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#11 – AMA #2: the Nothingburger — results from Peter’s week-long fast between two weeks of nutritional ketosis — and answering questions on all things fasting
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” —William Bruce Cameron
#04 – AMA #1: alcohol, best lab tests, wearables, finding the right doc, racing, and more
“I feel the need…the need for speed.” —Maverick and Goose
Breaking2
I was struck how I was rooting for (and fascinated by) Kipchoge and everyone involved in the preparation and execution, but even more so I felt like I was rooting for us as a species.
Does it help to know your coronary artery calcium score?
I read an interesting paper on fitness, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. This paper looked at “generally healthy middle-aged men” and associations between their level of aerobic fitness, CAC scores, and risk for CVD. So why was this interesting to me (and by extension, should you care)?
How you move defines how you live, Part II
In the summer of 2009 I was preparing for a swim that nobody had ever done before.
How you move defines how you live
My clinical interest is longevity, which is a function of lifespan and healthspan; In math parlance, longevity = f (lifespan, healthspan).
Introduction to Superstarch – Part II
In part II of this series, as promised, I interviewed one of the nations top trainers of professional athletes to…
Introduction to Superstarch – Part I
Occasionally, I have alluded to a product I use to improve my athletic performance. This product, derived from corn starch,…
The interplay of exercise and ketosis – Part II
You’ll recall from last week’s post I did a self-experiment to see if I could learn something about the interplay…
The interplay of exercise and ketosis – Part I
I embarked on a self-experiment last weekend to see if I could better understand the interplay between the different types…