A concept tossed about in strength training circles is whether a programmed break from heavy training is required to allow the body to recover fully and adapt to the stimulus from all that weight lifting. They run the gamut from an aggressively programmed deload like the original 5/3/1 program from Jim Wendler, where 1 week …
Carnage, Blood and Tombstones
Cities ablaze, gunfire in the streets, decaying structures collapsing all around us. Anarchy has taken hold in America and the rule of law has broken down. Looting and pillaging is job #1 in these United States, as our crumbling schools produce illiterate drones who stumble out into the impoverished wasteland to die in gun battles …
The Inauguration of Indecency
Today marks a significant event in the history of the United States, as Donald J. Trump, an admitted sexual predator, will swear on a stack of Bibles to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. This oath will be immediately violated as the man is himself a …
Wouldn’t have it any other way
I had to take a couple of days off this week from hoisting weights around to accompany my daughter to the worst state in the Union: Georgia. She was doing a college tour for her graduate work so instead of lifting weights, I spent a lot of time in a car. Travel tip: don't even …
Two Days in a Hole
A long time fan of EliteFTS' knee sleeves, I picked up a new pair to use in any Meet I do this year. I still get plenty of support from the ones I've used for years, but brand new ones should add a little pop and who knows, maybe get a few more pounds on …
Wrecked, and Yet
Our body's natural anti-inflammatory mechanisms apparently take the night off, which is why we awake stiff and filled with aches and pains that make one wonder if we'd be better off staying in bed.¹ After learning this, I stopped taking a couple of naproxen or ibuprofen with my morning caffeine and instead wait patiently for …
Thursday is a good day to Lift
Always on the lookout for a sale, I obtained caffeine in capsule form (vs. my usual tablets) from a vendor I've not used before. After not feeling much of a buzz from this new purveyor's product, I've convinced myself that they're underdosed, although I haven't put them to the test yet, for fear of repeating …
Lifting Weights
I still miss chewing nicotine gum, even though the physical effects have passed. I had about 3 days of headaches and mild irritability, but now I have psychological longing and a serious case of the munchies. I had undervalued nicotine's power as an appetite suppressant and have basically been a nonstop eating machine during all …
Belief
I don't know why it's so difficult for people to shake the concept of belief out of their skulls, but the dangers implicit in this mentality are currently on display in truly frightening ways. US Intelligence Agencies have concluded that Russian Intelligence Services penetrated the US Government's IT resources. Link to the Report The stolen …
I resolve
I resolve not to do these things in 2017: Start listening to Kanye West music Yoga Heroin Go to church Join a commune Pierce any part of my body Read the Book of Mormon Bungee jumping Waxing Join a tennis league and under no circumstances will I participate in, or attend any event involving fireworks. …
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