The Last Post
This is the final post on CriticalMAS. I’ve received some difficult news, which I’ve shared in more detail over on Substack. From now on, I’ll be using Substack and Facebook for any future updates or...
Read more →Reranking My Favorite Nutritional Books (2025)
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Earlier this year, I posted Cringe, describing how some older posts on this blog have outdated views on nutrition and fitness. Many of those posts covered books that I read and liked at the time, but...
Read more →No More Newsletter
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This blog no longer has an email newsletter. It seems odd to post this, since the people who signed up to receive the newsletter will not be alerted. The service that I used to send out newsletters...
Read more →More Fitness Calculators
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This is a follow-up to Vibe Coding Fitness Calculators. I added some more calculators for Potato Hack Fitness Calculators. 1. Body Fat Calculator (Navy Method) 2. Heart Rate Zones 3. One Rep Max I...
Read more →What I Eat and What I Don’t Eat – 2025 Edition
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It's been two years since the last edition of this post. I also have editions from 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2020. I still weigh 182 pounds and am 6'2 tall. I’ve now maintained a 40-pound weight...
Read more →Feeding the AI Bots
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Cloudflare released a new feature that blocks AI bots from scraping your website. Will I turn it on? Absolutely, not. I want to feed the AI bots. I don't need to be compensated. This blog has always...
Read more →Vibe Coding Fitness Calculators
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For years, I've run into the same problem: I link to an online fitness calculator, and after a few years, the link stops working. I update it, but eventually, it breaks again, and the cycle repeats....
Read more →Thoughts on Cold Exposure
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Cold exposure is a hot topic again. Like most health topics, a predictable pattern has emerged. Some people experiment with an idea. They experience benefits. They share the benefits. Others join in...
Read more →Archiving INeedCoffee
After 26 years, I decided to archive my main coffee site, INeedCoffee.com. I started it in April 1999 and actively posted new content until a few years ago. Each year, I would get my hosting bill...
Read more →Bro-lifting in the NFL
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Tim Ferriss recently had an excellent show related to injuries and recovery. Dr. Keith Baar, UC Davis — Simple Exercises That Can Repair Tendons (Tennis Elbow, etc.), Collagen Fact vs. Fiction,...
Read more →Cringe
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Running a broken link checker is one of my tasks for this blog. The short version is that when something breaks, I give it a few days to clear up. If it doesn't, I go back and fix the link. Usually,...
Read more →Tracking My Meals for a Month
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For the first time in my life, I tracked all the food I ate for a full month. I did not weigh the food. I started January at the weight of 183 and ended at 183, which is a BMI of 23.2 (Normal). I...
Read more →Optimal Omega-3 Levels (No Fish Oil Needed)
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Time to take a victory lap. I had my first Omega-3 test done and the numbers look good.  I gave my numbers to ChatGPT and asked it to...
Read more →2024 Fitness Results
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My last fitness results post was from 2022. I didn't do one last year, because I was recovering from my hernia surgery. Here is my 2024 health and fitness update: Diet and Weight Another year has...
Read more →What Huberman Missed on Microplastics
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Recently, The Huberman Lab did a show devoted to microplastics. The show was good, and I learned some things, but I think he missed some details. The Effects of Microplastics on Your Health & How to...
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