For some inexplicable reason, the term “whole grain” has become synonymous with healthier eating. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s start out with a quick primer. Grains (a.k.a. cereals) are essentially ground grass seeds. The three primary agricultural grasses are corn, wheat, and rice which collectively provide more than half of [...]
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Dave and Chris braved the drink on Sunday. Mother Nature helped out with some warmer temperatures and lots of morning sunshine. Here are the shots: Ice swimming Dave posing for a shot Share
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Never before in human history have we had such easy access to so much information. However, much of it is useless at best – or counterproductive at worst. So here is my attempt to cut through the pile and extract the real gems. The following information sources represent what I consider to be consolidated privileged [...]
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** NOTE ** I am currently consolidating all of the dietary and consumption recommendations (along with a lot of other really great stuff) into a forthcoming new media project, Power Law Fitness. Please refer to this site for the most up to date information on this topic. Thanks! Share
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Check out this interview with British author Bryan Appleyard. It’s a good layperson’s summary of the primal fitness regimen: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-r0qys89io&hl=en&fs=1] P.S. Everything you’re doing now is probably wrong… Share
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We definitely lucked out on Saturday morning. A combination of higher air temperatures and wavy water the day before had cleared up our swim spot for the most part. The winds had not yet moved in at 7:00am, so we suited up right away to take advantage of the relatively calm water. Dave had already [...]
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Dave was out again this morning – swimming in 33F water with “slushy” conditions! He took this shot of Ladder #1 before having to de-ice it: Share
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Oprah Winfrey is an excellent case study of what’s broken in the “health and fitness” industry in this country. Despite having unprecedented access to the best information and resources, she has relied on the wrong set of “experts” with regards to her own personal health. Bottom line: the whole cardio-aerobics-personal trainer-food pyramid paradigm is one [...]
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The bar has been set, folks… Diver Dave set a new Lake Monster record this morning with a 3/4 mile swim in 34.5F water temperatures. And he had to contend with one pain-in-the-arse afterdrop given the 12F outside air temperatures (no wind chill, thank goodness). In fact, his divers hood froze to the side of [...]
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