I enjoy eating pretty much continually throughout the day. As a result, the idea of fasting, even intermittently, never appealed to me. I first heard of a form of "fasting" known as a Protein Sparing Modified Fast from Jamie Lewis in his magnum opus of nutrition; Issuance of Insanity III: Nutritional Psycho. It was a …
Cardio strategies for Fat Loss
There are none. That's not how fat loss happens. On the left, I did regular cardio on a stair climber. Almost daily, fasted, for 45 minutes to an hour. On the right, exactly 1 year of dieting later, with zero cardio. Zero. Lift weights. Eat less. Don't believe me? Good. I applaud your skepticism. …
So you want to get Lean
Get this app and log your weight every morning when you wake up. You can set it to remind you at your chosen time of day, like 6:00 AM or, if you like sleeping in, 7:00 AM. Don't worry about daily fluctuations. Once a week (I think it's on Sunday mornings) the app will tell you …
1 Rep Max Testing
Day one of Project Momentum is complete. I must have jinxed myself writing about the fear of injury training at 100% of my max, for on the very last lift of a very long morning, I got a familiar popping feeling in my left hip/glute/low back area. 10 hours later, it hurts, but it is …
Ketogenic Rant
I read an excellent article this morning by Amy Berger, a Certified Nutrition Specialist with a Master's Degree in human nutrition. I personally know few people who care enough about their food consumption to grasp all the nuances of the essay, but there are some excellent nuggets of nutritional wisdom even for the moderately interested. …
A year and a dime
Attempting to keep my English purified and avoid the trash idioms and easy phrases we toss about caused me a moment's pause as I searched for a title. As you'll see, the title's a bit inaccurate on both counts, but the general sense of it is about right. I haven't done anything specifically designed to …
Avocado
Having discovered avocado very late in life, I am experimenting to see if everything tastes better with avocado on it. Today's subject: Salmon Filet. Having gently fried my salmon in butter, I then laced it with an entire avocado. Verdict: Salmon Filet with Avocado > Salmon Filet without Avocado.
Paleo
Eating Paleo is the shit. Robb Wolf is the man.
Stimulants
I enjoy stims. I've taken lots of them, in all kinds of combinations. Here's what I can share based on my experiments: They don't do much, but the little they do, they do better if you limit their use. I've used the expensive pre-workout powders like the stuff from Chaos and Pain, I've used ephedrine …
Busted
I went over 30 grams of carbohydrates for the first time since November 19, 2015. A little booze can make a man sloppy with his diet. I imagine I'll survive.
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