May 2012
1 post
A must read: Fundamental Principles vs. Minor... →
This is a must read. It’s why I often see less-than-intelligent “bros” from bodybuilding.com achieve great transformations, and detail-obsessed geeks from Reddit, Fitblr, etc. (who are no doubt, super knowledgeable about the science behind fitness) fail in their journey. I’ve admittedly been one of these guys in the past.
April 2012
1 post
Doing a bodybuilding show on September 22nd!
I am excited to announce that I will be doing a bodybuilding show on September 22nd and will be doing contest prep with none other than THE Dr. Layne Norton (seen below)!
When Layne offered to do my contest prep, I was absolutely ecstatic. I had been following him since I was a skinny-fat 17 year old looking to get into lifting. He’s seriously been an idol of mine and one of the best...
March 2012
4 posts
Accio Healthy Me: Fitocracy →
acciohealthyme:
The fitness social network - We know that reaching your fitness goals takes knowledge, effort, tracking and motivation. Fitocracy puts the combined knowledge and motivation of over a quarter of a million people in your pocket.
Level up in the game. Level up in real life - Surpass your…
<3 Thanks Accio. :) Fun fact… Accio and I have the same birthday!
Fitocracy Blog: Is Eating Red Meat Bad? Fitocrat... →
fitocracy:
The internet was ablaze this week about a new study by Pan et. al that centered around the consumption of red meat. The LA Times found the evidence, which links red meat to premature death, so damning that they wrote an article titled “All red meat is bad for you, new study says”.
Holy cow!…
Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: Why... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Humans have invented tools to solve problems for themselves since day one. We need to bang something into the ground. That rock over there will work. We need to communicate with one another over a distance. Hey, how about some smoke signals?
My comment response:
Jay,
Unfortunately, I have to disagree with you. I was going to write a dissertation-sized email here about my...
February 2012
1 post
“Sadly the belief that it’s about willpower and calisthenics is what fuels...”
– Yoni Freedhoff on childhood obesity
December 2011
7 posts
A glimpse at early Fitocracy
This was our very first iteration of Fitocracy. This was done in October of 2010 in Brian’s mom’s basement, right after we’d just quit our corporate jobs and I moved up from DC to join Brian in the NY area.
We showed this to a handful of people before we moved on to a re-design. A year ago today, Fitocracy looked like this and had a few hundred users.
The Makings of Fibocracy on Penny Arcade →
Last day to vote for Fitocracy →
It’s the last day to give Fitocracy your vote for the “Biggest Social Impact” Crunchie.
Taylor Davidson: Schedule workouts, new quests,... →
fitocracy:
We’re almost done with 2011 (woah) and so we wanted to send a few updates to let you know what we’ve been working on at Fitocracy: Workout Scheduling You can now schedule future workouts! All you have to do is:
Go to the Track page
Select a day in the future
Add your…
Thank you, Tumblr community
I just wanted to say thank you. Dozens of re-blogs on my last post so far and over 100 notes. Your help in getting our message out really means a lot to the Fitocracy team. By the way, here’s an invite code to Fitocracy. :)
Occupy The Gym: A call for help to the fitness...
(You can vote for Fitocracy in the Crunchies here)
Dear Internet Fitness Community,
Fitocracy has a really good shot at winning a TechCrunch award for being the startup with the Biggest Social Impact. For those of you not familiar with TechCrunch, it is the premiere tech blog, and winning this would bring a lot of eyeballs to the currently-broken fitness space. I want to tell you about what...
Brian's Quest: what's so great about Fitocracy,... →
briansikkema:
Over the past several months I’ve become a member on a relatively new startup website called Fitocracy. While it’s still in beta, invite-only mode it has I believe 200,000 users and is growing quickly! The basic premise, and the way it has been presented in media such as CNN and Gizmodo
Fitocracy on Leangains and a comment that made my...
Fitocracy was on Leangains.com today. For those of you who don’t know, Leangains is my favorite fitness site on the internet (besides Fitocracy, of course… …). This quote from the comments page caught my eye:
Even if you’re not into the gaming aspect, it’s worth it just for the logging features and graphs, etc. Best I’ve seen. The point system has some...
November 2011
11 posts
Ironic fact
Fat free products are most useful for people who lift, but most used by people who don’t.
"You can't do it"
There’s a phenomenon that occurs when you tell people about your goals. People tell you that you can’t do it. This is expected from enemies obviously, but in actuality, your enemies will rarely tell you something to your face. Most of the time, this “hate” actually comes from friends.
