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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 13

Day 13 was the Abs and Core workout for Pilates and a recovery day (meaning flexibility and foam rolling) for Lift-4. I decided to do all the workouts back-to-back since they are all very short. So, I started with Lift-4's flexibility workout, then did the foam roller workout, and then did Pilates Abs and Core. I think that actually helped me because I was able to loosen up before doing the Pilates workout. While I would still not classify myself as flexible, I had a bit more range of motion. 

And, today I hit 210 lbs (95.2 kg), which I have not been in a long time. If you have read some of my older posts you know I tend to take scale weight with a bit of a grain of salt, as it can change a lot due to factors that have little or nothing to do with body fat percentage. But, since my body fat percentage is still high, I know I also have a lot of scale weight left to lose. So, hitting that milestone is a very good thing. I want to get myself back down to 190 lbs (58.5 kg) to see where my body fat and overall body composition are at that point.

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