Swim Report – January 22, 2009 – Ice Caverns

A few days of above-freezing weather not only thawed out our swim area, but it also created some amazing ice formations. Here are the shots from yesterday: Ice caverns Stealth diver Share

Gene Expression and Muscle Composition

The concepts of gene expression and muscle composition are central to Power Law training and to the whole idea of primal fitness. Let’s take a look at them individually. Gene expression is simply the idea that, while we are born with a specific and unique genetic code, this “blueprint” is not necessarily static. In fact, [...]

Arctic Chicago

Another amazing shot that Dave took on January 14, 2009: Share

The Obesity Argument: A Matter of Priorities

There’s an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal that challenges the recent projections published last month in the Obesity research journal. The WSJ provides this graphic which illustrates the forecasts in question: According to the WSJ: In 40 years, every single American could be overweight, according to a recent study. Employing that same logic, [...]

Winter Swim Lane

Here’s a photo that Dave took yesterday out at Ladder #1: Share

Human Marbling

Take a look at these images: The USDA assigns grades to cuts of meat based upon the degree of what’s known as marbling. The cut on the lower right is considered to have “slight” marbling, while the one on the upper left has “moderately abundant” marbling. And the higher the marbling, the higher the grade [...]

Swim Report – January 1, 2009 – Happy New Year!

Chris, Dave, and I scoped out Ladder #1 hoping to get a swim in at our favorite swimming hole. Unfortunately, the area around Ladder #1 was caked over with ice with virtually no open areas of water. Instead, we walked over to North Avenue Beach where the television film crews were already setting up for [...]