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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. 

Friday, December 5, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 54

Day 54 was the final regular workout of Lift 4, which was Full Body HIIT. It used the same format as last week; three blocks each with two exercises, one focused on the lower body and one focused on the upper body. In block 1, you do the exercises for 60 seconds; in block 2, for 45 seconds; and in block 3, for 30 seconds. In each block, the rest time between exercises reduces (from 20 seconds in the first block down to 10 seconds in the third block), and there is only 30 seconds of rest between blocks. So, for all intents and purposes, you are constantly moving the entire workout. Then, you have a burnout block doing all six exercises for 30 seconds with no rest between them. And, of course, you finish with core and stretching. This was another tough workout, but I got through it, and I modified less than I did last week. I am going to do the recovery routines for the next two days and then begin Lift More next week.

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