Physical & Blood Work

Posted by beyultraining on May 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I went in for a standard physical the other day. The last time I did this was when I was a teenager (not that far off, but definitely not getting any closer). Anyway, they took some blood samples to run a standard lipid profile and fasting blood glucose. Here are the results of the lipid … Continue reading →

Category Blood Work, Consumption of Animal Products, Cringe Worthy Moments of Idiocracy

Sleep, not the best…

Posted by beyultraining on May 26, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Hello Everyone, I think I am starting to feel the effects of a little bit of chronically high cortisol. I have been having trouble sleeping through the night and find myself waking up every couple of hours. This makes me nervous because interrupted sleep patterns are an early sign of high cortisol. In a healthy … Continue reading →

Category Adrenal Fatigue, Cringe Worthy Moments of Idiocracy, Sleep

Biggest Loser?

Posted by beyultraining on February 12, 2010 · 2 Comments 

The other night I was watching The Biggest Loser with my wife and for some reason I always watch it even though I end up wincing at the practice of taking deconditioned individuals and beating them down into a cardio hell. On this particular night what I saw had to rank up there as an … Continue reading →

Category Cringe Worthy Moments of Idiocracy, Pop Culture Commentary

  • John Donne – Meditation 17

    No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee...