Training:  M:  Bike - read  Tu:  Squat: 460x3, 430x4, 405x16 Bench: 295x3, 275x4, 260x10  Pull up: BW x5x6 ECHO Bike: sprint intervals  W:  Comp BJJ  Thursday  OFF Friday  BJJ  Sat:  OHP: 205x3, 190x4, 180x15  Rack pull: 500x10x4  Run: LSS 30 min  Sun: BJJ & Sauna  Overall:  Challenging week. Have successfully put in the sprint intervals the past couple of weeks, but have taken an off day where I should be doing tempos from a run standpoint. Still trying to determine if this

What Is Church? People hold a wide range of perspectives on what “church” means—just as they do about most things in life. The word church  originates from the Greek ekklesia , meaning assembly  or gathering of people.  It never referred to a building. Instead, it described a group of individuals coming together, each with unique gifts, united in purpose. In that sense, the church is less an institution and more a family. At its best, church is a place for community, personal

Learning:  Podcasts:  Attia - Women’s Sexual Health  Was surprised at level of favor with progestins. Considering contraception and HRT strategies simultaneously. Consider asking about desire to continue ovulation in the setting of HRT.  Knowledge Project - Panera Lectures  Spirit Gym - 1  Training:  Rough week. Lifting felt good. Stress was high. R lat is still acting goofy. Need to just do some banded pull downs to warm up to get some blood in there prior to training.  M: B

Purpose and Meaning: The Lifelong Experiment A Privileged Question Purpose and meaning are theoretical topics most people only ponder when they have the time—or privilege—to think. Many spend their days running from one task to another without ever pausing to consider either question. Yet to even ask  what your purpose is—or what gives your life meaning—is a privilege in itself. Defining the Two Purpose is your mission—the reason something exists or is done. Meaning is the si

Learning:  Podcasts Attia - Longevity 101  Exercise  Minimize cardiovascular risk - target ApoB reduction Diet - don’t eat crap  WCI Real life retirement planning  Huberman - Sinclair Focus is on mTOR minimization and consideration of Sartuins  Pulsed fasting with regular exercise  Knowledge Project - Steve Wozniak Do the right thing Be an engineer Engineers often work best on projects alone  Acquired - Trader Joes  Started as liquor store Paid employees more than peers Emplo

Spirit, Faith, and the Search for Meaning Western thought has long been shaped by materialism — the belief that everything that exists is physical in nature and can be explained by physical processes. Within the familiar framework of body, mind, and spirit, the body represents the physical, the mind (the psychological), and we’re left wondering: what exactly is the spirit? Is it everything else  — or is it everything ? Is it something — or nothing at all? Recently I’ve been s

Learning:  Podcasts:  Attia - Protein 2 - Rhonda Patrick  More on how protein requirement should be higher. Caveat is always if someone has healthy kidneys  Knowledge Project Will listen today - forensic accounting  WCI On taxes  Chek - Christiane Northrup Talking about women’s health, PMS and perimenopausal disease. How many of these symptoms are the result of unhealthy lifestyles and how mistreated women have been by the health system  Acquired - Google  Recommended podcast

The Practice of Relaxation I’ll be the first to admit—I’m not an authority on relaxing. In fact, if you want to learn how to relax, you...

Learning:  Podcast:  Attia - Protein Debate Primary take away of this listen had nothing to do with protein. It was about having a reasonable dialogue about science and statistics. Primarily focus should be on the methods and results.  Huberman - How Brain Functions  Was a lot of talk on brain development, visual interpretation and plasticity primarily in the young.  Knowledge Project Jim Clayton - Pay off your debts in full, keep pushing despite failure, discipline beats hyp

Meditation: A Practice of Focus, Awareness, and Restoration Meditation is the practice of training the mind. Our minds are often filled...

Learning:  Podcasts Attia - Tylenol and Autism  Huberman - DJ Shipley  Importance of routines Up at the same time every day  Knowledge Project -  Lectures Spirit Gym  Relationships - progression through maturity  Quotes  "Proactive, not reactive" continues to be one of the keys to my happiness (and, ideally, success). I’ve been really focused on my walking and writing this year (and those two things go really well together) - Dan John  Training: Overall:  Past couple weeks ha

Why Sleep Matters: Lessons from Science and Common Sense In 2017, Matthew Walker, PhD, reignited public fascination with sleep through...

Learning:  Podcasts:  Attia: Joe Liemandt Discussion on Alpha school an AI based school in Austin Texas. Reports that students can make...

Why Everyone Feels Exhausted — And Why Rest Is the Medicine We’re Missing Lately, I’ve been reflecting on a question I encounter daily in...

When my wife and I went through this season of life, I jokingly called it “The Trail of Tears.” A politically incorrect title, yes—but...

Learning:  Podcast:  Attia - Diets AMA  Evaluated pros and cons of keto, carnivore, vegan and mediterranean diets. Challenge with all of...

Libido—also called sex drive or sexual desire—varies widely between individuals and even within the same person over the course of life....

Learning:  Podcasts:  Attia - Neurosurgery Updates Brain Computer interface was the primary topic. Discussed multiple approaches to the...

Midlife Hormonal Shifts: A Common Crossroad Around midlife, hormone levels begin to decline—gradually in men, more abruptly in women....

Learning:  Podcast  Attia - Stu McGill - Low Back Pain  Replay  The approach is more on back mechanics. Maintaining a neutral spine....