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, June 12, 2025

Book Review: Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far

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  Merlin's Tour of the Universe is a book by Neil deGrasse Tyson, first published in 1989 and updated in 2024. In it, Tyson answers lett...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Cheers: Season 3

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  The 25-episode third season of Cheers aired during the 1984/1985 TV season. All of the main cast members returned for season three, althou...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Book Review: Heretics of Dune (Dune #20 Chronological Order, #5 Publication Order)

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  Heretics of Dune, published in 1984, is the fifth of the original six novels in the Dune saga written by the original author, Frank Herber...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Big Bang Theory: Season 9

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  The 24-episode ninth season of The Big Bang Theory aired during the 2015/2016 TV season. This season saw another milestone episode for the...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

4K-UHD/Movie Review: Cloverfield

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  Cloverfield is a 2008 horror film produced and conceived by J.J. Abrams (it was one of the first movies produced by his production company...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 70

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Day 70 was a rest day. I did do the Lift 4 stretch workout, but did not foam roll. It was nice to have a day off from workout out since I ha...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 69

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On day 69, I just did the Sculpt 3-4 workout from Power 90. I was able to increase the amount of weight I used on a couple of the exercises,...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 68

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Day 68 was Friday Fight Round 1 in Max 30, Sweat 3-4, and Ab-Ripper 200 from Power 90. I could only get to the 8:26 mark in FF before maxing...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 67

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Day 67 was Tabata Power again in Max 30. I made it to the 23:38 mark before maxing out, which was a significant improvement from Tuesday. In...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 66

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Day 66 was Sweat Intervals from Max 30 in the morning and Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 from Power 90 in the evening. Both workouts went prett...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 65

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Day 65 was Tabata Power from Max 30 in the morning and Sculpt 3-4 from Power 90 in the evening. In the Max 30 workout, I was able to get to ...
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Cheers: Season 2

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  The 22-episode second season of Cheers aired during the 1983/1984 TV season. All the main cast members returned for the second season, wit...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Big Bang Theory: Season 8

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  +++Warning: The review contains spoilers from prior seasons and hints, but no major giveaways, from season 8. If you have not seen the pre...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

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  Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 action/comedy film that is the direct sequel to the 2000 film Charlie's Angels. McG retu...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

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

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  Cheers was the long-running sitcom set in a Boston bar about the lives of the bar workers and patrons. The 22-episode first season aired d...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

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  The 24-episode seventh season of The Big Bang Theory aired during the 2013/2014 TV season. All the main cast members return for the sevent...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 64

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On day 64, it was back to two-a-day workouts. I did the cardio challenge workout from Max 30 in the morning, and Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 63

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Day 63 was a rest day in Power 90, so I did the Lift 4 stretch workout. I did not do foam rolling, however. I think I am maintaining my flex...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 62

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Day 62 was Sculpt 3-4. I did manage to increase the amount of weight I used on a couple of the exercises, but for the most part, I used the ...

Workout Update: Insanity Max 30/Power 90 Hybrid: Day 61

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Day 61 was Sweat 3-4 and Ab-Ripper 200 again. Both workouts went fine. I do not really think I made much improvement from the last workout, ...

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 ...
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