Using the Breezing Metabolism Tracker to measure how many calories BJJ burns

Posted on June 5, 2017July 30, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

After I picked up the Breezing Metabolism Tracker and fiddling around with it for a while, I was curious to see how BJJ affects my metabolic rate!

Here are links to my previous posts on the Breezing:

If you try to look up the calories in MyFitnesspal, Sparkpeople, or other generic sources, you get something in the range of 800-900 calories/hr. I’m never sure whether or not to believe this.

While I’m not exactly sure where this table comes from, Tim Bruce has a table showing that:

Light Brazilian jiu jitsu burns 3.25 calories per hour per pound of body weight
Intense Brazilian jiu jitsu burns 4.87 cal/hr/lb

Who knew that shooting around a basketball burns the same amount of calories as intense weight lifting at 2.72 calories per hour, while yoga only burns a measly 1.81 calories per hour.… Read More

Gut Shield: Followup uBiome After 30 Days

Posted on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

When Kiefer’s Gut Shield was first released I was initially skeptical given his previous stance on the microbiome, namely that if you become healthy, your gut flora will in turn become healthy. If you are unhealthy, then your gut flora will be unhealthy. Eating low carb and Carb Nite will make you healthier and in turn make your gut healthier.

He didn’t think there was any need to do anything other than eating low carb and Carb Nite… and next he’s marketing a prebiotic and probiotic.… Read More

Cholesterol Update after Increasing the Dose of Berberine, February 2017

Posted on May 8, 2017June 11, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

Remember how I said that I was planning to shorten the period between blood tests to around 2 weeks to make it easier to adhere to whatever experiment I was working on because whenever I aimed for a full 30 days life managed to get in the way?

Well life got in the way this time too. I had a family emergency that required immediate travel out of the country which threw a wrench in whatever blood tests I had planned.

Despite having to book last minute tickets and arrange for last minute visa’s… a small part of my brain was still keeping track of my cholesterol experiment.… Read More

Cholesterol Update with Berberine, January 2017

Posted on April 10, 2017April 16, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

The last time I checked my cholesterol in September 2016 it showed a slight improvement in my LDL-P, LDL-C, and total cholesterol simply by following the Whole 30 diet for 2 weeks. Despite these improvements, my small LDL-P remained elevated at 984 which was concerning.

As you can see with my cholesterol charts, I’ve been living with a high LDL-P for almost 4 years now which is far too long.

When the new year rolled around, I resolved to make 2017 the year that I finally get to the bottom of my cholesterol issues and lay things to rest like I did with my HbA1c.… Read More

My Average Resting Metabolic Rate Calculated By The Breezing

Posted on March 20, 2017May 9, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

A few months ago I picked up the Breezing Metabolism Tracker and was excited by what it could do. If the device worked as expected, it would be an extraordinarily affordable way to measure my metabolic rate. The main costs would be $349.90 for the device itself which can be used indefinitely and $5.00 for each sensor, which are one time use.

After forking out the initial cost, each measurement I wanted to run would only cost me $5.00 for the use of the sensor. In contrast, if I wanted to measure my metabolic rate in a lab it can run anywhere from $50-$100. … Read More

Thyroid Update September 2016

Posted on December 19, 2016December 18, 2016 by BJJ Caveman

Since I haven’t checked my thyroid levels in over a year, I decided to add a thyroid panel onto my September 2016 blood test. I can’t report any symptoms of either hyper or hypothyroidism so there really isn’t any real reason for me to check this except out of sheer curiosity… which is pretty much the entire purpose of this site. I thought it’d be fun to see what changes, if any, the Whole 30 would have on these numbers.

Quick Review:

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) – This is the hormone your brain sends out telling your thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormone.