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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Friday, June 17, 2022

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 19

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Day 19 was the sweat 1-2 workout and ab-ripper 100. This pretty much went the same as it did on Wednesday. I was able to get through everyth...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Product Review: Wacom Bamboo Flex Nib Set (5 Pack)

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  These are replacement nibs for the stylus for the Wacom Bamboo Flex tablet. They last longer than the nib that came with the stylus and se...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Heroes: Season 1

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  In 2006 the phrase "Save the Cheerleader" was as popular as the question "Who Killed Laura Palmer" was in 1990. That p...

Product/Supplement Review: Bausch + Lomb Ocuvite Eye Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Eye Health Formula with Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Omega-3, 30 Count Bottle

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  I have taken Ocuvite for several years now. Obviously, it is impossible with a supplement like this to know for certain what it is or is n...

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 18

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 Day 18 was the sculpt 1-2 workout again. I again was able to get a bit deeper into the push-up and pause at the top and the bottom of the r...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Hangover Part II

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  The Hangover Part II is the 2011 follow-up to the massively popular 2009 movie, The Hangover. It again stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zac...

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Ghostbusters Afterlife

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  When comparing this movie to the 2016 female-led Ghostbusters movie, the line from Batman Forever, "Your entrance was good--his was b...

Streaming Series Review: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode 5 (spoilers)

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The penultimate episode (at least for now) of Obi-Wan Kenobi opens with a flashback to the Episode II era, with Anakin and Obi-Wan training....

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 17

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Day 17 was sweat 1-2 and abs. Both went well this time. Whatever caused me to get winded during the last workout on Monday did not happen to...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2 (2-Movie Ultimate Edition)

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  +++Warning, this contains a minor spoiler from the previous movie and book. So, if you have not seen or read "The Half-Blood Prince...

DVD/TV Series Review: FBI Season 3

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  Season three of FBI was another short season due to the covid pandemic, this time because production started later in the year than usual....

Product Review: iRobot Authentic Replacement Parts- Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal Bags, 3-Pack

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  I have no problem with the bags, they are small, but they do what they are supposed to. My main issue is that you need to use them at all ...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Fringe Season 3

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  +++Warning, this contains spoilers from the prior season, but no major season three giveaways+++ Season three of Fringe picks up with fake...

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 16

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Day 16 was the sculpt 1-2 workout. I was able to hit 10 reps on some of the moves and again got deeper into the push-ups. I can actually hol...

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 15

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Day 15 was the sweat 1-2 and abs workout. There were a couple of points where I did have to pause because I got a bit winded, but I also thi...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Streaming Series Review: Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4 (spoilers)

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                                        Episode 4 starts out with Obi-Wan and Vader in bacta tanks recalling the events of the third episode...

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 14

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Day 14 was the Chalean Extreme Recharge workout. It went well and my flexibility continues to very slowly increase, as is my strength. Holdi...

4k-UHD/Movie Review: The Incredible Hulk

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  The Incredible Hulk was the second movie released in what would become the massive MCU. Iron Man had been a big hit, but it was not at all...
Saturday, June 11, 2022

CD/Music Review: Pink - Funhouse

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  This is the album that Pink released after her marriage had (briefly) fallen apart, and most of the songs like So What, Please Don't L...

DVD/TV Series Review: The Flash (1990) Complete Series

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  This was, as of 1990, the latest attempt to produce a comic book superhero show on network TV, which had happened over the years, with var...

Product Review: National Computation Pad, 5 x 5 Quad Ruling and Unruled, 8.5" x 11", Engineering Paper 200 Sheets

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  I purchased this because my Statics teacher required the use of Engineering paper for our homework, and liked it so much that I used it fo...

4K-UHD/Movie Review: Iron Man 2

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  Iron Man 2 is, if you are watching the movies in chronological order, the fourth movie in the timeline after Captain America: The First Av...

Workout Update: Power-90/Chalean Extreme Hybrid: Day 13

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Day 13 was the sculpt 1-2 workout again. I definitely saw significant progress in this one. First of all, I was finally able to start gettin...
Friday, June 10, 2022

CD/Music Review: Pink - The Truth About Love

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  Pink rose to fame about the same time as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, but she was always very different from either of them (or ...

DVD/TV Series Review: The Client List: Season 1

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  Like the movies, the TV series on Lifetime can vary in quality quite a bit. This one, adapted from a TV movie of the same name, is one of ...
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