Category: Fitness
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Cable machine weight stacks are lying to you
So, I very much like to know exactly what I’m doing in the gym. Free weights are the gold standard for being reproducible, but there’s something to be said for the convenience of cable-based weight machines and their weight stacks and pins. I’m not going to lie; I use them myself quite a bit. But…
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Weights of the Bars At Ozark Health & Fitness Center
So, this is not going to be of much interest to folks who aren’t working out at the same gym I go to (Ozark Health & Fitness Center). I find myself hauling bars over to the scale every now and then when I’m not exactly sure how much they weigh. So, this post is mostly…
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My life’s fitness trajectory
I’m Sean Newton – 47 years old presently, and I’ve worked at a desk job since landing my first dot-com job in 2000. I have several interests in life, but obviously the first and foremost is being able to work effectively. I have DSPS, which is a sleep disorder that tends to keep my body…
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My supplement routine (Apr 2024)
Pretty much any discussion of a workout regimen these days, tends to involve a detailed description of supplements. While there is a ton of research indicating that creatine is a solid performer in any supplement regimen, more or less everything else is going to boil down to some kind of controversy of bro-science. So, I’m…
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Tracking your body metrics
In order to get in shape, it’s beneficial to track metrics. And as a tech bro, I of course have that “give me all of the metrics” mindset. About 20 years ago, I started using the scales from Omron (Japanese company; I think they may have invented consumer-grade body fat measurement). Later on I started…
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My Workout Sheets, 4/24 edition
I’ve been sharing my workout sheets with folks for a while, and just decided I needed to put it somewhere it’ll be easy to get to. Please keep in mind these forms are a starting point; they’re the structure that works for me, and your mileage will probably vary. Some folks have better success tracking…