Warning: Graphic Content

While doing some training about child abuse reporting, I ran into something completely idiotic.

They’d have pictures of abused children and the link would say something such as, “Warning: image may contain graphic content.”

All pictures are graphic content BY DEFINITION!

It pisses me off that the phrase, “graphic content” has become a stand-in for [...]

Learning styles suck: they’re just another set of dogma that education teachers push without valid evidence.

I have unpopular news for you. Learning styles suck. If you’re like most people, you’re in complete disbelief about what I just said. You’ve heard about learning styles so often from teachers that you just figured there’s good evidence for them.

There isn’t…. Learning styles suck.

When I was in high school and college, I [...]

Project Based Learning Sucks!

Projects may have their place in education. They sometimes motivate students, they are sometimes very memorable, and they are a nice break from the difficult work of learning. There’s just one problem. Project based learning sucks at teaching students. I’m not saying that students learn nothing. I’m just saying that project based learning is slow, untargeted, [...]

Fat loss insanity

Tom Naughton is one of the funniest low carb researchers on the planet. I love watching his stuff. He has a real knack for explaining things in a clear, concise, yet entertaining way. I don’t know where he gets this talent from, but I do know he’s dabbled in stand-up comedy. If you want to [...]

Lowering your Cortisol Levels

Here’s how to lower your cortisol levels. The first supplement you should take is a thing called phosphatedyl serine. It has an affect of lowering your cortisol levels. The other supplement to take is DHA, also good for lowering your cortisol levels.

Take both at night when your cortisol levels should be at their [...]

Hypertrophy Specific Training

Hypertrophy specific training is a technique that claims to be based on actual scientific principles backed up by research! More can be found at: Hypertrophy-Specific Training

Here are my quick notes for the program:

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Martial Arts Training for Self Defense

This is a little video I made for youtube where I talk about the difference between training in martial arts for self defense and training in martial arts for sports. This is an important distinction to know about because it can drastically affect your chances of coming out ahead in a braul.

There are [...]

How to Find a Martial Arts or Self Defense Training Partner

I recently came across a website that helps people like you and me to find training partners. MasterMartialArts.com appears to have just started up which means that they are giving away founding memberships for free! This is a great opportunity to get in on something that may cost money in the future.

I signed up [...]

Patient on Longest Fast Ever Loses 276 Pounds in 382 Days

What happens if you don’t eat for 382 days? That’s what one man did, and as far as I know, it’s the longest ‘fast’ ever. I’ve known about this particular case for quite a while, but every time I go looking for information about it, I have a hard time finding it . So I’m [...]

Update: Magic Sleeping Potion Improved

In an earlier post, I talked about the supplements I use to help sleep. These supplements are based on experiments I’ve done on myself. Basically, I just recorded what I took, slept, recorded how I slept and how I felt in the morning, made a slight change to the supplements, and did the whole thing over again [...]