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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Monday, May 12, 2025

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Charlie's Angels

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  Charlie's Angels is a 2000 action-comedy based on the 1970s TV series of the same name. It stars Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Dia...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Big Bang Theory: Season 6

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  The 24-episode sixth season of The Big Bang Theory aired during the 2012/2013 TV season. All the main cast members returned for the sixth ...
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 60

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Day 60 was Sculpt 3-4 from Power 90. The workout went well. I was again able to do more of the bodyweight exercises, and have better form, a...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 59

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Day 59 was Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 in Power 90. They both went fine, although I did not feel like I had as much stamina in this workout....
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 58

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Day 58 was Sculpt 3-4 from Power 90. I was able to increase the amount of weight I used for a couple of exercises, but I was able to easily ...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 57

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Day 57 was the start of week 9 in Power 90, which was the full second phase where you only do the 3-4 workouts. So, today was Sweat 3-4 and ...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Book Review: Spymaster (Scot Harvath Series #17)

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  Spymaster, published in 2018, is the 17th novel in the series of action-thrillers centered around the character of Scot Harvath, written b...
Sunday, May 4, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 56

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On day 56, I did the stretching recovery workout from Lift 4. I would say my flexibility has improved very slightly, but not a ton.  

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 55

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On day 55, I did the Sculpt 3-4 workout from Power 90 in the evening. It went well, and I again used heavier weights for some of the exercis...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 54

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Day 54 was Friday Fight Round 2 in Max 30 and Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 in Power 90. I made it through both workouts, but I was a bit tire...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 53

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Day 53 was Max Out Strength and Sculpt 1-2. There was nothing major to report from either workout. I did make it through all 30 minutes in t...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 52

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Day 52 was Max Out Sweat from Max 30 and Sweat 1-2 (and Ab-Ripper 100) in Power 90. This is the last week of the transition weeks in Power 9...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 51

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Day 51 was Max Out Power from Max 30 in the morning and Sculpt 3-4 in the evening. I again made it through all 30 minutes of the modified Ma...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 50

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Day 50 was the start of the final week in Max 30. I did Max Out Cardio again and managed to get through all 30 minutes of it (again followin...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 49

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On day 49, I just did the stretch routine from Lift 4. It went fine. There was nothing great or horrible about it.  

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities is a 1991 coming-of-age romantic comedy. It was written by prolific 80s writer and director John Hughes and directed ...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 48

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Day 48 was Sculpt 3-4 in Power-90. I eased back on the amount of weight I used for this workout because I was very tired by the time I was a...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 47

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Day 47 was Friday Fight Round 2 in Max 30 and Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 in Power 90. I am getting some stamina back after taking most of l...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Big Bang Theory: Season 5

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  The 24-episode fifth season of The Big Bang Theory aired during the 2011/2012 TV season. All of the main cast members returned for the fif...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 46

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Day 46 was Sculpt 1-2 from Power 90 in the morning and Max Out Strength from Max 30 in the evening. Both workouts went well, even though I w...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 45

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Day 45 was Max Out Sweat in Max 30 and Sweat 1-2 and Ab-Ripper 100 in Power 90. I definitely had to take the workouts a bit slower, but each...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 44

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On day 44, I did Max Out Power in Max 30, Sculpt 3-4 in Power 90. I restarted this week because I was dealing with a family medical issue la...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Basic Instinct

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  Basic Instinct is the 1992 erotic thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. It was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Paul...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 43

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On day 43, I did the Max Out Cardio workout from Max 30 and Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 in Power 90. Both workouts went pretty much the same...
Monday, April 14, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 42

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On day 42, I did the Sculpt 3-4 workout from Power 90. It went fine. I again used 20 lbs for the back exercises and calf raises and 12 lbs f...
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