I was listening to an episode of Peter Attia’s podcast which had a panel of 3 fitness experts on to discuss fitness, health, nutrition, injuries, training, aging and other related topics. I was particularly interested because one of the panel members is Mike Boyle, a trainer with 45+years of experience who is a renowned expert…
An Unexpected Upgrade
My MacBook battery needs to be recharged after about 2 hours of use. It’s nearly 9 years old so that doesn’t come as a surprise. There’s no point is paying $199 to replace the battery. My MacBook is old enough now that Apple designates it “vintage“. It is incompatible with the latest operating systems and…
“There’s A 50% Chance You Are Below Average”
So am I. I heard Morgan Housel say this on a podcast today. He was talking about people who think they are above average investors. But it got me thinking about everything in life. At all times, in all things, half of us are below average. For me, this is quite apparent with my social…
Plumbing Logic
My kitchen sink had been backing when I ran the disposal for months. This happened before so I knew what to do. I spent an afternoon disassembling the drain pipes under the sink. Then I cleaned out the grease and muck that had coagulated inside them. It helped a lot. But I was still having…
Ready (or Not)
The forecasters are predicting a (potentially) major winter storm will hit us this weekend. Temperatures will drop into the teens. We could get up to 3″ of snow and/or sleet that would shut the city for several days until it warms up enough melt. I’m not the least bit concerned for myself. Now that I…
Missing The Forest
Spending several weeks testing different spreadsheet apps for my new workout logs has been a fun, albeit somewhat frustrating, endeavor. I tried using Apple Numbers – it was kludgy and required too many work-arounds for basic functions. Next, I tried LibreOffice – it offered all the functionality I needed but is not very intuitive to…
The Holidays Suddenly Got Better
Today, MLK Day, was the first national holiday that had absolutely no impact on me whatsoever since I moved here in 2019. This year, since I recently quit swimming I didn’t have to think about backup pools, school kids taking up lanes or amateurs slowing down traffic. it was a nonevent for me altogether. Other…
Shave And A Haircut
When I stopped going to the pool a few weeks ago, I also stopped shaving my head and face every other day. I hadn’t planned to do this. What happened that first week was that I let both go a few extra days because I knew I wasn’t going to be seeing anyone. Quite literally…
One Step Backward
After resetting my expectations for recovering from my shoulder and lower back injuries, things have been going pretty well. I’m slowly getting accustomed to my new workouts. My strength has noticeably increased. My coordination and flow have improved. My injuries, though still painful, seem to be getting a little better everyday. Until yesterday. Whatever I…
Blink Of An Eye
My project to design a new fitness routine has led to many realizations than I had not anticipated. I am uncovering weaknesses, strengths, values, beliefs and other significant life impacting lessons every day. Yesterday, as I was reading one of the old books I relied on when I first learned about functional training, I discovered…