Do you find yourself thinking “easy for you to __,” fill in the blank with workout regularly, lose weight, take up flying lessons, whatever, “you haven’t had my challenges?” How do we honestly assess how much of that feeling is truth and how much of it is a self-sabotaging personal belief? We all have challenges,Continue reading ““Find the gap,” Revolutionary You #337-Kate Galliett: The Caretaker Of Your Body (1 of 4)”
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Cooking Strategies for the Unwell, with Cakey Ginger Cookies as an aside
CW: Talk of chronic illness, terminal illness and death I have a lot of experience feeding people who are sick. I took a year off of college to spend time with my step-mother, who was terminally ill with ovarian cancer. For most of a year, at the age of 20, our roles reversed and IContinue reading “Cooking Strategies for the Unwell, with Cakey Ginger Cookies as an aside”
“113,000 Meatheads,” THE MUSCLE IQ TEST: Are You Smarter Than Average About Fitness? Jeff Nippard
If you want to take the quiz, it can be found at jeffnippard.com/muscleiq. I recommend giving it a go before watching the video. (Bonus, you get a code for 30% off programs for completing the quiz.) Am I smarter than average about fitness? I guess so. I scored a 77%, and apparently the average wasContinue reading ““113,000 Meatheads,” THE MUSCLE IQ TEST: Are You Smarter Than Average About Fitness? Jeff Nippard”
“Your genes aren’t deterministic, but they bracket the possibilities,” Is Obesity a Choice-Giles Yeo
Dr. Yeo poses the question “Is obesity a choice?” tl:d watch: No. This video was shared recently on Facebook from someone at Barbell Medicine. It dates back to 2019, but contains information that isn’t yet in the popular consciousness. That’s unfortunate since Dr. Yeo does a great job concisely summarizing the genetic influences that impactContinue reading ““Your genes aren’t deterministic, but they bracket the possibilities,” Is Obesity a Choice-Giles Yeo”
Emotional Eating in Athletes: Revolutionary You with Dr. Susan Kleiner, a follow up
One of the very cool things about writing this blog has been that it gives me a chance to connect with some of the folks who produce the content that I devour! Well, lucky me, one of those people is Jason Leenaarts at Revolutionary You, and he often is kind enough to share these postsContinue reading “Emotional Eating in Athletes: Revolutionary You with Dr. Susan Kleiner, a follow up”
“The time with family and friends, that’s more important,” Chasing the Physique’22 #5, 3DMJ Godfather Contest Prep
Are you joining me in keeping up with Jeff’s contest prep this year? (Here’s links to discussions of one and two.) I have to say, I’m really enjoying watching the week-to-week progression of the work. And from all appearances, Jeff has a healthy relationship with bodybuilding and food, and there’s been nothing too cringy soContinue reading ““The time with family and friends, that’s more important,” Chasing the Physique’22 #5, 3DMJ Godfather Contest Prep”
My Home Gym Wish List
I continued training throughout the pandemic. At first, it was mostly bodyweight stuff, with some long sets using the sparse lower-weight dumbbells I’d accrued over the years. I also had some resistance bands I’d purchased the previous year to train while healing from my hysterectomy. It was fine. I kept a lot of my strength,Continue reading “My Home Gym Wish List”
“You should be doing more of what you enjoy doing,” Alan Thrall, Dec. 1, 2021: No Motivation To Exercise
What is the balance between discipline and motivation? Motivation is an emotion, and like all emotions it comes and goes. In this video, Alan Thrall talks about practical ways you can improve motivation like “do stuff you like to do.” He also talks about doing things just because it needs to be done, what IContinue reading ““You should be doing more of what you enjoy doing,” Alan Thrall, Dec. 1, 2021: No Motivation To Exercise”
“I don’t want to be bothered with that,” 3DMJ Podcast #192: Surprise Bonus Q&A with Brad & Jeff
How do you lose bodyfat without tracking? This episode of 3D Muscle Journey is a “surprise” Q&A episode with Jeff and Brad, and about halfway through the episode, they tackle the above question. They give some advice that I agree with–that folks need some kind of structure, that they need to have some general awarenessContinue reading ““I don’t want to be bothered with that,” 3DMJ Podcast #192: Surprise Bonus Q&A with Brad & Jeff”
“When we talk about macros, we take away all the joy,” Revolutionary You! Ep. #334-Dr. Susan Kleiner: We Eat Food, Not Grams (2 of 4)
It seems like everyone has been talking food these last few weeks. And it makes sense, there’s lots of eating going on, and as Jason points out in the previous episode with Dr. Kleiner, lots of folks are busy being hard on themselves about their eating decisions at this time of year. And what I’mContinue reading ““When we talk about macros, we take away all the joy,” Revolutionary You! Ep. #334-Dr. Susan Kleiner: We Eat Food, Not Grams (2 of 4)”
Progressive Strength 