Area
Body
Food, training, walking and sleep, built into routines that hold when willpower doesn’t.
The comfortable default
- DoorDash and Uber deliver goofy food to your door.
- Working out is hard. Have no time. Genetics. Other excuses.
What I do instead
The very abundance of comfort is one of the problems, and everybody runs towards comfort, including myself. As soon as I stop trying to always be comfortable and push myself, that is the only time things start to happen.
Down 48 lb since April 2026. Locked back in at 48.
Tools
Macro Calculator for Men Over 40
Calories, protein, fat and carbs from current research. lb or kg. Optional free 4-week plan.
Use itBarbell Plate Calculator
Which plates go on each side for the weight you want, or what the bar adds up to. lb or kg.
Use itThe Great-Grandfather Test (G.G.T.)
Ingredient checker. Scan a barcode, pick a fast food item or paste a label, and see which ingredients he’d recognize.
Use it
Articles
foodmindsetThe Game Is Rigged. You Can Still Win.
Comfort is everywhere because somebody profits from it. What I’ve found about the food we’re surrounded by, why I call it the capture and not a conspiracy, and how structure beats it when willpower doesn’t.
· 6 min read
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mindsettrainingDiscipline Is Not Cinematic. It’s Mostly Repetition.
We picture discipline as 5 a.m. workouts and never missing a day. Real discipline is quieter: you keep coming back. The story of the three locks on my gym bag, and five ways to build discipline that survives ordinary life.
· 3 min read
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