We’ve been living first with “social distancing” – and now a stay-at-home order from our mayor – for over a week. A week before that, COVID-19 was on the move, and I decided during that week that a hot, crowded, sweaty, gym was probably the perfect place to transmit the Corona Virus, so I quit … Read more
How Fasting, Time Restricted Eating, and Carnivore Helped me Lose 20 Pounds on Accident First of all, did I miss any buzzwords? I’m always testing my body. I use different workout methodologies about every 8 weeks. I add and remove things from my diet regularly to see how they affect how I feel, think, or … Read more
Most folks have New Year’s resolutions, but I’m using the last half of 2019 – and specifically July and August – to institute some new habits. If it takes 66 days to train a new habit, then I’m hoping that I can have some new behaviors in place by September. These habits specifically have to … Read more
I recently took a retreat weekend for a “mid-life reset”. (You can read about my fasting experience during my retreat at https://davidscotts.blog//fitness-over-50/hiit-and-run). I took several tools with me for the weekend, including the book “Living Forward” by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy. I’ve been planning this retreat for a long time. Case in point: I … Read more
My Weekly HIIT Workout Supplies 4 Sport Cones A 50×100 open space Workout Description I love this little workout. It takes 20 minutes, works your tail off, and takes a minimum of setup and supplies. Find a flat, open, space like a soccer, rugby, or football field (or just an open field at your local … Read more
I’m a fasting failure. I took a four day retreat a couple of weeks ago (I’ll document that in another blog post) and as a part of that, planned a 48 hour fast. Why fast? A couple of reasons: To help me focus. In many religions, including my own, fasting is a way of prioritizing … Read more
TLDR Your workout routine should take into account recovery time. This is especially true as you age (since it takes more time to recover). Scroll to “Training for recovery” to see my current workout routine for maximizing recovery. The Importance of Recovery Some guys, myself included, go balls to the wall in their workouts. We … Read more
This morning I stumbled on this article by Paul Flannery titled “Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis” (https://medium.com/s/greatescape/extreme-athleticism-is-the-new-midlife-crisis-d87199a18bed). I love a good midlife crisis, and I agreed with most of what the article had to say. It was a shame that the title had a negative sound to it. Rather than a midlife “crisis”, … Read more
TLDR Try this 8 week hypertrophy (muscle-building) workout. Download the Excel spreadsheet here: Winter 2018 Hypertrophy Workout Hypertrophy Basics I alternate between different types of workouts during the year. Some of the year is about building strength (how much I can lift). Some of the year is dedicated to power (how much I can lift … Read more
Things that make me want to scream: Bending my fingernail backwards Having a customer ask me for advice, then attempt to tell me how I should fix the problem. This week, yet again, I had a customer ask me to look at a technical problem. She’s paying my hourly consulting fee, mind you, because I’m … Read more