by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Time flies, even during hard times. 8 years ago, almost to the day, I did my PhD Defense . . . . . . and passed. To say that I was sweating bullets about it is an understatement. The overall PhD process from when I started through class work, teaching, lab assistant,...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am getting ready to go do some squats and some Saxon bar pinch grip work. Saxon what? It is a long, metal 2×6-looking thing that you can add weight to on the ends. You use a pinch grip where your thumb and fingers are extended (straight). It has a huge transfer...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yes, cardio! The pendulum swings hard from one side to the next in the blink of an eye in the fitness world. My prediction is that doing cardio will be the thing for all lifters. For a while, cardio was frowned upon as it was the king destructor of gainZ, and even...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yes, cardio! The pendulum swings hard from one side to the next in a blink of an eye in the fitness world. My prediction is that doing cardio will be the thing for all lifters. For a while, cardio was frowned upon as it was the king destructor of gainZ, and even made...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lifting performance is the unheralded key to both body comp and adding lean body mass/muscle, especially as you get older. I am 46 years old now, and I really wish someone had pulled my eel-shaped 6’3″ 155 lb carcass to the curb almost 30 years ago and told me this...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stress that is! Below you can see my HRV reading from this AM. Eeek! Since it was just a single low (red) reading, I am not going to freak out. Today was already scheduled as an off day since I am at my parents’ place. The great part of heart rate variability (HRV) is...
