Articles
2025
- Anti-FragileJul 28
- Intentionally Un/SustainableJul 14
- The 3 Martial ArtsJul 7
- Fighting MyselfJun 30
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 100Jun 23
- Fitness for GrapplingJun 16
- Exercise vs. TrainingJun 9
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 99Jun 2
- ADCC Open Atlanta 2025May 19
- AI Personal TrainerMay 12
- ADCC Replay - 77KgMay 5
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 98Apr 28
- Measuring AttentionApr 15
- Keep It SimpleApr 15
- Ollin BJJ Support - Aerobic FitnessApr 8
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 97Mar 25
- UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10Mar 11
- Critical Mass: Starting with EnduranceMar 4
- Day On A Plate - 202502Feb 27
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 96Feb 17
- Ollin BJJ Support - MobilityFeb 9
- Does Diet Matter for Jiu Jitsu?Feb 2
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 95Jan 26
- Uncomplicated Fitness, Part 3Jan 19
- Uncomplicated Fitness, Part 2Jan 12
- Uncomplicated Fitness, Part 1Jan 5
2024
- Carnivore is the New Vegan... in a Bad WayDec 29
- Duration Builds, Intensity SharpensDec 22
- Savage/ Zen Newsletter No. 94Dec 16
- Noob Gains and Training AgeDec 8
- Olympic Weightlifting for SportsDec 1
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 93Nov 24
- Train with Morpheus - 90-Day ReviewNov 17
- Jiu Jitsu in the Streets?Nov 11
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 92Nov 3
- Rebound Training - Better Active RecoveryOct 25
- WTF is Jiu Jitsu, Actually?Oct 18
- Cardio-Metabolic Profile of BJJOct 11
- Strength Training in 2024Oct 4
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 91Sep 27
- Learning Is More Fun Than DoingSep 20
- Protein is KingSep 13
- ADCC 2024 - Aftermath and AnalysisSep 6
- Craig Jones Invitational - Results and AftermathAug 30
- Sun Exposure is a Net Positive for HealthAug 28
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 90Aug 23
- CrossFit vs. Conjugate for GrapplingAug 21
- Natty or Not, Are Steroids Bad for Jiu Jitsu?Aug 16
- Are Electrolyte Supplements a Scam?Aug 14
- Why the ADCC vs. CJI Debate Doesn't Matter, MuchAug 9
- Work Capacity - How Much is Enough?Aug 7
- Grappling - Sport, Street, and ArtAug 2
- Maximizing Performance with Creatine on a Meat-Driven DietJul 31
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 89Jul 26
- Endurance - How Much is Enough?Jul 24
- What's in a Symbol - 5 Things I Learned Since Earning My BJJ Black BeltJul 19
- Grappling in the 2000sJul 12
- Strength - How Much is Enough?Jul 10
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 88Jul 5
- Honey vs. Maple SyrupJul 3
- BJJ Training Journal - TemplateJun 28
- Carnivore Diet Year 4 - Part 2Jun 21
- Is Magnesium Magic?Jun 19
- How to Age Gracefully v36Jun 15
- Carnivore Diet Year 4 - Part 1Jun 14
- Cholesterol and Red MeatJun 12
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 87Jun 7
- Personal Preparedness and ProtectionMay 31
- Free Fall by NonProphetMay 24
- Update Breath Work Materials from Shift!May 19
- Efficiency vs. Performance - Stuck in Second GearMay 17
- 4 Principles for Grappling SuccessMay 12
- Wired to Eat - Glucose Tolerance TestMay 10
- Effects of mind body exercise on anxietyMay 5
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 86May 3
- Unplug and Grab a BeerApr 26
- Do Humans Have a Metabolic Exercise Limit?Apr 24
- Lessons from Climbers and the Arndt-Schultz LawApr 12
- What I Eat in a Day - 2024, Part 2Apr 5
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 85Mar 29
- Review - Hunter-Gatherers as models in public healthMar 28
- Heavy is the HeadMar 22
- Limitations of Modern Jiu JitsuMar 20
- Escape Velocity by NonProphetMar 15
- What I Eat in a Day - 2024, Part 1Mar 8
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 84Feb 23
