Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Just before the Los Cabos Ironman, 2013, my son said, "You look really fit, Dad," which I attribute 100% to my low carb diet plus a little exercise. The next day I didn't need to eat anything during a 10.5 hour grueling workout, whilst having plenty of energy. The Primal Blueprint Fat Adaptation Experiment was a success, in my opinion, but I need to apply it to an Ironman race ... Read more
Don’t Let Fear Of Tomorrow Or Pre-Race Jitters Spoil Today Just Try Meditating On Living In The Now
"Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self." From the Tao te Ching by Lao-tzu, translated by S. Mitchell Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I consider meditation, and more specifically meditating on living 'in the now,' as a key component of any program of safe exercise for better health. The goal is to plan and prepare wisely, whilst not giving into useless ... Read more
Don’t F**k With Me Old Man And A Brief Comment On Motivation As You Age
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! One of the keys to continuing a program of safe exercise for better health, and to maintain your level of motivation, as you age, is to stay young at heart and learn from those younger than yourself in order to remain an active member of society. I was enjoying a glass of wine with friends the other day, when I noticed how young those people are. Boy! They ... Read more
The Meaning Of Life, Snowballs, Business, And Endurance Training
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! You've got to love the spring, as life renews itself and so do we, as we are life. As I headed out with the dogs for an early morning walk I noticed that the crocuses were up. What a treat! This kind of thing always used to make me wonder about the meaning of life. Why do they come up every year? Why do people do things? Why? Finally it dawned on me. The meaning ... Read more
Thoughts On Valium
Thoughts on Valium And Other Pharmaceutical Industry Products You can listen to the podcast, instead, if you prefer! You might consider filling out my confidential online survey, at this link: Should you trust doctors? My thoughts on valium, got me to thinking. I use natural approaches to treatment. Rather than pharmaceutical industry products. Whenever it is wise. But I have medical ... Read more
Should You Race If You’re Sick Two To Three Weeks Before A Hard Endurance Event?
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Here is a tricky question: After being sick with the flu a few weeks before your race, should you go ahead or pull out? You train for many months, have a great workout, and feel on top of your form, and your race is three weeks away. Set to go, and thinking about tapering, for which you reduce your training load to rest your body for the race, whilst maintaining ... Read more
To Fix Sports Injuries You Have To Understand Them And Plantar Fasciitis Is A Great Example
"No Consensus on a Common Cause [plantar fasciitis] of Foot Pain" Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, Health/Science. “Short cuts make long delays.” Pippen, character in the book, Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkein. "Fascia, like posture, is dynamic." Rebecca Amis Lawson, FitOldDog's Dance and Continuum Instructor. Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! As an aging Ironman distance triathlete, I ... Read more
You Are Who You Think You Are So Think Big
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! As an athlete, when you undertake a program of safe exercise for better health, or for life in general, your performance will be very much a function of who and what you think you are! Up until my mid forties I suffered from a terrible disease of the mind, a false sense of self, known more popularly as poor self-esteem. As a scientist I had no such ... Read more
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