It’s easy to dismiss the underlying reasons with a Jersey Shorian anecdote,...
Failures
When you fail, don’t think of it as a mistake. Think of it as if you were just collecting more data.
3 Tips for Enjoying Your Cheat Day
Happy Thanksgiving all! Here’s how to spend the day indulging in food while staying lean :)
(From a Fitocracy guest email that Martin Berkhan wrote)
3 Tips for Enjoying Your Cheat Day When the holiday season rolls around, you see all these diet articles pop up with the same old predictable theme: moderation. You get to read about recipes for healthier Turkey stuffing and low-fat pumpkin...
Why are you all so biased towards the gym?
“Hey guys, great site. I think it has a lot of potential. I’m just wondering why you all are so biased towards gyms? Seems to me like you should be able to get in a great workout from home. Also I did about 3 hours of mowing the lawn yesterday and DEFINITELY think it counts as exercise. Is there some way I can score that?”
^ That = every other email I receive. Look, we’re...
“If there are people who believe they put on 10 lbs of fat when they touch a...”
– Hilarious comment by Martin Berkhan on his blog
Fitocracy Blog: Fitocracy Member Spotlight: Uziel →
fitocracy:
In this edition of the Fitocracy Member Spotlight, we talk to Uziel, who went from 410lbs to a lean and mean 225lb in just 3 years!
Username and current Fitocracy level: Uziel, Level 13 Age and Sex: Male, 31, 6’2” Current, and any ‘before’ photos: BEFORE: Warning:…
October 2011
2 posts
Feature on Fitocracy on CNN's front page
brianmwang:
Ed Zitron: On Weight Loss and Being Fat. →
edzitron:
Before I begin, I should say that I am not a nutritionist, fitness expert, physiologist, doctor, or any kind of speciality involving anything body-related. I have, however, had a lot of experience in the ebbs and flows of weight-loss and weight-gain. As of this morning I weighed 173.6lbs. My job…
September 2011
1 post
Non-exercise Adaptive Thermogenesis
Have that friend or relative who eats like a pig, yet stays skinny? My pet peeve is when people cite them as an example that a “calorie isn’t always a calorie”. Here’s an explanation as to why they remain lean.
From Lyle McDonald’s Bodyrecomposition:
“A final, and interesting part of the adaptive component of metabolic rate is something researchers have...
July 2011
4 posts
Fitocracy Blog: Fitocracy now supports RunKeeper... →
fitocracy:
It’s Friiiday… Friiiday….
*Ahem* Who let Richard get control of our playlist?!
Anyways, we’ve got some awesome updates to share with you! Fitocracy <3s RunKeeper Lots of you have been asking for it and it’s finally here. That’s right, Fitocracy now supports RunKeeper! Tracking your…
The Spartan Warrior: KISS: How To Lose Fat →
This post couldn’t be more correct. People rack their brains with Paleo, IF, CKD, pre-workout nutrition, post-workout nutrition, etc. Anyone who follows these simple rules should be able to get to 6% bodyfat easily.
thespartanwarrior:
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you’ll know that I’m a big fan of the KISS method for training and nutrition when it comes to beginners....
June 2011
14 posts
Fitocracy Blog: Alan Aragon Joins the Fitocracy... →
fitocracy:
It’s our pleasure to announce that Alan Aragon is joining the Fitocracy Advisory Board!
When embarking on our Advisory Board search three weeks ago, we realized that we needed a nutritional and fitness guru. This advisor was going to help us achieve our mission of educating our users and giving…
Fitocracy Blog: Fitocracy Member Spotlight: xJenYx →
fitocracy:
For this edition of our Member Spotlight, lokkju interviews xJenYx to talk about how she keeps in incredible shape as a busy mother and how she recovered from a car crash and came back stronger than ever.
Current, and any ‘before’ photos? Age and Sex?
32 year old female. What…
Skillshare: (Co!)Teacher Tuesdays: Brian Wang &... →
skillshare:
Brian Wang is one of the co-founders of Fitocracy, the social game for fitness. He has been bodybuilding for over 6 years and has a wealth of experience in exercise and nutrition. Helping others improve their lives with the right knowledge on health & fitness is a huge passion of his….
: Sad day at the gym. →
hollytreee:
The smaller weight room that I usually workout in was closed because they didn’t have enough people working to put in there (hire me!). The bigger one is just as nice, actually it’s probably nicer, but that is where all the douchebags are. Why are all the douchebags there? Because there is a…
Oh shut up :P If you hit your macros, you have every reason to PR.
