Transformation 5.0

0 to 60, Shrinking Supersets, and Nonsense

It gets easier.  It really does. When beginning a fitness push, you inevitably sacrifice something.  Remember, there is a balance between action pattern sacrifices and physical results.  To improve the physical results, you must alter your action patterns. The…

Transformation 5.0

33% Complete: A Look Back

33% of my Relentless Transformation is complete.  Done.  Gone.  Over. I both can and can’t believe it.  It feels blink-of-an-eye short and grind-your-nails-on-chalkboard long, all at the same time.  I’m comfortable I have plenty more weeks to achieve my…

Transformation 5.0

Reflect, Align, and Buck Trends

Take time to reflect. If you are just starting out on your fitness journey, more frequent reflection helps.  If you are a fitness veteran, periodic reflection is sufficient. The big takeaway:  schedule your reflection on the calendar. During some…

Transformation 5.0

Fat Fear, Balanced Eating, and Unlearning

“Often vilified and once bastardized, fat has gotten quite the bum rap over the last century. It is an injustice that dietary fat shares such a crucial word with the fat on your body…Thankfully you have an opportunity to…

Transformation 5.0

Vitamin D, Heat, and Hormesis

A new post-workout equation: Vitamin D + heat = ? Pictured above is the post-workout scene at the apartment building, as well as the new laboratory for testing this proposed equation.  I’ll use the laboratory after each and every strength…