Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff

Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Product Review: Nature's Way 100% Potency Pure Source MCT Oil from Coconut

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  MTC oil is something that a lot of people who do intermittent fasting use to add to coffee or tea to get a calorie boost when they are not...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 19

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Day 19 of CE was Burn Circuit 3 again. I was able to hit the 12 rep max on almost all of the exercises aside from the shoulder flys at the v...

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 18

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CE day 18 was the burn circuit workout again. I can tell that my stamina is increasing and I can do most of the cardio moves at the same pac...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Dollhouse Season 1

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  Dollhouse was a series that continued Eliza Dushku's run of bad luck as a lead in a series that did not get much traction and was canc...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 17

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Day 17 of CE was the Burn Circuit 2 workout. Really nothing all that new to report from last week's workout, but I was able to hit the 1...

Blu-Ray Review: Ghostbusters (2009 25th Anniversary release)

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  Ghostbusters is the iconic 1984 comedy starring Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Ri...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 16

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Day 16 was the recharge workout again. Given that I only got a few hours of sleep the night before, doing recharge was actually very nice be...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Fringe Season 1

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  Fringe was a very unique series that ran from 2008 to 2013. It was part police procedural and part supernatural thriller that involved a d...

Supplement Review: Premier Protein Shake, Caramel, 11.5 Fl. Oz (Pack of 12)

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  As most probably know, RTD protein drinks can range from awful tasting to pretty good. This is definitely on the pretty good (maybe great ...

Blu-Ray Review: Chuck Season 2

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  The second season of Chuck is where the series really hit its stride. The beginning of the season involves a storyline of a second interse...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Product Review: OULII Toilet Flush Lever Handle Universal Toilet Handle Replacement for Toilet Tank (Side Mount)

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  I got this to replace the part on my existing toilet that had rusted through. The one that I was sent did not have any holes to hook the c...
Monday, March 21, 2022

Product Review: Coolmax ES-300 Esata to USB Adapter

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  If you have an external eSata drive but have a laptop with just USB ports, this will do the job. My laptop was able to recognize the drive...

Product Review: MANGROOMER Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Hair Shaver

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  The best way to describe this is that it works well until it doesn't. The one I owned went through batteries like crazy, and eventuall...

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 15

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Day 15 of CE was the third round of Burn Circuit 1. I could tell in this workout that I am getting appreciably stronger. I was able to max o...

Product Review: WD My DVR Expander 500 GB eSATA External Hard Drive

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  I purchased this hoping to be able to expand the storage capacity on my Tivo 2 DVR. Unfortunately, this does not work with that series (al...

Product Review: Reebok Men's RBK Integrity Trainer Cross Training

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  These fit very well, have good stability, and are quite comfortable. They are very good for higher impact exercises like plyometrics or ju...

DVD Review: The Algebra 2 Tutor - 6 Hour Course

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  I found Jason's material years ago when I started taking math classes to get what would eventually turn into an Electrical Engineering...

DVD Review: Bitten Season Two

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  +++Warning, this contains spoilers from season one, but no major season two giveaways. +++ The second season of Bitten picks up shortly af...

Product Review: TP-Link AC750 WiFi Extender

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  I have a split-level townhouse that results in multiple Wi-Fi dead zones. I have a couple of these, and they all but eliminate the dead sp...

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Dark Knight

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  The Dark Knight has the distinction of being in a class of sequels that overtake the original movie. It is, of course, the follow-up to 20...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 14

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Day 14 was recharge and Ab-Burner. Both went well. I like doing recharge twice a week as opposed to the recommended one time, and I think do...

Product Review: Mr. Pen- Small Hammer

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  This is great for putting picture hangers on the wall, or small things like that. The one area where you lose a bit of functionality becau...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Workout Update: Chalean Extreme Day 13

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Day 13 of CE was the 28 minute Burn it Off workout. I felt that my cardio endurance improved a lot from last week, probably because of the B...

Book Review: Helter Skelter

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  Helter Skelter is the novel written by Vincent Bugliosi, the lead prosecutor in the prosecution and conviction of Charles Manson and his f...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Chuck Season 1

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  Chuck was a series that ran from 2007 to 2012. The basic premise was that a guy named Chuck (played by Zachary Levi) who works at a fictio...
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