Ponderous Fitness Content
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Back in college, I worked as a grocery store cashier, so I could see all the magazines that were in the checkout lane. Each month, they would add a new Cosmopolitan. It didn't take long to see a...
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Made in the Spirit of the Early Web
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I recently released a brand new version of my radio tribute site NeilRogers.org. This is what I added to the footer of the site. > 2012-2021 NeilRogers.org is a project maintained by Michael Allen...
Read more →Bloggers Share a lot of the Blame of the Demise of the Independent Web
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In my previous post, I called out Google as playing a huge role in pushing users away from blogs and into the social media silos. But bloggers themselves are equally to blame for chasing users away....
Read more →Millennials Have Killed the Glitter Gym
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About twenty years ago, I coined the term "Glitter Gym" as a broad term to describe the growing big-box bright-light corporate gyms you see everywhere. In my 2006 post Glitter and Rust, I said this:...
Read more →Bargaining For Flavor (Fixing Your Potato Hack Mindset)
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I have received some variation of this question so many times now, that I thought I would make a post directly responding to it. That question goes something like this: > Can I add \\\\ to the...
Read more →Fear of a Toxic Planet
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A common theme I see everywhere in the health space is how toxic our environment has become. Our food, our water, our soil, and pretty much everything is loaded with toxins that will make us sick,...
Read more →Can April Fools Day Be Saved?
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I wrote this post last April Fools Day, but never published. I wanted to share this idea far away from April 1st. I recall back in the pre-Internet Days, April Fools Day was more fun. Some teacher...
Read more →I Didn't Read That Article or Watch That Video You Sent Me
If you sent me an email with a link to an article or a video with no explanation on why it is relevant to me, I most likely never looked into it. I've discovered that unless someone can explain in a...
Read more →Knock Yourself Out, Bro!
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This post isn't for my regular readers. It is for those that leave hostile comments challenging my views on fitness. Instead of repeating myself over and over in the comments, I've created this...
Read more →10 Awful Nutritional Myths Gets One Half Wrong
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It feels like I wrote this post once before for a similar article. This response will take a different angle. Kamal Patel's article 10 Awful Nutrition Myths Perpetuated by the Media The truth behind...
Read more →The Worst Advice Always Starts With "You Should..."
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This past summer I did a post titled 4 Words I Don't Like. Somehow I neglected to add the worst offender and that is the phrase "you should". I have discovered that the absolute worst advice always...
Read more →We Need a Browser Extension to Block Those Newsletter Pop-ups!
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I am so sick of the trend that every site have a newsletter and that they launch a pop-up window in your face 2 seconds after you visit their page. The pitch is that if you like what you see, you...
Read more →Anatomy of a Stupid Fitness Comment
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Most of the 10,000 comments this blog has received since December 2005 are respectable and informative. This post is about one comment that was neither. Comments like this represent less than 1% of...
Read more →4 Words I Don't Like
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Recently I was asked if there were any words I don't like. Four words came to mind. #1 Google (verb form, to search) You will never hear me say "Google it". Google does not equal search. It is one...
Read more →Focus Friday Fitness
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I am so sick of what has become of the modern gym. Flat screen TVs everywhere and not just in front of the treadmills, but everywhere, including the free weight room. The TVs show sports news,...
Read more →The 10 Health Myths Article Gets One Wrong
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The article 10 Health Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science was posted back in October, but I just saw it this morning. When I scanned the list, I mostly agreed with their conclusions or...
Read more →Natto + Sriracha
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Oh nooz carbs, legumes and fermentation! The Paleo and Peat godz are weeping. I can feel the diabeteez and super bug mycotoxins killing me. Lordy lordy this inflammation is eating me up! Ahh!!! Must...
Read more →Never Forget that Size is the Prize
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Gather around my fellow ectomorphs. I have something to say about weight training. My belief is that our goals got mixed up when we started following the bad advice of genetically gifted mesomorphic...
Read more →Primal Certification? Are You Kidding?
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I was half paying attention to the FatBurningMan podcast interview when I heard Mark Sisson state he was starting a Primal Certification program. You've got to be kidding me. Has it come to this? I...
Read more →My Problem With “Eat Less Move More” Part 2
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Judging from the comments on My Problem With “Eat Less Move More”, I think I did a poor job explaining my position on Eat Less, Move More. Let me summarize my view. 1. Calories do count. (Eat Less)...
Read more →My Problem With "Eat Less Move More"
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If you do a Google search on the phrase "Eat Less Move More", it will return over 9 million results. If you listen to most health care professionals and personal trainers they will say that the only...
Read more →"I Thought You Didn't Eat..."
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I really need to stop talking about diet outside this blog. Even though people find my food experiments entertaining, they also fail to grasp that they are just experiments. Experiments end. The...
Read more →How Web Hosting Tech Support Works
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Last night this site was offline sporadically for an hour. I submitted a Support Ticket to my web host and waited. I don't know why I even bother with the tickets, because I know how it is going to...
Read more →Do We Really Need WIFI While Donating Blood?
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Maybe this is a Seattle thing, but everywhere I go I see this obsession with constantly being connected to the Internet. It is getting out of hand. I donate blood every 8 weeks and if you have an...
Read more →Top 6 Reasons We Can't Be Business Partners
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I get asked frequently to help others on business projects. In recent years, I have started declining most offers. Although I have not learned the qualities of a good business partner, I have...
Read more →Healthcare and Price Discovery
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Today I had a prescription filled. It costs me $50. When the pharmacist counseled me on the medication, he asked how much I paid. When he heard $50, he walked me out to one of the aisles and showed...
Read more →Don't Waste Another Text Message On Me
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I just setup a text message block on my phone. As a cell phone customer, I have two options: 1. Buy an unlimited text plan, for which I'll never use. 2. Pay 20 cents to send and 20 cents to receive...
Read more →A Chilly 84 Degrees?
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I admit that when it comes to cold weather, I am a nut. I went last winter without wearing a coat for all but the 2 week snowstorm. Everyday I take a 2-3 minute ice cold rinse at the end of my...
Read more →I Hate Your Guts
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Not you! It is the title of a book I just finished reading. !I Hate Your Guts I Hate Your Guts is by Jim Norton. Jim is the 3rd microphone on the Opie and Anthony Show. If you know that show, then...
Read more →Recommendation Zombies
I've noticed a disturbing trend recently. People are becoming Recommendation Zombies. In the past it seemed a person would limit their recommendations to products and services they had a first hand...
Read more →The Greatest Blog Post Ever Written
If you have a blog and have ever been contacted by a reporter from the real media, head over to Calculated Risk, and read Media Inquiries Policy. It's so brilliant, I have it bookmarked and will just...
Read more →West Coast Time
It needs to be said that people on the West Coast are awful when it comes to being on time. Meetings never start on time. Vendors never show up when they are supposed to and people also underestimate...
Read more →My Fast Food name is SAM
There is this trend recently where you need to surrender your name in order to buy lunch or a latte. I miss the good ole days when I was just a number. > Number 17 your order is up. I guess people...
Read more →Turn it Down
Why must downtown living be so loud? I miss the peace and quiet of the exburb of the San Pasqual Valley. While I've gotten used to the sound of the train and street cleaner, there are some sounds...
Read more →Are You Really Busy?
The most overused and inaccurate phrase used today is: I'm so busy. Let me just say: No you're not. We all know someone who is always telling us how busy they are. What they are saying is they have...
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