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HamCo Heat 2023

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CrossFit HamCo held their HamCo Heat 2023 competition Saturday in McLeansboro, with Wayne County well represented, including the RX Mens champions, Luke Ahlfield and Andrew Atteberry. For Ahlfield, a three-time CrossFit Regional qualifier, it was a return to the sport after several years off while pursuing other strength sports goals. They were in second place going into the final event but were able to win both parts of the finals to take the crown. Avery McCulley and Caleb Smothers took third place in the mixed gender intermediate division. For Smothers, it was his first CrossFit competition. He has competed in … Continue reading HamCo Heat 2023

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Training Log 2023

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Airdyne 13:00, 3.55 miles, 115 cal SL: Lacrosse Ball Low Back Smash Monday, June 12, 2023 Airdyne 12:00, 3.43 miles, 117 cal DB Bench 20x50s Lying DB Tricep Ext 10x20s DB Supinating Curls 15x20s DB Front Raises 12x20s Situps 20 Air Squats 20 Lat Pull 15×110 Sunday, June 11, 2023 Airdyne 11:00, 3.02 miles, 82 cal Monday, June 5, 2023 Airdyne 10:00, 2.89 miles, 101 cal Sunday, June 4, 2023 Painstorm 7 (scaled) 75 minutes, 894 cal Thursday, June 1, 2023 Airdyne 8:00, 2.37 miles, 70 cal Wednesday, May 31, 2023 SSB Squats 5×255, 5×315, 5×350 … Continue reading Training Log 2023

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Dear Future Self

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This week’s episode of Brett Bartholomew’s Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For. It is the thought exercise used often that is simply, what do you believe you can do now that will pay off in the future. It’s something I’ve contemplated, but never actually committed to paper, or, digital paper. Making better food choices. Nothing groundbreaking, but I am metabolically broken and heading toward a rough last half of life. Improving my health will go a long way. I’ll throw consistent mobility work in here as well. Invest in your health. Keep reading. I believe in this as … Continue reading Dear Future Self

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Book Nook: Why We Get Sick, by Benjamin Bikman

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I wrote about a while back about the pandemic before the pandemic–obesity and type 2 diabetes. Why We Get Sick by Benjamin Bikman covers the root cause of much of this–insulin sensitivity. Insulin Sensitivity has been linked to many health issues, ranging from alzheimers, cancer and diabetes all the way down to skin tags and everything in between. Seriously–fatty liver, infertility, menstrual issues, Professor Bikman covers in detail the list of all the issues linked to insulin sensitivity, as well as what causes it and then briefly concludes with what to do about it. Our healthcare system is excellent at … Continue reading Book Nook: Why We Get Sick, by Benjamin Bikman

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Book Nook: Caffeine, by Michael Pollan

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Let’s be honest here. Most of us do drugs. Well, one drug specifically–caffeine. Caffeine has been used regularly for centuries now, and Michael Pollan decided it was time to take a look at the history and try to explore some of the ramifications of our developed addiction to those little plants–coffee and tea. Pollan is most notably known for The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Cooked, the latter of which still sits on my coffee table in my stack of books to get to. Caffeine was a shorter Audible recording, focused solely on one aspect of our diets that has played a … Continue reading Book Nook: Caffeine, by Michael Pollan