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Fitbit Charge 3 Review

Bottom Line Up Front: The Fitbit Charge 3 is the best fitness tracking device on the market today. I highly recommend it for a certain demographic. Background I just wrote a review of the Garmin Instinct, which I bought at…

Garmin Instinct Review

Bottom Line Up Front: Garmin has hit a home run with its newest offering. It is a thoughtful combination of many watches/devices I own. I highly recommend it for a specific demographic. Here is my Garmin Instinct review. My (abbreviated)…

Bottom Line Up Front: I have been a big believer in putting effort to pick shoes that were healthy for the body since 2010. For the next seven years, I focused exclusively on finding flat shoes (zero drop) with as…

Ruck March Marathon Training Program After Action Review

Bottom Line Up Front: I completed a marathon while carrying a 40lb ruck. This post is my ruck march marathon training program after action review complete with the plan I followed for rucking, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and supplementation preparation…

Fitbit Ionic, Garmin Vivoactive 3, and Garmin Fenix 3 Review

Bottom Line Up Front: I have been wearing the Fitbit Ionic for more than 30 days and highly recommend it. Prior, I sold my Garmin Fenix 3 which I had for a few years as well as purchased and returned a…

Archery Elk Hunt Packing List Review

Bottom Line Up Front: I executed a DIY OTC archery elk hunt in Colorado this year. I wrote about the whole experience here. This post is a detailed look at the archery elk hunt packing list itself. As I already…

You Make the Call #4: Exercise Footwear

You Make the Call is a series of posts aimed at answering real-life situations with various possible solutions ranging from bad to better to best. You may remember this series of commercials from the 1980s NFL TV broadcasts. Situation You…

Onnit Primal SteelBell Review

Bottom Line Up Front: Onnit.com once again hit the mark big time with this tool for the advanced athlete. This Onnit Primal SteelBell review captures my experience and recommendations on how to use it.