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Author: The Polverine
I'm a philosopher, logician, Sherlock Holmes buff, amateur girevik competitor and occasional role-player. I'm husband to a champion and father to a world record holder and I do my best to keep up. Also, I'm fighting Acute Myeloid Leukemia and I still look like I lift.
Getting Started With (II) – Kettlebells
The GSW series presents focused applications of Analytic Fitness™ with a 2.500-word cap (excluding theory and analysis, kept in asides and footnotes, with no set limit) for an estimated reading time under 15 minutes.
The Science & Bullshit of Lifting (IV) – Recovery (2)
This post continues the exploration of general theories of training relative to the elusive notion of recovery. (About 6.700 words, estimated reading time 31 minutes, dropping to 3.300 and 16 min. if you stick to the main text.)
Getting Started With (I) – The US Army Combat Fitness Test
The GSW series presents focused applications of Analytic Fitness™ with a 2.500-word cap (excluding theory and analysis, kept in asides and footnotes, with no set limit) for an estimated reading time under 15 minutes. Getting started with the US Army Combat Fitness Test
The Science & Bullshit of Lifting (IV) – Recovery (1)
It may come as a surprise but recovery from exercise is not scientifically well understood. As often, when understanding is poor, there is an overabundance of theory. And, also, bullshit. (Around 3.800 words, estimated reading time 19 min but only 13 min if you skip asides and footnotes.)
The Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary – Loaded Carries
This entry of the Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary looks at what should be anyone’s first choice for strength training (but rarely is): loaded carries (Around 4.400 words, estimated reading time 22 min)
The Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary – Functional Movement
This entry of the Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary takes a deep dive in the murky waters of functional movement (around 3.600 words, estimated reading time: 17-19 min).
The Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary – Energy Systems
This entry of the Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary looks at yet another nugget of physiology often misrepresented in popular exercise science: the human body’s energy systems. (About 3.300 words, estimated reading time: 15-17 minutes.)
The Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary – Cardiovascular Fitness
This entry of the Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary looks at a misunderstood physical quality: cardiovascular fitness. (About 3.300 words, estimated reading time: 13-15 minutes.)
Strong Words: An Interview with Kikki Berli-Johnsen
I still haven’t met Kikki Berli-Johnsen for real but I sure hope I will. And if you are half as impressed as I tend to be by feats of strength, sports longevity, and Norwegian strength athletes, you will likely do too.
The Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary – Adaptation
This inaugural entry of the Analytic Fitness™ Dictionary looks at the single most important law for training theory: the Law of Adaptation. (3.320 words, estimated reading time: 15-17 min)
Move Your Sleepy Ass Inhibited Gluteal and Abdominal Wall Complex
Exploiting science for exercise recommendations is funnier than it sounds especially when it’s an opportunity to use the word “ass” — as in “sleepy ass syndrome” which I have mentioned on occasion, and will be the focus of that post.