I wrote this on March 22, 2002, back when I was a homeowner in Escondido, CA. With some minor edits, here it is: We got a letter from the Home Owner’s Association. It seems they don’t like something about our home. …It was noted during a recent walk-through of the Association that gym equipment which […]
Side Effects I’m Experiencing on the Peasant Diet
I adopted the Peasant Diet in 2016 after Richard Nikoley and Karl Denninger got into a feud on Twitter. You can read about that story in the post Designing a Modern Peasant Diet. The short version is that when Karl threw out the term “peasant diet” as something negative, it inspired me. It was the basis […]
The State of Blogging in 2018
I’m putting this post together as a way to gather my thoughts on the current state of blogging. WordPress is a Bloated Mess I’ve been using WordPress now since 2007. I use it on 5 of my websites now. It is probably still the best content management system out there. Almost 30% of all websites […]
Lift Slow – Getting Started with High Intensity Training
In my previous post, I mentioned the lack of resources for teaching the very basics of HIT and safe lifting to beginners. Most of what is available either assumes too much background knowledge or is too long-winded or is too hard to discover. I’m a fan of leaning into problems that I feel I can […]
Starting High Intensity Training in 2018?
Last month, I began training a friend of mine at the gym. She had been away from weightlifting for 12 years and had never been exposed to the high-intensity concepts of slow controlled movements performed to failure or near-failure using machines. She has been doing extremely well and is exercising pain-free for the first time […]
Exercise Routine to Help My Knee
My previous post An Update on My Knee Pain – Plus Tips You Can Use is a background on how I’m approaching my knee issues. The short version is that I am using a combination of exercises to strengthen my foot, ankle, and hip, while also stretching my inner thigh, hamstring, and calf muscles. I think this might […]