. When I walked into the place, […]
Gym Review–Muscle House Gym
Continuing from the previous review of Gold’s, the next Gym I checked out was Muscle House Gym, near downtown Gilroy. Muscle House is pretty much diametrically opposed to Gold’s. Where Gold’s is your typical, up-scale, big-box chain gym, Muscle House is more or less the personal gym of Dave Camacho, an amateur bodybuilder turned gym-owner […]
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