"I can’t quite tell if dropping plates and making noise is unwelcome or okay but it is a bit out of place in New Canaan."
Aaaaaaaaaaand we have an answer: getting complaints. Moral of the story: if you want to get strong, find a blue collar gym. Snooty gyms make it impossible. God I wish I lived somewhere else.
Good piece, Chris. This is important stuff. I am 74 with two full knee replacements and two full shoulder replacements (yeah, the legacy of contact sports) so running is out, but I still bike here in Jackson Hole and I have a fine setup in my garage for 3x per week weight training. I get good results with Mike Mattews's "Bigger, Leaner, Stronger" split routine of push-pull-legs. Also supplement with AMT, rowing, and Echelon. Heavy leg work is tough because of spinal stenosis, but I am getting a stem cell injection in December and hoping for good results. I write to reinforce your point that a guy has to take control of his health and fitness. The mainstream medical and Pharma industries are virtually no help in addressing fundamental metabolic health issues or the problems associated with aging. So whether we like it or not, we have to become our own expert, to a great extent. Thanks for your work: integrity shines through in your writing.
Jackson Hole is one of the best places on Earth. Everyone alive today is lucky to be alive now and Americans are particularly fortunate to be in America, but Wyoming is even great by American standards! I'm constantly on the lookout for a ranch in driving distance (lurking around here https://fayranches.com/ranches-for-sale/rocky-mountain-land-properties-for-sale/wyoming-properties). I hope the stem cell injection goes well (if you remember, please circle back and comment on how it goes; I am quite interested in learning more about the procedure; I'm 45 but with high mileage joints).
I'll let you know how the stem cell injection goes. As to ranches, I've owned two in Wyoming, one a fishing property near Jackson, and one a cow-calf operation down in Bridger Valley. We have downscaled now, have a hobby farm/ranch in Idaho, just over the border. If you know what you are looking for, I can opine.
Chris, great blog! I’m running earlier and then I’m training Chris Spealler’s GPP programming. Today includes paused back squat, plus some bench and rows.
On the topic of testosterone I’m curious if you’ve seen Tim Ferris’s experiment with raising his levels. (I included a link below) All dietary stuff. I’ve never had mine tested but I do consume the things he recommends in my diet. I continue to maintain my strength/ get stronger to the extent I don’t get carried away with my running.
Squats in particular are such a great way to begin the week. I started using knee sleeves (https://amzn.to/3DP9ecJ) this AM which helped. I admire Ferris but missed that one; thanks for the link. He got fantastic results.
"I can’t quite tell if dropping plates and making noise is unwelcome or okay but it is a bit out of place in New Canaan."
Aaaaaaaaaaand we have an answer: getting complaints. Moral of the story: if you want to get strong, find a blue collar gym. Snooty gyms make it impossible. God I wish I lived somewhere else.
Good piece, Chris. This is important stuff. I am 74 with two full knee replacements and two full shoulder replacements (yeah, the legacy of contact sports) so running is out, but I still bike here in Jackson Hole and I have a fine setup in my garage for 3x per week weight training. I get good results with Mike Mattews's "Bigger, Leaner, Stronger" split routine of push-pull-legs. Also supplement with AMT, rowing, and Echelon. Heavy leg work is tough because of spinal stenosis, but I am getting a stem cell injection in December and hoping for good results. I write to reinforce your point that a guy has to take control of his health and fitness. The mainstream medical and Pharma industries are virtually no help in addressing fundamental metabolic health issues or the problems associated with aging. So whether we like it or not, we have to become our own expert, to a great extent. Thanks for your work: integrity shines through in your writing.
Jackson Hole is one of the best places on Earth. Everyone alive today is lucky to be alive now and Americans are particularly fortunate to be in America, but Wyoming is even great by American standards! I'm constantly on the lookout for a ranch in driving distance (lurking around here https://fayranches.com/ranches-for-sale/rocky-mountain-land-properties-for-sale/wyoming-properties). I hope the stem cell injection goes well (if you remember, please circle back and comment on how it goes; I am quite interested in learning more about the procedure; I'm 45 but with high mileage joints).
I'll let you know how the stem cell injection goes. As to ranches, I've owned two in Wyoming, one a fishing property near Jackson, and one a cow-calf operation down in Bridger Valley. We have downscaled now, have a hobby farm/ranch in Idaho, just over the border. If you know what you are looking for, I can opine.
Chris, great blog! I’m running earlier and then I’m training Chris Spealler’s GPP programming. Today includes paused back squat, plus some bench and rows.
On the topic of testosterone I’m curious if you’ve seen Tim Ferris’s experiment with raising his levels. (I included a link below) All dietary stuff. I’ve never had mine tested but I do consume the things he recommends in my diet. I continue to maintain my strength/ get stronger to the extent I don’t get carried away with my running.
https://brainflow.co/2019/04/07/how-tim-ferriss-tripled-his-testosterone-the-4-hour-body-testosterone-protocol/
Squats in particular are such a great way to begin the week. I started using knee sleeves (https://amzn.to/3DP9ecJ) this AM which helped. I admire Ferris but missed that one; thanks for the link. He got fantastic results.