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If you’ve just joined us, welcome. Here you’ll find everything that grunts, groans and ticks in the world of strength training. In short, this site is the home of all things strength.
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To help get you started, here are a few of our most recent posts. And if you want to dive in to a particular area. check out the ‘Start Here‘ page above. Enjoy.
Fitness Reading For The Week : Ruby Wax’s No Brainer (by Ruby Wax)
Once again we’re returning to the fascinating world of neuroscience, with several brief glimpses of this incredible area.
LINNER Nova Bluetooth Hearing Aids (Hearing Aid Earbuds)
The LINNER Nova is a pair of water-resistant hearing aids, in the form of music-centric earbuds. The video will show you what I mean.
Lose Weight Without Cutting Calories (Greg Doucette)
Eat more, burn more.
Looking At : Sep 18 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy (by Ari Whitten, Alex Leaf M.S.)
This is a very interesting look at the nutritional side of things – in this case the various roles mitochondria play, and how to fine-tune things a little.
Nice one.
ESERMUG (Temperature Controlled Mug With Medical Sensors)
The ESERMUG is a blend of coffee mug and medical sensors, which are placed in the areas you’d be touching anyway. Along the handle, primarily.
Did The Apple Watch Ultra Just Kill Garmin? A Triathlete’s Impressions (Matt LeGrand)
Interesting take on the Apple Watch Ultra, from a member of what I suspect is the device’s target demographic.
Looking At : Sep 11 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Total Fitness And Nutrition After 40 (by Nick Swettenham)
This is an interesting look at the many benefits (both mental and physical) of entering the world of fitness a little later in life. Although I was fortunate enough – as were many of the people here – to have discovered the iron quite some time ago, that sadly isn’t the case for everyone.
If you have any friends/colleagues/family members who are in that last group, point them toward these books. Great reads.
DearBuds SE (Wearable Ear Dehumidifiers)
Interesting idea.
The DearBuds SE is a pair of dehumidifiers for your ears. Designed for a quick burst after a shower, swim session or workout.