Logging Food by Talking to Claude
Cronometer sits behind a local Claude chat on my Mac Studio so I can log food by describing meals. Staples got faster to track, but quiet errors still need a human check.
Biohacking
Biohacking the long game at 56. HRV, sleep, kettlebells, and the metrics I actually act on -- not the ones that look good in screenshots.
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Three months after the jump rope protocol
Three months after the August YaoYao jump rope protocol, the strict plan is gone but the rope and the heart rate ceiling stayed. This is what held up.
Gamifying Cardiac Rehab with Habitica
How I use Habitica to turn cardiac rehab and daily routines into an RPG: a 6:40 circuit as a Daily, WHOOP recovery as XP, and a shutdown ritual quest.
A 4‑Week Jump Rope Protocol for Cardiac Conditioning
A 4‑week jump rope protocol using YaoYao, WHOOP heart-rate zones, and Todoist to give cardiac patients a controlled way to rebuild conditioning.
A Month of Ignoring Daily Body-Fat Numbers
I hid the body-fat tile on my smart scale for 30 days and watched only a 7-day rolling weight average. The results were calmer mornings and steadier habits, not worse progress.
The boring training week I can actually repeat
My training week is aggressively boring: a fixed 20-minute kettlebell session, rec softball as a social anchor, wildcard days that can be nothing, and recovery as the actual plan.
The metric I stopped letting ruin my morning
For months my HRV score decided if I was allowed to feel competent that day. A 90-day experiment changed it from a verdict into one quiet input among many.
The health dashboard I check less now
My health dashboard went from decision tool to confirmation ritual. Once I stripped it back to a few blunt metrics, the excuses disappeared and the habits improved.
The Morning a Yellow Recovery Score Overruled Me
One yellow 43% recovery score forced me to cancel squats, move a session, and change how I schedule training. That weekend turned HRV data into a traffic-light rule set.
Why I Switched from Whoop Back to Apple Watch
Whoop gave me beautiful recovery scores, but kept my best insights locked in its own app. Apple Watch is dumber and messier, but it fits my actual life and tools.
What Six Months of Daily Weigh-ins Can and Cannot Prove
Separate actual trends from body-composition estimates and daily noise
Six Months With SecondsPro: The Kettlebell Timer That Finally Stuck
I used Ladder for kettlebell training and still skipped workouts. SecondsPro fixed that. This is what Ladder got wrong and why this ugly little timer app actually stuck.
Building A Personal Longevity Dashboard With bypass-longevity
How I wired the bypass-longevity AI lifespan predictor into my personal health dashboard, what I actually track, and how I keep it privacy-first and useful.
Creatine At 57: My 12‑Week Strength And Focus Experiment
I ran a 12‑week creatine experiment at 57 with weekly strength tests and focus logs. Here is what actually changed, with numbers instead of broscience.
My 2026 Supplement Stack: The Short List That Actually Survived
In 2026 my supplement stack is boring on purpose. Magnesium, creatine, vitamin D, and a small anti-anxiety combo survived a ruthless purge. Here is why.
Cold Showers, Real Data: 90 Days Of HRV, Mood, And Sleep Changes
I took cold showers for 90 days and tracked HRV, mood, and sleep depth instead of chasing performance myths. This is what actually changed in my data.
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