11
April
In my last post, I spoke about ‘eating paleo’ as part of my next steps. In this post, I want to give you a bit more details about what the paleo diet is. I will keep this simple, as there are a lot of great resources out there that talk about paleo. If you are […]
9
April
It has been a while since I spoke about what I’ve been doing in my workout routine. About 6 months ago, I dropped CrossFit as my main workout routine. Metcons are awesome fun, but getting beat 5 times a week will eventually cause problems. And while CrossFit tries to provide a balanced workout in components […]
5
April
Is organic food healthier for you, or just a scam? And is that the only criteria? What’s the purpose behind going organic? Let’s do some finding out. Note: Organic produce can mean not just vegetables and fruits, but meat and dairy products as well. Organic food is healthier for the environment. When you (and by you, […]
3
April
Nature vs Nurture. This was a question I used to think about all the time, when I was pretty unfit and unable to make progress. Was it just not possible for me to be fit, regardless of what I do? I used to vacillate between phases of calling myself out, saying I was just being […]
29
March
Last Sunday, I attended Chris Kresser’s “Grow a healthy baby” seminar. It was local, only 3 hours long, and a chance to interact with a really smart guy in the area of health, nutrition, and fitness. So, easy decision. But for those who do not live here, or couldn’t make it to the seminar, don’t […]
23
March
I am currently travelling on work-related stuff and sorta started thinking about how my travel these days is very different from, say, a year or two ago. And well, I don’t have much else to do until the Ind-Aus game. Coz if India loses, am gonna be curled up in a corner crying, and dont […]
14
March
When I used to work out in Madras, I did the familiar three days of cardio and three days of mucking around with machines/weights. But one thing I did everyday after 60–90 minutes of mind-blowingly boring workouts was 10–15 minutes of ab work. Coz we want that six-pack, right? And we all know doing crunches […]
9
March
“Is my ass too big?” — f*** yeah, probably. “Has my belly grown bigger?” — That’s a big yes! Ask yourself these questions, and honestly answer them. I can assure you that for most of us, the answer is not what we want to hear. We are selectively blind to our, umm, fat problems. Even […]
3
March
I will be honest. I am not a fan of long distance running. The most I could tolerate was running a half-marathon (back in 2008), and even that made me wanna go to sleep. The training was so monotonous and boring, with most of the focus on logging enough miles. Since then, my knowledge of […]
28
February
Two updates to this post. One, the addition of a test to measure your inflammation. Two, removal of the HbA1C test. In my previous post, I ended with “get your blood work done”. Let’s talk about that. First, if you don’t remember the last time you had a physical examination, well, today’s the day. Get on […]
