“In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.” – Plutarch Ahh, the little-understood topic of Chronobiology, and chrononutrition. The following is a guest post on the subject from IDLife Chief Formulator, Paul Sullivan. My babblings will be held to block quotes within the body of Paul’s post…… [More…]
The Undeniable Power of Individualization
One size does not fit all. In fact, it fits no one in particular. – ID Life Chief Formulator, Paul Sullivan Yes, we are all human beings and, as such, operate under the same laws of human physiology. But within that generalization, we have genetic variance, and holding even more sway upon our individuality… [More…]
Survival vs Optimization… with a Dose of Moderation
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. -William Arthur Ward A question during a recent podcast interview (I’ll post the link when it’s up and running) prompted me to consider how my training has changed over the years. Not just the nuts-and-bolts specifics of that training, but the deeper, underlying, philosophical aspects…. [More…]
On Diet, Nutrition and Supplementation
“Several excuses are always less convincing than one.” – Aldous Huxley Let’s Talk Nutrition! And let me begin by saying that this is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise, but rather a 30,000 ft overview of how I approach the question of diet, nutrition and supplementation. And what is my approach, in a nutshell?… [More…]
Managing the Variables
“The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ever wonder what the relationship is, in a practical sense, between systemic fatigue, workout-induced muscular failure, workout volume, and that oftentimes misinterpreted word, “intensity”? And, more to the point, what is the interplay between these factors and workout frequency? And… [More…]
The Battle of the (Mainstream) Heavyweight Diets
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell The following video is of a lecture given in January 2008 by Christopher Gardner, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, and focuses on the largest and longest-ever comparison (as… [More…]