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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. 

Showing posts with label Lift More. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lift More. Show all posts

Monday, December 8, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 1

Lift More is the follow-up program to Joel Freeman's program Lift 4. This one was filmed during the pandemic, so it is set up like some of the other workouts filmed at that time, with a small cast (just two people working out with Joel) and a video wall showing people working out at home.

This workout does require a sturdy weight bench and a selection of dumbbells. The day 1 workout is called Lift Chest and Biceps. It is much like the circuit-style workouts in Lift 4. It has two blocks of quad sets, each consisting of two chest exercises followed by two biceps exercises. The difference is that in this workout, you do three sets of 12 reps instead of three sets of 10 reps. Then you have a burnout block in which you alternate push-ups using the bench with biceps curls. The difference between this program and Lift 4 is that, instead of doing each burnout exercise for 30 seconds, you do them for 45 seconds. Then, you finish with core (alternating two exercises for 45 seconds) and a stretching cooldown. 

As in Lift 4, there is very little rest between sets or blocks. You basically get enough time to transition between exercises, and that's it. It is very challenging, but if you are used to doing Lift 4, it is not all that new, just a little different.