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Blog Theme Changes

By phrits, 2010-06-29 12:31 UTC

New banner pictures, layout changes, updated colors. I’m pretty pleased with how the blog is looking right now, but there’s always room for improvement. Feedback is welcome.

phrits has turned off most of the comment filtering that was enabled by default. We’ve so far received only a few, and none have been spam. Until or unless we get clobbered with crap, pre-comment moderation is no longer in your way. (We still reserve the right to prune, ban, etc. if you’re a jerk.)

Announcing: Ask Analytical-Life

By phrits, 2010-06-24 12:44 UTC

How can we help you?

Any subject, any question. If we don’t have an answer, we’ll get you pointed in the right direction. If we can’t do that, we’ll explain why. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. For now, just email askAnalyticalLife@analytical-life.com. Expect a main site link soon, and we’ll eventually get a proper submission form set up.

Unless [...]

Temporary Retreat into Geekdom

By phrits, 2010-06-24 12:32 UTC

I’m still unhappy with the main site’s colors, etc. I like that we’re (slowly) building a (still too quiet) following, and believe being active here in the blog is a part of that. But I’m thinking more geekly than about food this week—still waiting for a good job offer—so I’m turning my attention more toward [...]

How to Boil Water

By phrits, 2010-05-25 12:07 UTC

One of the initial goals of Analytical Life was to provide something of genuine value, for free, to the users of the Web. It’s not a new idea. Banks still gave away toasters when I was a kid. But with this technology, we can offer more, to more, for less, and without having to hold [...]

...and We're Live

By phrits, 2010-05-14 14:02 UTC

The http://analytical-life.com/.

It’s definitely a work in progress, and any of the pink links you may see go nowhere. Feedback is welcome.

Marc: The blog interface is a little glitchy because of the way WP handles its "Home" link. (The damn thing assumes there’s nothing else on the site worth starting from and I haven’t figured out [...]

index.html

By phrits, 2010-04-11 16:02 UTC

Work in progress. http://analytical-life.com/index.html. Further news as it matters, but phrits is still here. Back to work.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN”

Miniposts

By phrits, 2010-02-22 14:00 UTC

Hooray, it works!

Marc– Tweaks?

Workout of the Day

By phrits, 2010-02-22 13:57 UTC

I hope this is the sidebar functionality Marc has been looking for.

Demographic/Vision

By Marc, 2010-01-16 16:44 UTC

So, what are we about? I’ve had this question put to me before. “What’s your target demographic?”, “Who’s your audience?”, “What are you about?”. It’s the same question, packaged a little different each time. But it’s a fair question, and frankly, one that we should frame.

Our roles here are different. [...]

It Can't Hurt
Oh yes it can. One of the best exercises for the office-jockey who wants a tight butt, stronger legs and even some core tightening, is the box jump. I’ve read about this for a while, and so decided to try it on for size. To do this, you’ll need a weight bench, large, sturdy box, or a tree stump. Something that is about 12-18 inches high, sturdy and immobile. It’s simple: you stand in front of it, and you jump on to it. Form is important, so read how to jump, please Bend your knees, lean forward just a little, arms at your sides, slightly back. Jump up explosively, throwing your arms up all the way as you jump, landing on both feet. Step down, or jump down for more impact. Sounds to easy, doesn’t it? Do 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week. After your first set of ten, you’ll feel a little winded. After your third, if you’re doing it right, you’ll be breathing hard. And the next day, your muscles in your hips, butt, legs and a few other spots will tell you if you got anything out of it. (0)

Hammer Time
Try a hammer curl…it will improve your grip, add strength to your forearm, and jars everywhere will quake at the thought that you can now open them at your leisure… A hammer curl is done with a dumbbell, just like a regular curl…except that you hold your hand in the position as if the handle portion were a hammer. You do as much weight as you can stand, 3 sets of ten, a couple of times a week. For women, this means a better grip, improved lower arm strength, and a more shapely forearm. Don’t waste your money on those shaky things that frankly look kind of obscene to me…just get a regular old dumbbell weight…use control, repetition, and focus. The results of this one show up pretty quick. go ahead, try it! (0)

Running a Tight Ship
Ask most people why they do a work out and they’ll say “physical fitness” (they may phrase it differently, but the meaning is the same). While this is true, the fact is, in most cases they want to tighten up their physique. Most men and women don’t really want to bulk up so much has sculpt lean, shapely limbs and a harder torso. The key element here is “lean”. To tone and sculpt your limbs and torso, the word to remember is “repetition”! Low weights, high reps. Find a weight for each exercise that feels right, just a little resistance, and do a lot of them. This will give your muscle groups tone, definition, and shapeliness. It takes time and patience. Don’t rush it…the pay off is worth it. (0)

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