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23/11/2025

These will never disappear from my warm-up and training toolbox.

Low to moderate intensity plyometrics using jumps, bounds, hops, and skips is an incredibly under-utilized category as people shift exercise types with age.

If we’re talking about ATTRIBUTES of being a lifestyle athlete:
1. Tissue health and resilience
1. Adaptable soft tissue and fascia
2. Injury inoculation
15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. A result of above - reduce likelihood of tendon, muscle, or fascial injury
3. Sport and hobby readiness
1. Impact absorption and ground reaction
4. Maintenance of type II muscle fibers
1. Naturally lost with age, lack of training
5. Neural and Cognitive Benefits
1. Fed by movement variety and novelty

Who doesn’t want more of those? I know I do as long as absolutely possible.

Have fun with it! Go Work!

Dr. G

longevity hops skips

22/11/2025

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PUMP!

So, I’m not sure who might latch on to this but, I thought this would be a worthwhile stop-in to answer the question, “why do we look and feel leaner just after weight training? And how is cardio different?

I chose 5 key features to compare and contrast between weight training and cardio. High Level Team! Not trying to get that deep down the rabbit hole.

Please see my YouTube channel for the full video.

Send notes, comments, topics, fact-checks, etc. I’m here for it. gordoncogan on YouTube

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15/11/2025

Not pulling any punches…

The pantheon of warmup paradigms is vast.

OUTSIDE of HIGHLY sport specific warm-up, Here’s how I rank popular warm up strategies.

Without getting all up my soap box, use your time wisely with warm-up and tissue prep.

The Fitness industrial complex has a way of pushing different approaches or equipment to popularity ahead of powerful evidence. And, why should we be surprised.

Focus on fundamental and efficient warm-ups for your different types of workouts.

Please send all comments, challenges, etc., and please like and subscribe!

What am I missing?

Get to work!

26/10/2025

Looking for a Natural Pre-Workout?

This might be your next stop!

A unique combination of functional mushrooms and botanicals
I’m Currently in test mode. Enjoying so far!
Great products. Supreme sourcing and production.

Disclaimer: no financial affiliation, not medical advice.

25/10/2025

Jonathan and his team at formulate the highest quality mushroom and botanical blend products…this is no exception.

Taking on the use of a cordyceps based blend as a pre-workout ergogenic aid.

Stay tuned to see how it’s going.

Disclaimer: no financial affiliation, not medical advice.

27/02/2025

***UPDATE***

I am very proud to announce a practice update. I have joined and the world class team , providing cutting edge concierge medicine!

I look forward to continued learning and contributing to the unrivaled experience and outcomes for our incredible patients!

See link in Bio for more information.

Stay tuned!

Dr. G

08/05/2024

Do you really have a host of new food intolerances or is it something else?

Teasing out the cause of chronic symptoms and breaking the cycle are two very different things. Clinically we try to chip away at both to break the cycle.

See the full video on YouTube - link in bio

07/05/2024

Not sure who needs to hear this….

Thousands of nutrition consultations (both non-clinical and clinical) have led to the following observations about Intermittent Fasting/Time Restricted Feeding for weight loss.

1. Roughly 90% don’t have or aren’t able to execute the nutrition related behavioral skills to succeed long-term.
2. A equally large percentage conflate the benefits of extended fasting (>24-48 hours) with 14-16 hour fasting
3. Many end up with rapidly plateaued weight loss OR even weight gain
4. Many have relentless cravings and calorie drive during their feeding window which leads to over-eating and dysfunctional relationship with food relative to their goals - This circles back to number 1.
5. Confusion about nutrition behaviors worsens and many flip to another often more left or right of center strategy.

If this sounds like you, IF is not for you. RIGHT NOW.

SORRY 🫤

The good news is, we can work on our nutrition related behavioral skills so that we can follow any feeding paradigm we desire.

But, please don’t do it just because it works for Joe or Jane Influencer.

Work with the fundamental principles of nutrition and use them to your advantage. Do them well and you will reap the benefits.

02/02/2024

5-minutes to helping you navigate pulling together a meal plan using AI.

Link in bio.

Without going in to whether or not I think this is the best way to navigate nutrition plan formation, I wanted to share a video on one way to do this.

The technology is here, and as a practitioner that deals with clinical and non-clinical nutrition with patients regularly, we can all use this to our advantage.

*This is not medical advice. Please consult your physician before making any major dietary changes.

It may also be helpful to seek advice from a certified nutrition professional in order to enhance efficacy and sustainability of dietary change and how to put changes in to place.

*I do not have any professional or financial affiliation with any of the brands mentioned in this post or in the video.

18/07/2023

A laundry list of ways to control sugar intake and in the body!

Performance Lifestyle Medicine can help you address this topic from a personalized and comprehensive perspective.

Interested in learning more? link in bio

please consult your physician before making any major changes to your diet, especially if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic or on any blood sugar modulating medications.

18/04/2023

Athletic Attributes For Lifestyle Athleticism

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