Bottom Line Up Front: The United States Army’s Physical Fitness Test (aka APFT aka PT Test) is potentially undergoing a revision after decades of failing to measure combat readiness. This post will cover the current APFT, a critique of the…
Bottom Line Up Front: This post and the entire series highlight what I am doing/using/thinking as of right now in the areas of fitness & technology. If you care to compare or read the other posts in this series, refer to…
Bottom Line Up Front: I did a cardiovascular conditioning session this morning that I found particularly interesting after analyzing the results of my heart rate monitor. The main idea is that I found box step-ups to be as effective at…
Bottom Line Up Front: Many westerners in advanced civilizations are highly disconnected from our evolutionary environment. Our modern problems would be completely foreign to our ancestors or to any indigenous people. This has profoundly unhealthy outcomes and is the root…
Bottom Line Up Front: I routinely get asked for basic dietary help or to give someone “a diet”. This post summarizes my current advice for someone asking me for help with their nutrition complete with references and specific recommendations. This…
I listened to two great podcasts with two great people in the health and fitness industry: Art De Vany and Dr. Rhonda Patrick. Both were on a Tim Ferriss Show recently and dropped tons of knowledge (Dr. Rhonda was out…
After my last post about a way ahead using kettlebells regularly each session without it having to be part of a 10,000 swing challenge, I realized this is exactly what Pavel had described in his Simple & Sinister book. Short summary of…
Bottom Line Up Front: I completed the 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge in 15 days. I did it to challenge myself and experiment with some kettlebell strategies. The following is the explanation, history, and detailed execution notes from the after action…
Bottom Line Up Front: US Army leaders fail to see value in the Army’s Physical Readiness Training (PRT) because they don’t understand it and don’t care to. And this is a problem. If you are interested in PRT, you will…
