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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 44

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Day 44 is the first lower-body workout of week 7. It is just a "regular" burnout workout in which you have four blocks consisting ...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Cheers: Season 9

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  The 26-episode 9th season of Cheers aired during the 1990/1991 TV season. All of the main cast returned for the ninth season, as did some ...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 43

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Day 43 was the start of week 7. It switched back to upper-body to start the workout and introduced both a new tempo (4x4) and a new format. ...

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 42

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Day 42 was back to the second flexibility and mobility workout of the program. Again, I can tell my flexibility is getting better and my ran...

Book Review: Dust: The Inside Story of its Role in the September 11th Aftermath

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  Dust, published in 2009, is a book by Paul Lioy, an environmental scientist who was part of a group of scientists that sampled and analyze...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 41

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Day 41 was core cardio, so the entire workout was done on the floor, alternating between plank-based exercises, such as mountain climbers, a...

Book Review: Hunters of Dune (#22 Chronological Order)

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  Hunters of Dune, published in 2006, is the first book of a two-part continuation to the Dune series of novels, first created by Frank Herb...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 40

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Day 40 was the second upper-body workout of the week. It is a burnout workout, so you do three sets of the same exercise in each block (fron...

CD/Music Review: Adele: 25

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  25, released in 2015, is Adele's third studio album and the follow-up to her multi-award-winning 21. Where 21 was a breakup album, the...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 39

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Day 39 was the second lower-body workout of the week, and unlike the first, this one follows the Dirty MOFO format. Today, the four exercise...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Black Sails Season 3

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  The 10-episode third season of Black Sails aired in the winter and spring of 2016. All the main cast members return for season three, and ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 38

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Day 38 was a total-body workout. Like the other total-body workouts in the program, this focuses more on cardio and muscular endurance, so o...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 37

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Day 37 was the first upper-body day, following the Dirty MOFO format. So, you do four exercises (narrow chest presses, back flys, push press...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 36

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Day 36 was the first workout of week 6. It was a lower-body workout to start off this week, and Joel hinted that this week will be a mash-up...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Cheers: Season 8

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  The 26-episode 8th season of Cheers aired during the 1989-1990 TV season. It can be argued that this was the season in which the series pe...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 35

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Day 35 was flexibility and mobility, specifically going back to the first version of the routine from week 1. I can tell my flexibility is g...

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 34

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Day 34 was core cardio (with the switch-up of the workouts this week, it came on Day 6). Like the prior core cardio workouts, it uses some w...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 33

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Day 33 was the second upper body workout of the week, and it did indeed follow the "dirty MOFO" format. So, we did 4 exercises, ch...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 32

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Day 32 was the second leg day of the week. This one followed the traditional superburnout format, with three blocks, each with two exercises...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 31

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Week 5 continues to switch things up, this time by moving the total body workout, which is usually on Day 6, to Day 3. Basically, swapping t...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 30

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Day 30 was the first upper-body workout of week five. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, it does not use the dirty...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 29

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Day 29 was the start of week 5, which completely switches up the workout structure. First, it goes back to the lower body starting the week....
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 28

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Day 28 was the flexibility and mobility day, and alternated to the second routine. While this one is good, I still like the first routine be...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 27

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Day 27 was the full-body workout. It is mostly a bodyweight workout, although the first exercise in the first block does use weights. There ...
Friday, September 12, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 26

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Day 26 was the second lower-body day of week 4. It is a superburnout workout, so the fourth block is a burnout block using bands. The format...