Month: November 2018

Rogue Fitness Echo Bike - The best assault bike for CrossFit and metcon workouts. "Overbuilt" is a good adjective to describe this contraption.
Exercise Equipment

Rogue Echo Bike Assembly

October 21, 2020 Tim 8

Let’s take a look at the simple assembly steps for the best air bike available right now: the Rogue Echo Bike from Rogue Fitness. Rogue Fitness entered the fan bike market recently with this model – and what they’ve built is one solid, smooth belt driven fan bike. How hard is to assemble this thing? It’s a piece of cake – there are actually only a handful of bolts, washers, and screws. The instructions are excellent – easy to follow, and complete. You can assemble the Rogue Echo bike in about 20 minutes, and it includes all the tools required. Rogue Echo Bike Packaging and Assembly This overview is meant to give you an idea of how easy it is [Read more …]

Rucking

GORUCK Black Friday 2020 Sales

November 2, 2022 Tim Comments Off on GORUCK Black Friday 2020 Sales

NEW FOR 2022! Check out GORUCK Black Friday 2022. GORUCK Black Friday 2020 Sale GORUCK’s 2020 Black Friday Sale is live… GORUCK’s Black Friday sale is live! Check out their deals on rucksacks, apparel, boots, and more!  Shop GORUCK Black Friday Now GORUCK Christmas in July 2020 (XIJ) GORUCK has two really big sales every year – Christmas in July (XIJ or X-Mas in July) and Black Friday. Christmas in July 2020 is over! What was on sale? Here’s some of the deals: Various colors of the GR1, GR2, and GR3 on sale Rucker and Bullet backpacks – various types Women’s GR1 – on sale for the lowest price I think it has ever been! Apparel Field pockets of all [Read more …]

A low carbohydrate diet could increase energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance
Diet & Nutrition

Study Shows Low Carb Diets Increase Calorie Burn

January 26, 2019 Tim Comments Off on Study Shows Low Carb Diets Increase Calorie Burn

A new study published in the medical journal The BMJ shows that low carbohydrate diets cause people to burn more calories as compared to medium and high carb diets.[1] The study showed that those who eat low carb diets may burn an extra 230 or more calories per day. The purpose of this study was to test the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model. This model theorizes that the increase of the hormone insulin after eating carbohydrates predisposes the body to store body fat rather than using the nutrients for energy. Many foods high in carbohydrates such as simple sugars are known to greatly increase insulin levels. The impact these foods have on insulin can be estimated using the glycemic index and glycemic loads. [Read more …]

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Exercise Equipment

Concept 2 Model D Indoor Rower – Buyer’s Guide

July 18, 2020 Tim 1

Indoor Rowing is excellent exercise – full body but low-impact. And it can be used for steady state cardio or interval training such as HIIT. To row indoors you will need an indoor rower. We recommend the Concept 2 Model D Rower – it’s the one you see at the CrossFit box. Why? Concept 2 is the gold standard for indoor rowing machines. They have over 40 years experience designing and building exercise equipment that can be used by the novice, a world-class athlete, or anybody in between. Therefore we think this is the best indoor rower. It’s our recommended model for use at your home or in the garage. It’s compact (requires only 9 x 4 feet of space), [Read more …]