Best Black Friday Sale Deals on Home Gym and Fitness Gear 2025
Black Friday is traditionally the best time to buy home gym or fitness gear. Many manufacturers have sales with significant discounts. Sites to watch:
Training
Training, Weight loss
Fitness Journey Part 3: Establishing an exercise habit (May 2025)
After starting GLP-1s, I knew I had to work out to avoid losing muscle mass and to help with general fitness. Alas, I had never really worked out… ever. So, I started slowly and bought an indoor bike. This seemed like a good choice as I hate running (I blame a bum knee!) and I
Fitness Journey, Weight loss
Fitness Journey Part 2: Fighting Insurance and getting on GLP-1 (Nov 2024)
November 2024 Once my PCP prescribed Zepbound, the challenge began: convincing insurance to pay for it or getting it filled while paying myself. For background, I work for a large company and think I have pretty decent health insurance (administered by United Healthcare). My pharmacy called me to tell me that the insurance rejected the
Fitness Journey, Weight loss
My Fitness Journey Part 1: Shock at the Doctor
October 2024 I had avoided getting a physical for years because I felt guilty and was tired of doctors telling me “you could lose some weight”. I know this is a stupid attitude and I am embarrassed about it — however, alas I suspect this is a pretty common pattern with middle-aged, overweight men. My
VO2max
Unboxing Calibre Biometrics’ revolutionary VO2max sensor
Calibre Biometrics have promised a revolutionary at home sensor that reaches lab-level accuracy for VO2max and RMR test. It finally arrived. Here is the unboxing video. It’s much smaller than I thought. I will post VO2max and RMR test videos as soon as it’s charged!
cardio, Longevity, Training
What is VO2 Max? The Complete Guide to Understanding Your Body’s Most Important Fitness Metric
If you’ve ever wondered what truly separates elite athletes from recreational exercisers, or why some people seem to breeze through workouts while others struggle, the answer often lies in a single metric: VO2 max. This measurement represents the pinnacle of your cardiovascular fitness and serves as one of the most powerful predictors of both athletic
Mental health
Why Are Men So Lonely After 50? (And How to Actually Fix It)
Here’s a question: when’s the last time you had a real conversation with a friend? Not the “how about those Cowboys” bullshit at your kid’s game or the polite catch-up at some work thing. An actual conversation where you talked about what’s really going on. If you’re drawing a blank, you’re not alone. Which is
Protein, Training
Why Am I Losing Muscle Mass in My 50s? (And What You Can Do About It)
If you’ve noticed your arms looking a bit smaller or your strength declining despite hitting the gym, you’re not imagining things. Losing muscle mass in your 50s is a real phenomenon—but it’s not inevitable. The Science Behind Muscle Loss After 50 Starting around age 30, men begin losing 3-8% of their muscle mass per decade,
cardio, Longevity, Training
Norwegian 4×4 for VO2Maxxing and Longevity
Science is telling us that fitness will make me live longer, in particular VO2max is touted as one of the best predictors of longevity (reduced all-cause mortality). Peter Attia as usual has a very good summary and here is a short snippet from that discussion: There is also a pretty compelling study (aptly titled “Survival