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:
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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
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
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
Longevity, Training, Weight loss
NYT: Why Obesity kills American Men
The New York Times published a good article about “Why Obesity kills American Men”. I certainly fall into that category. I got use to my doctor telling me “you should lose some weight” every year. Then I started avoided annual physicals because I didn’t want to hear it. However, when I finally got a
Longevity, Training, Weight loss
The 50-Year-Old Dad’s Ultimate Morning Routine for Longevity and Strength
How one simple morning routine transformed my energy, health, and dad game at 50 As a 50-year-old father, you’re juggling career demands, family responsibilities, and the growing awareness that your body isn’t bouncing back like it used to. The secret isn’t working harder—it’s working smarter with a morning routine that sets you up for sustained
Body Building, Training
How to Build Muscle After 50: The No-BS Guide to Getting Stronger (Not Just Older)
Your best physique might still be ahead of you. I had sort of given up on my physique in my fifties until I got a wakeup call in my annual physical. I thought I was too old to build serious muscle. While gym culture obsesses over 20-something influencers, some of the most impressive transformations happen
AI, Longevity, Training
Why Human Trainers beat AI Workout Robots
There has been a flood of workout apps many of which provide some level of AI support. They tend to have a slick user interface, fancy graphs and sometimes even let you chat with you personal AI. Using AI is shockingly easy to use and can be surprisingly effective at creating plausible workout programs. I
Body Building, Nutrition, Protein
Daily Protein to keep muscles on GLP-1
Daily protein intake is crucial to keep muscles when you are on a GLP-1 enhanced weight loss diet. Both my “weight loss advisor” (who my Insurance makes me talk to to get Zepbound prescribed) and my fitness coach tell me the most important Macronutrient is Protein. Supposedly it helps with avoiding muscle loss when losing