5/3/1 Session 3 – Feb. 2013
Continuing as I have in the past, below I present the results from the latest 5/3/1 strength program at 626. Week 1 Max Lifts Week 6 Max Lifts Percentage Gains Discussion I've covered...
Eating Meat Will Kill Us All
Subtitled But only if it's processed and even then probably only if you're an overweight, inactive smoker. Quarterly Meat Bashing It feels like a new study makes headlines every few months stating how the consumption of meat is killing us all. These...
Fasting / Conjugate Results
For the past 8 weeks, I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting. My goal was to cut body fat, while maintaining or possibly increasing muscle mass. Well... the 8 week window for my experiment just closed, so now it's time to take a look at the results....
Intermittent Fasting: Longevity
Reading through the literature, it was interesting to discover that while most of the buzz surrounding intermittent fasting (IF) is a relatively new phenomena, the first documented study on the effects of IF on longevity was published in 1945. In fact, this study...
Build a Pull Up Bar: Design
The design of the pull up bar is the most critical element. You must account for structural concerns, usability and optimize for the space you have available. It'd be nice to be able to provide a set of plans that will work for everyone, but unfortunately, that's...
Intermittent Fasting – Halfway Point
Four weeks into my intermittent fasting experiment and I'm very pleased thus far! I don't have body composition data to share - that won't come for another month but, I'm looking leaner at the same weight and I am truly enjoying how I feel eating on this schedule....
Why Choose Intermittent Fasting?
In earlier posts I both outlined the intermittent fasting protocol I'm following and documented my progress. However, I realized I never made the case for adhering to a fasting protocol in the first place. I've also been fielding numerous questions around the gym...
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Build a Pull Up Bar: Anchoring
Continuing the homemade pull up bar series... if you missed the overview, materials, design or tools posts, be sure to check those out. Ok, today we're going to get into the nitty gritty - anchoring. This is a very important topic, it's what keeps your...