Book: Personal Finance for DummiesAuthor: Eric TysonTake Aways: Second reading spaced probably 10 years apart. Couldn’t tell you, what the changes were from the previous edition read. The biggest strength is he tries to stay as unbiased as possible. This book covers the basics and is a great introductory book to personal finance. I don’tContinue reading “BR: Personal Finance for Dummies & Be Useful”
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Training Log 10.22.23
Training: Week 6 A2S 1.0 w/ strength and 10k accessory/running. This was probably the worst week of training I’ve had in a while. Part of that was travel and part of that was overtraining leading up to the end of the week. I need to implement some easy strength deadlifts and just start greasing theContinue reading “Training Log 10.22.23”
BR: Elon Musk, The Sports Gene, Clear Thinking, Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Book: Elon MuskAuthor: Walter Issacson (Steve Jobs, Leonardo DiVinci) Recommended to read: YesComments: The story is over 100 chapters. Each one tends to focus on an event or period of time in Musk’s life. Elon is a real life character and it’s amazing to see how much he has done in his lifetime. It seemsContinue reading “BR: Elon Musk, The Sports Gene, Clear Thinking, Black Rednecks and White Liberals”
Training Log 10.9.23
Training: A2S 1.0 + 10k training. Squat 430×8, 405×8, 375×18. Bench – 280×8, 260×8, 240×16. OHP – 185×8, 170×8, 160×16. Cleans 205x3x6. Training overall has felt good. I’ve been consistently hitting the numbers I expect to hit. We’ll see how the testing week goes this upcoming week. I need to add a couple sets ofContinue reading “Training Log 10.9.23”
Training Log 10.1.23
Training: This was the second week of A2S 1.0 mixed with the cardio program from strength and 10k. Squat 405×10, 375×10, 345×18. Bench 260×10, 240×10, 225×21. Clean 205x3x6. OHP 170×10, 160×10, 150×20. Things overall felt fine. By the end of the week my body wasn’t feeling great and training was marginal. Running: 4 sessions. Long,Continue reading “Training Log 10.1.23”
Training Log 9.24.23
Training: Last week strained my back and needed to modify the volume on the lower body day. Training at the percentages was not sustainable. In hindsight should have lowered the training max that I used. That’s always been my struggle with CHP programs is consistently training with weights in the 95%. To me that’s notContinue reading “Training Log 9.24.23”
Training Log 9.17.23
Training: Week 2 strength + 10k. Volume on the lower body day wrecked my back. Trying to do high rep deads after heavy squats still seems a little dumb to me. Probably should have had a lower training max for the squat and DL which would have made the training more manageable. As such strainedContinue reading “Training Log 9.17.23”
Book Reviews: Tap Dancing To Work/Last Lecture
Book Title: Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically EverythingAuthor: Carol LoomisInsights and Take Aways: Following Farnam Street and previously having been one of the MBA students that went out to Omaha to listen to Buffet speak, I was interested in learning the background to Mr. Buffett. The author, Carol Loomis, has been editingContinue reading “Book Reviews: Tap Dancing To Work/Last Lecture”
Training Log 9.10.23
Training: I think I made a “good” decision for the next 12 weeks. I’ll be running Complete Human Performance’s Strength and 10k program. I’ve needed to ensure I had a consistent running template. The past couple weeks of easy strength have felt like dog crap training. I’m noticing that I enjoy cookie cutter programs moreContinue reading “Training Log 9.10.23”
Book Reviews: War and Existential Physics
Books: War – Sebastian Junger and Existential Physics – Sabine Hossenfelder War – Sebastian Junger is a journalist who went into theater with a combat infantry unit in Afghanistan in the early 2000s. I loved this book as it documented the situation well. The perception of the soldiers as well as the realities of modernContinue reading “Book Reviews: War and Existential Physics”
Seeking Progress 