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Newburyport, Massachusetts
Technical writer, author
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Bruce W. blogs at:
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How Sports Tracking Software Estimates Calories
May 13 2012
Odd, random things I did today that I wrote about in the book: I took a long slow mindful walk with Endomondo recording the miles, and talking to me; I did some pull-ups on a swing-set that was hard to hang onto, making the pull-ups somewhat harder (it was mostly… read moreRoast Mice and the Wisdom of The Ages
May 08 2012
In the wonderful, now older film Never Cry Wolf, based on the autobiographical book by Farley Mowat, a couple of things crossed paths with research and thinking I had done while writing the FFG book. The movie is about a biologist who's dropped onto the Alaskan tundra alone to study… read moreWhen Little Things Add Up In The Fitness Realm
May 02 2012
Odd, random things I did yesterday that I wrote about in the book: I had an intermittent fast; 17 hours between meals and 14 hours without any eating; I used an equation to estimate a repetition maximum, based on a sub-maximal weight (see below). Woody Allen has a line in… read moreEndomondo Adds Interval Training
April 30 2012
Odd, random things I did yesterday that I wrote about in the book: I guzzled leftover water out of a pan where I'd boiled broccoli; I rested, I didn't do any formal exercise. The smartphone sports app Endomondo has a great new addition for people who understand the importance of… read moreCheck Out Greatist.com For Good Info and Inspiration
April 25 2012
I like the web site Greatist.com for their wealth of information and holistic approach. Perhaps they share the approach of Fitness For Geeks wherein health is vewed as a smorgasborg, a melange of elements, not just "good nutrition and working out." They describe themselves as "the trusted health and… read moreApril 23 2012
You might be interested in what topics exactly are covered in the upcoming book Fitness For Geeks, so forthwith is a rundown of the table of contents. There is also a Notes section with more than 150 references to science journal articles and books.Chapter 1: Fitness and The Human CodebaseThe… read moreGood Ole Spring Cold-Water Plunges – Book Out In May
April 17 2012
I've been swimming this week in the ocean off Plum Island, Massachusetts, as we've had a spate of climate-change induced hot weather (seriously now...). The water is still cold, however. It's probably 49 degrees F., as it's 50 degrees in Boston, and the Plum Island waters are a bit… read moreHigher Intensity Is A Good Match For Geeks And Other Lean Machines
April 14 2012
I got this question the other day, so I thought I'd field it here: what's the best form of exercise for losing weight? The question itself is a little misleading because, despite the popular wisdom, you can't really lose weight via the "burning off of calories by exercising as much… read moreAn Exercise of The Week: Dual Pulley Pulldown
April 05 2012
I like the dual pulley pulldown machine, even if this somewhat elongated image doesn't do it justice. The exercise targets the upper back muscles like the trapezoids (the traps), as well as the biceps (the forearms seem to be afftected as well). The two straps that you pull down… read moreA Fond Farewell to the Southwestern Montana Rockies
March 31 2012
I had a special treat on my last day at Big Sky/Moonlight Basin in southwestern Montana– my own tram! The tram was "scenic only" (as written on the whiteboard that you can see at the top of the Lone Peak Triple chair) because ski patrol had deemed the summit… read moreThe Pitfalls And Perils Of High Mountain Skiing – With Relieved Postscript
March 31 2012
I'll call him "the luckiest man of March 25." As an addendum to my last post, today at about 11:30 I watched a man tumble about 1,000 feet through the gullies at Big Sky, Montana. I was on the Lone Peak Triple chair watching about five people ski down from… read moreTouring the High Slopes At Big Sky And Moonlight Basin, Montana
March 31 2012
I skied my first chute this week at Big Sky, the places the ski area designates as expert trails down the mountain faces between rock and cliff features. TThis one was on my second day, a trail called First Gully off the tram that takes you to 11,166 foot Lone… read moreMarch 14 2012
Sprinting is a fun, motivational, and efficient training technique, and I always look forward to the first "interval session" of the Spring. Not only do they have a positive metabolic effect (more on that below), they indicate right away how fit you are, so sprinting is useful for setting… read moreFebruary 28 2012
FFG includes a lot of discussion about the effectiveness of various forms of sprinting – high-intensity training or HIT – so I wanted to point you to a recent scientific review of these techniques. It appears in the January 2012 Journal of Physiology. The article primarily discusses two different… read moreNew Book On The Way In April 2012
February 28 2012
My new book Fitness For Geeks will be published around Patriot's Day in late April. Right now, it's under production and we're putting on the finishing touches. The publisher is O'Reilly Media, the famous (and best!) software book producer. This blog site will be used as a conduit to readers… read moreAt long last, a sparkling ski day
February 27 2012
After a middling snow season, the Vermont Green Mountains received on the upper slopes in excess of 20 inches of fine powder on Saturday night. This was followed by a perfectly blue day on February 26th, and I spent about four hours skiing the slopes and the woods at… read more
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