High Protein Diets: Separating Fact From Fiction
Here’s a great paper written by Dr. Stephen Byrnes. I believe that this is pretty old. How old? Well, if you look at the references, not a single study here was done after 2001. It may seem counter-intuitive that I’d want to post about something so old, but
1. This is one of the better “In a nutshell” reads about protein out there. 2. Thanks to folks like Gary Taubes...
Over 1 million activity sets!
fitocracy:
We are thrilled to announce that yesterday we officially crossed the 1,000,000 activity sets line at Fitocracy! Way to go everyone! Now onward to 10,000,000 :)
To be clear, that’s 1 million individual sets/sessions, not different activities. For example, if someone did 3 sets of barbell squat and 2 running sessions in one day, we count a total of 5 sets/sessions.
Fitocracy Blog: Fitocracy Member Spotlight: Criss →
fitocracy:
For this edition of our Member Spotlight, lokkju interviews Criss to learn more about her incredible weight loss journey. Read more below to check out her transformation and how she got there.
Current, and any ‘before’ photos? Front: Side: Back: Just my current pictures,…
Trimming the Beard: Day 9 →
trimmingthebeard:
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus
That’s the way today felt. Got so much done in and out of the gym that them there good vibrations keep coming. You got the normal routine by now and it’s probably the best way to wake up for me (now). It’s…
Great job brah. ;) I honestly think you gave 100% compliance to me since the...
Italian Shepherd's Pie (made with fauxtatoes)
epicureanbodybuilder:
Cauliflower replaces potatoes in this version of the classic comfort food.
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Fitocracy Blog: Help us get in front of Ashton... →
fitocracy:
Unless you follow the tech startup world, you may not be aware that Ashton Kutcher is a very active investor in early stage companies. It’s no secret that we’re trying to raise a round of financing this year and it would be incredible to get even just 15 minutes to pitch Ashton on Fitocracy. There is a Quora thread that calls for early stage startups to pitch themselves. The top...
Trimming the Beard: Day 5 →
Always a good idea to keep super close communication with your trainer the first 10 days or so. :) Glad we sorted this out, and great work so far man.
trimmingthebeard:
Today is day 5 of being under Dick’s tutilage. This is technically the 3rd weight training day, and 5th day on the diet. This is after an up and down weekend in which I had a bad time on Sunday (most of the day). To sum it up,...
No mo’ muffin top cookies
epicureanbodybuilder:
After playing around with Casein Protein powder, I came up with these cookies. I like to call them “No mo’ muffin top cookies” because A.) They are somewhat of a hybrid of muffin top/cookie and B.) It sounds so catchy!
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New trainees!
I’m excited to announce two new trainees to part of the Dick training clan. :) You can follow them at:
http://hollytreee.tumblr.com http://trimmingthebeard.tumblr.com I’ll be reblogging their weightloss “journey” (to quote my friend Spytap, journey sounds like such a douchey word). Both of them are going to be focusing on leaning out and getting as strong as possible in...
Evan's Blog. Meh.: Wanna get in shape? →
Thanks for the writeup Evan! :)
evangotlib:
I recently joined Fitocracy, a terrific new site that meshes social media, game theory and fitness. Think Foursquare but for getting in shape and with actual value.
I started on February 28, 2011 and I’m down 33 pounds. I was part of a group on the site put together buy this guy and without…
May 2011
6 posts
Random thought
The inherent “offlineness” in Facebook’s DNA creates too much friction when trying to create and connect a social graph of different interests. Your offline friends are probably very different from you in more ways than not. This is why Twitter will be King of relevant information from your different social graphs, and social products like Fitocracy will own the specialized...
Fitocracy Blog: Group Challenges →
fitocracy:
Happy Saturday! We have an exciting new release for you all.
Improvements in unit handling for cardio activities
Groups can now be made private. Private groups do not show up in search and require an invitation to join.
Group admins can remove members by going into the group’s member page
…
Jerk Chicken
Epicureanbodybuilder is the premiere place to go for diet food that tastes nothing like diet food.
epicureanbodybuilder:
Jerk Chicken
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Deadlift
actionfigureannie:
155 LBS!
The result? TONS of bruises. After the gym, I finally bought knee socks to help for next time
One of my star trainees. You can follow her on Fitocracy under Robinsparkles. Went from deadlifting 70 lbs to 155 lbs in a matter of one month.