Freedom from Gluttony
Shadowy Seasons In 2020, I was in perhaps one of the most stressful seasons of my life. We had just moved states for a new job. We sold and bought a house during that time. Within 3 months of starting that job I found out there was going to be company-wide layoffs. The new job I had was already requiring
Vitamin D: The Vitamin Most U.S. Adults are Low in
My Introduction to Vitamin D In December of 2015 my wife and I moved across the country from a college town in Texas to a town 40 minutes north of New York City. It was an exciting time in life… newly married, new job, new location, etc… But there was one change in particular that caught me flat footed. The
Forget Muscle Confusion, Do This Instead
Muscle Confusion I did P90x in high school. This was a popular home fitness program released in 2004, known for its intensity, energetic trainers, and something called “muscle confusion”. Muscle confusion is a training approach that aims to increase strength and results by shocking your muscles with new movements regularly. After finishing P90x, I noticed a thickened layer of muscle
7 Ways to Protect the Lower Back
During my sophomore year in high school, I suffered a lower back injury that took me out during a football season. It was the last time I played high school football… and I went through 3 months of physical therapy. My lower back hurt so bad I could barely walk. As my coach so eloquently (and memorably) put it –
The Home Gym Equipment List
This article gives you all of my main home gym equipment recommendations, based on 10+ years of use, trial, error, etc… The equipment you need depends primarily on what your goal is with exercise. But if you generally want to lose weight and build strength, you ought to consider doing some kind of resistance training. And for that, I primarily
11 Foods to Graze On
It’s 3:31pm. Lunch was at least 3 hours ago… and you find yourself meandering into the kitchen or through your shared office space, on the hunt for something tasty. It’s grazing hour. There’s nothing wrong with snacking in the afternoon. But if you’re trying to get control of what you’re eating, grazing can be problematic. So here are 11 things
Kettlebell Swings – One Exercise to Rule Them All
At first, I thought the kettlebell swing was a combination of both strange and useless. But 3+ years and who-knows-how-many-swings later (tens and tens of thousands?) I’m convinced it’s one of the best movements I’ve ever done. It’s the one of the exercises that I plan on doing for decades. Here are some of the benefits of the KB swing.
3 Roadblocks to Consistency
Fitness is one of those things that we all know we should be doing. We know that we are stewards of a body God gave us… We know taking care of it requires exercise, eating right, rest, movement, etc… But why can’t consistency just come naturally? I want to share 3 of the main roadblocks to consistency, and then some
The Worshipful Sound of Walking
Is walking boring? Or are we just totally ignorant of the many wonders happening within our bodies each time we walk? Hopefully I can give you a sampler of the God-created worshipful sound that’s happening inside of you each time you take a step. Let’s start by imagining that you are standing one step away from your coffee machine at