A Day in the life of a wanna be rancher! almost 64, putting a good day's work!  in fresh air!

My idea of Functional Training

I'll be covering topics from proper exercise, nutrition, longevity, but also things like music, philosophy and anything and every thing that contributes to maximizing life quality!

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

Science

Books

Health & Fitness

Life Sciences

This is my response to a question from a new client as to what this individual could expect.  I know it's going to sound somewhat evasive in terms of stopping short of specifics, however the reality is, in my opinion, that the answer truly is "it depends".I've tried to list all the factors that can come into play that will increase or decrease what one can expect, with the "quality of the stimulus" (the workout itself, which is the only part I'm involved in) being only one of many factor...

What are realistic results for a new strength trainee at Sustainable Success Strength Training?

In this one, we delve into the relative reliability of different types of studies when it comes to exercise and/or nutrition.  In particular, epidemiological studies vs RCT's when double blinded, selection biases accounted for and large enough samplings and/or times to make conclusions more or less objective.When looking at many studies, we often only go to the "headline" and don't really check how well or poorly studies were done and whether the "headline" should be taken with however m...

Dr. Doug McGuff interview one more time (author of Body by Science) (Studies/TRT/etc)

Jerome and I are both preparing for a bodybuilding competition of this recording.  Jerome in November 2023 and myself in April 2024.Please note these are both fully natural drug tested contests.Together we go through a powerpoint presentation that he did on his youtube channel... I will link to it.... also, I'll include the youtube version link of this conversation as on audio, obviously you will not see the slides...We got so into into it, that we started with a plan to last an hour and...

A Chat with Jerome Armstrong....

In this second instalment, Daniel and I cover a wide range of topics, some of which deal with what truly matters in exercise and what might not be worth agonizing over.This shows that after long journeys, that start with the simple, then delve into much complexity, the destination often winds up right back at the simple.Daniel was (still is?) a Master Superslow instructor who worked closely with Ken Hutchins and did extensive testing with MedX medical lumbar machine.He has an amazing grasp th...

A Conversation with Daniel Thompson Certified Superslow Instructor

I really enjoy doing these and this one was a special treat.  Mark is an advocate of intelligent, brief, intense exercise and practices the carnivore diet which he credits with dramatically improving issues he's had with autoimmune ailments.  Mark is a super nice guy with whom I share many commonalitiesbut mostly, I like the combination of his critical thinking, and "humility" (awareness of confirmation bias)..... as well as his respect for those who may disagree with him.On faceboo...

My idea of Functional Training

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