Exercise – Page 2 – BJJ Caveman

VO2 Max and Resting Metabolic Rate on a Cyclic Ketogenic Diet

Posted on January 20, 2014February 18, 2015 by BJJ Caveman

VO2 Max and Resting Metabolic Rate on a Cyclic Ketogenic Diet

In my never ending quest to learn more about my body (with n=1 experiments, blood tests, and a Dexa Scan) I came across the idea of metabolic testing as another way to provide insight into what my physiology is doing.

Luckily I live near the Cleveland Clinic where they offer metabolic testing for very reasonable prices. They charge $75 for the resting metabolic rate test and $125 for the VO2 Max test.

They were able to squeeze me in on November 18th, which as you can see fell 9 days after my prior carb up day, in the midst of my 10 week Carb Nite cyclic ketogenic diet experiment.… Read More

Box Jumps and Achilles – Not Aging Gracefully

Posted on January 18, 2014October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Given my recent finger fracture, I’ve been trying to stay active by doing some weightlifting and Crossfitting with an emphasis on activities that don’t require too much use of my fingers.

Well, in my most recent workout the WOD included a series of 20 box jumps for time. I felt great at the time… even though the workout killed me, but the day after I felt some soreness in my right achilles.

Ever since what happened to Kobe Bryant… the NBAs must durable athlete, I’ve been hyper-aware of achilles issues.… Read More

Minor Setback

Posted on January 9, 2014October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Prior to leaving for Italy, I suffered a minor setback by fracturing my left index finger while training in BJJ. It was just a freak accident. We weren’t going hard. We weren’t uncontrolled. I just planted my hand, shifted my weight, and felt a ‘pop’ in my hand.

Since I was still able to flex it, I simply taped it up and continued to train. I knew something was wrong when my hand didn’t have any strength and I couldn’t grip anything with vigor. I thought, at worst it was just a sprained ligament or strained tendon, but later on in the day it swelled up massively and I couldn’t move it at all.… Read More