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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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 4

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Day 4 was upper-body foam rolling from 645 and shoulders in Lift 4.  The shoulders workout was an interval workout, doing three rounds of tw...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 3

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Day 3 was a recovery day, so it was corrective ankles from 645 and the two recovery routines from Lift 4. I definitely had some knots in my ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 2

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Day 2 of Round 2 was corrective hips from 645 and Back and Biceps in Lift 4. The back and biceps routine (which was the circuit routine with...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 1

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Day 1 of Round 2 was corrective shoulders in 645 and Chest and Triceps, 50/50 in Lift 4. I will not describe the workouts again since I desc...

Book Review: Return of the Jedi Novelization

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  This is the novelization of Return of the Jedi, the hardcover version of which was re-released in the mid-1990s when Lucas was working on ...
Saturday, November 25, 2023

Book Review: Mentats of Dune (Dune # 5)

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  Mentats of Dune, published in 2014, is the fifth book in the Dune series chronologically, and the second book in the "Schools of Dune...
Friday, November 24, 2023

DVD/TV Series Review: Baywatch Nights Seasons 1 and 2 (German Import)

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  Baywatch Nights was the first series to be spun off from the massively popular syndicated series, Baywatch. The series aired for two seaso...

Workout Review: Lift 4

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  Lift 4 is one of the newer BODI (formerly Beachbody) workout programs. It was released in the summer of 2018 and now has a follow-up worko...

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 60

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Day 60 was lower body foam rolling and the final day of Round 1 of Lift 4. That meant doing full-body HIIT. The Lift 4 workout had the same ...
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 59

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Day 59 was upper body foam rolling in 645 and Shoulders and Arms in Lift 4. Today, I actually did the Lift 4 workout first immediately follo...

DVD/Movie Review: Doc Hollywood

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  Doc Hollywood is a 1991 romantic comedy starring Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson, Bridget Fonda, and David Ogden Stiers.  Th...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 58

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Day 58 was the corrective ankles routine in 645 and the two recovery routines in Lift 4. I absolutely needed the foam rolling today. Even th...

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: 2 Days in the Valley (Special Edition)

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  2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 crime drama/dark comedy written and directed by John Herzfeld. The movie stars Danny Aiello, James Spader, ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 57

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For Day 57 I did the corrective hips routine from 645 and Week 8 legs in Lift 4. This week, the Legs workout is another 50/50. During the li...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 56

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For Day 56 I did the corrective shoulders routine from 645 and week 8's chest and back workout from Lift 4. The Chest and Back workout w...

DVD/TV Series Review: Due South: The Ultimate Collection

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  Due South was a buddy-cop series that ran from 1994 to 1999. The first two seasons aired on CBS and the final season(s), which was really ...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 55

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On Day 55 I did the two recovery routines from Lift 4 again. I returned to using the "regular" foam roller for the foam rolling ro...

DVD/TV Series Review: Baywatch Nights: Season 2 (German Import)

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  Season 2 of Baywatch Nights, the first spin-off of the wildly popular lifeguard show, Baywatch, aired in syndication during the 1996-1997 ...
Saturday, November 18, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 54

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For Day 54 I just did the two Lift 4 recovery workouts. But, the twist was, for the foam rolling workout I actually used my rumble roller. F...

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 53

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Day 53 was lower body foam rolling in 645 and Full Body HIIT in Lift 4. The HIIT workout had a bit of a different format than the prior leg ...
Friday, November 17, 2023

DVD/TV Series: Arrested Development: The Complete Series

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  There is a lot of subjectivity in liking any TV show, especially comedies. If you are a fan of irreverent, inappropriate, and at times unc...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 52

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Day 52 was upper body foam rolling from 645 and shoulders and arms from Lift 4. This is the first workout that combines shoulders and arms. ...

DVD/TV Series Review: ER Season 8

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  This is, in my opinion, the best season of ER. That is due in large part to the storyline that leads to Anthony Edwards' departure fro...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 51

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For Day 51 I did the corrective ankles routine from 645 and the two recovery routines from Lift 4. I was surprised that I did not have as ma...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling Day 50

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Day 50 included doing corrective hips in 645 and Legs in Lift 4.  This was another switch up, doing legs on Day 2 instead of Day 4. This was...
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