by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hola! from South Padre TX where I scored an epic sunset kiteboarding session last night and the wonderful wifey Jodie was up riding for a long way on the board during her lesson with Captain Rob. Before I hit the kiteboard evening session, I was so focused on getting...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m excited to share with you the results of a recent study (1) published in the Journal of Nutrition. The study aimed to investigate the effects of cheese ingestion on muscle protein synthesis rates – the process of stuffing amino acids into muscle to make it bigger...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Long time coach of the MN Vikings, Bud Grant recently passed away. He was 95 years old. I grew up watching him coach outside in the frigid Minna-snow-da winters. For those who are not football fans (and this does have some important fitness lessons), Bud Grant was a...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every good scientific experiment starts with a question. Such as, “Does Joannie love Chachi?”. Followed by stating a hypothesis. My hypothesis states that “Joannie does, in fact, love Chachi.” And then, science can begin. All these shenanigans just to say that Dr....
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Greetings from rainy, cold (well, it is 53 degrees now) which would be a heatwave if I was in Minnesota . . . overcast, and did I mention pelting rain? But there is wind! And you know what I do when there is wind? Go kiteboard, of course! Now, you may be rightfully...