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Year: 2016
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Reaching an Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio of 1:1
In March of this year, I met up with some folks working in the area of inflammation and how it relates to every non-communicable disease out there. The concept of the inflammatory model for disease is a new emerging area of study and I’m excited for what comes out of it, which in reality has…
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The Carb Back Loading Update 12-17-16
Here are my stats from my Omron Body Monitor on Saturday 12-17-16: Weight 139.6 lbs BMI 21.9 Fat 13.3% Muscle 41.6% RM 1516 Body Age 28 Visceral Fat 5 Given that I started out around 168 lbs and at 25% body fat early in 2016, this is an amazing result! And I’m only 5’7″ so…
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My Beginner’s Guide to Diet and Nutrition
A friend asked me how I would recommend improving diet and increasing fat loss. Here are my recommendations for someone who is just starting out: Here is a rather long email on weight loss. Suffice to say that I have tried a number of things and a lot of it is garbage. Note that this…
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Strength Matters Kettlebell Certification Level 1: NYC Oct 21-23, 2016
It’s the beginning of September, and I ping Mark “Rif” Reifkind, my kettlebell coach and Chief Instructor of Strength Matters, on Facebook. I talk about the problems of my right arm press of 24kg, one of two last problem points as I head into the Strength Matters Kettlebell Certification. Of course, it degrades into defeatist…
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The Carb Back Loading Update
Carb Back Loading has been giving me some pretty awesome results. Back on April 6, I measured myself with my Omron Body Monitor and got: Weight 157.6 lb Body fat 18.9% Muscle 38.8% Visceral fat 8% Today, June 25, nearly 3 months later, I got: Weight 149.8 lb Body fat 17.0% Muscle 39.7% Visceral fat…
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Intermittent Fasting + Carbo Back Loading = Success
About a year ago, I tried intermittent fasting (IF). I was disappointed that I didn’t get any results, with no change in body composition after 2 weeks. I noted some things that could have improved the results – it seems that IF is pretty sensitive to a lot of things in order to really get…
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Total Immersion: Can’t Seem to Get the 2BK? Try Cross Crawling
If you’re finding that 2BK coordination is difficult, give this a try…. The kicking practice i typically use with first timers of 2BK is simply, use both hands and hold onto the wall of the pool. Put your head in the water, and push out from the wall while still holding onto it and extend…
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Breath Training for Intra-Abdominal Pressure from the Total Immersion Forums
I thought I’d repost this thread from the Total Immersion forums. It touches on some key points I’ve learned about IAP generation, and the context is for swimming. The full thread is entitled Reasons for the arched back and how to fix it?. User sachintha writes: In a recent underwater video I was surprised to…
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