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Change of events

So Rona is still going around, but it’s been determined that it isn’t as bad as initially thought. The main issue here is governors like the one in Minnesota or the one in NY crafting bad policies that lead to massive senior deaths. The best way to avoid dying from Rona is to know your medical risk and to self-isolate if you’re feeling ill or if you are in a risk category (heart disease, liver…

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Rona diaries

It’s been since March 20th that we have been unable to go anywhere but grocery or home improvement stores. Our governor has extended the stay home order until May 4th and has upset many people in the state. Protests are growing in Wisconsin, Michigan, and other states and it’s reaching a boiling point. Personally, if he extends past May 4, I expect it to get pretty bad in MN too.

Why has he…

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Avoid the Rona.

So the term here is now “social distancing”. We essentially stay home and don’t have people over and don’t go to other people’s houses. My wife and I do that on a regular basis, but the big change here is working from home and having both kids home too. My daughter will resume school this next week, from home, and my son just gets to hang with us.

I don’t have an issue with this, but it seems…

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Coronavirus

So there are few things that would warrant a return to a blog I walked away from, but a serious virus is one of them.

Coronavirus is working itself across the WORLD today, leaving a path of recovered, sick, critically sick, and dead behind it. Yes, most people are reported to be able to recover from it, but all death is a loss to someone.

This appears to have first shown up in China in November…

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Farewell

I started this whole thing just over ten years ago, while mending a broken heart. I would drink scotch and just write what was on my mind.

The funny thing is, other people took notice.

Soon after I started the site, I was flooded with readers asking for advice, giving words of encouragement, and offering up rants/music/perspectives, among other things.

While continuing on that path, I also came…

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What about the preworkout?

Fog wrote

I read your post on protein yesterday and was curious, what are your buying tips for finding good preworkout powders?

Fog

I have 5 rules here:

1. It should taste amazing. So far, nothing has beaten Valhalla Labs’ Fenris Fury in this arena.

2. None of that stevia b.s.- stevia may be a sweetener in theory but I feel it makes things taste nasty. To compensate for “off” taste,…

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Not all protein has to taste “off”

Anonymous wrote:

Hey, I came across this site a few days ago when I saw a link to a post from 2015. I have a question. Is there a protein powder that doesn’t taste “off”? I was doing Beachbody and Isogenix and can’t stand the taste or texture of any of those. Beachbody Cafe Latte is the absolute worst! I tried Thrive (I think that’s what it is called) and couldn’t stop gagging, and the GNC…

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At the end of the world

I was recently lectured for using a plastic straw. Not a 3 foot straw…just a straw. The worst part was the woman that was lecturing me was holding a plastic Starbucks cup.

I’ll let you know right now that I am not a believer in the theory that the world is ending with in 12 years, nor do I believe that the world is in some kind of awful ecological shape. I also don’t fully subscribe to some…

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Kneel before Zod

PB wrote:

Hi Sean,

I am writing for some advice and hoping you can help. It’s not for me, and I am hoping a friend of mine who knows your blog reads this and sees she is constantly messing up.

SA, let’s call her, is constantly losing a job or quitting them because she feels she was meant for more in life, and the jobs with their rules and regulations, don’t match what she wants to do or follow…

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Half of my life

I turn 41 this month and I am feeling pretty good about it. Life is going well, and despite a few vendors cancelling out on review opportunities, I may have a few more coming.

My fitness routine is still going strong and work is going extremely well. I have an amazing team.

I have lived in MN for almost half of my life now, and it’s been a good ride. Lots of twists and turns have come my way…

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The parade

Trellis wrote:

Sean,

My family and I had a falling out over Easter and I am hoping you can help. I just met this guy a few weeks ago and I am head over heels in love. It’s love too, I am 24 and know what love is and what it isn’t.

Anyway, I met this guy and he is totally different than my ex husband (yes- 24 and divorced), and he is crazy about me. We just can’t keep our hands off of each other!

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Supplement review: Valhalla Labs PT 2

“I am impressed beyond belief.”

That is what I told someone who asked me how the supplements from Valhalla Labs are going with me.

Awhile back, I reviewed Fenris Fury preworkout from Valhalla Labs and it is, hands down, the best preworkout I’ve ever used, which made me more interested in trying the rest of the product line.

Typically, a supplement manufacturer makes one or two supplements well,…

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#Dragon Dreams #review #Sleep Supplements #Supplements #ToddLeeMD #Valhalla Labs

Factually incorrect

I live my life by some pretty simple rules. I try to be a good person, I am always seeking to learn things, and I try look at the full set of facts before making a decision.

While I sometimes may be an emotional speaker or writer to get a point across, it bothers me when people only see one side of things during a discussion in order to make their point, and with today’s internet being what it…

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Review: Valhalla Labs Fenris Fury Preworkout

If you’re not familiar with Norse Mythology and you haven’t seen Thor: Ragnarok, let me clue you in on who Fenris is. Fenris, or Fenrir as he is sometimes called, is a child of Loki (a gift from Odin in the Ragnarok movie), and is a giant wolf who is virtually unstoppable and very, very powerful. How powerful? He is rumored to be able to one day swallow both the earth and sky (and Odin) in one…

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Why I don’t do much for video...

Why I don’t do much for video…

While doing supplement reviews, I was often asked if I’d consider doing a video review. My most often used response was, “I don’t typically do those, but I’d consider it.”.

The excitement over video reviews has died down a bit until recently, when a bunch of supplement companies began contacting me to specifically do video reviews on their products. Rather than put my usual response, I began to…

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Who do you trust?

Tb wrote

Hello,

I just found your site and I am still working back to the beginning, but there seems to be a lot of good information here. Have you always been into fitness or how did you get into it? I am always surprised that there are so many places to look for fitness information, but I am wondering how I should go about determining which are the best sources to believe in. Any tips?

Tb

Yo…

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It’s about the journey not the destination

RB wrote

Hey man, I have been watching your post on Instagram and you are getting into good shape. I have started on my own journey and I’m curious how much weight you have lost recently as in maybe the last year or two. I am looking for a loss of 40-60 pounds in the next year and could use some pointers too.

Keep up the good work!

RB

Thanks for the positive feedback! Over the last year, I…

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