- Total meat intake associated with life expectancyFeb 23
- Don't Be A Pundit Who Can't PerformFeb 16
- Eminently Qualified Human, Part 2Feb 9
- Sleep, Amino Acids, and RecoveryFeb 2
- A short history of villainizing saturated fatJan 26
- Deep breathing practice facilitates retention of newly learned motor skillsJan 26
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 83Jan 26
- Embrace the DarkJan 19
- Understanding Alcohol's Impact - Social and Biological EffectsJan 12
- Rebuilding Your Fitness in 18 MonthsJan 5
2023
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 82Dec 29
- The influence of breathing on the central nervous systemDec 26
- Anabolic Response to Protein Ingestion Post-WorkoutDec 26
- Olympic Weightlifting - A Novice's EndeavorDec 23
- Detecting stress in college freshman from wearable sleep dataDec 21
- Welcome to My Space!Dec 21
- Arresting the FallDec 15
- Exploring Sleep and Testosterone Supplements - An Animal Pak ReviewDec 4
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 81Nov 27
- Prioritizing Processes and Relationships - A Guide to Authentic SuccessNov 20
- Eminently Qualified HumanNov 14
- The State of My Health - 2023Nov 6
- Savage / Zen Newsletter No. 80Oct 30
- Recovery Hygiene - Food, Sleep, BreathOct 24
- Dead Heroes and Defending AnalogOct 16
- Testing Animal Pak STAK Testosterone BoosterOct 9
- Breathe MTHRFKROct 1
- Carnivore, Combat Sports, and Creatine?Sep 6
- Limits, Failure, and Breaking the 7-Day Training CycleSep 1
- Cutting Weight, Protein Fasting, and... Bodybuilding?Aug 25
- Redmond Re-Lyte Electrolytes - In-Depth ReviewAug 18
- Free Lunch - The 90% That MattersAug 11
- Breathe In Strength, Breathe Out BullshitAug 4
- Shredding for Summer!Jul 26
- Capacity by NonProphetJul 18
- Optimizing Testosterone with Vitamin D and MagnesiumJul 11
- 20 Miles in Hell, and a Black BeltJul 5
- Measuring What MattersJun 18
- Breath as Experiential Stress ManagementJun 11
- Rethinking Programming and PeriodizationJun 4
- Breathing, Barefoot Shoes, and Heart Rate ZonesMay 28
- What If The Answer Is Less?May 21
- Supplement Update - Spring 2023 ProtocolMay 14
- Breathing Gears vs. Heart Rate ZonesMay 7
- Sport As My Teacher - Introducing CapacityApr 30
- Training Age and InsecurityApr 23
- Strength by NonprophetApr 17
- Health & Fitness - Tier 1Apr 9
- Strength and Conditioning Benchmarks - 2023Apr 2
- The Dichotomy of Health and FitnessMar 27
- Strength - Just Do ItMar 5
- FragilityFeb 19
- The Pros and Cons of Cold Therapy - A Comprehensive LookJan 29
- Resentment, Parasites, and PropagandaJan 1
2022
- Try DyingDec 18
- The Skinny on FatDec 11
- Integrity, Part 2Dec 4
- Testing Work CapacityNov 27
- Wounded by Well Intentioned IndignationNov 20
- Carnivore & Honey, ReviewNov 13
- UpdatesNov 6
- Endurance by NonProphet, Part 2Oct 29
- Endurance by NonProphet, Part 1Oct 23
- Can You Go?Oct 16
- WakeOct 9
- DebtSep 26
- HolidaySep 12
- Proven Plan - Level 3 and BeyondSep 5
- Are 'Micro-Workouts' BS?Aug 29
- GiantsAug 22
- Recovery MatrixAug 16
- Carnivore and Carbs... AgainAug 8
- Depression, Alzheimers, Cereal, and GreedAug 5
- ComfortAug 1
- MiddleJul 25
- DeepJul 18
- PaceJul 1
- QuitJun 24
- PatienceJun 17
- Strength & Conditioning StandardsJun 12
- TeamJun 9
- Barbells and Bell Curves, Part 4 - Outliers, Bias, and NoiseJun 5
- IntegrityJun 3
- Health Report CardJun 1
- FYFMay 30
- TallMay 27
- SimpleMay 23
- BeginMay 20
- Re-Assess, Re-Align, Re-DefyMay 6
- Barbells and Bell Curves, Part 3 - Anti-FragilityApr 29
- The Worst Time to be Vegan, Fear Mongering, and SunscreenApr 22
- A Generation of SadnessApr 15
- Boredom, Creativity, and BarbellsApr 11
- Barbells and Bell Curves, Part 2 - The Good and The BadApr 10
- Bitcoin, MMA, Beef, and Raw MilkApr 8
- Suffering, Misfortune, and Barbell TherapyApr 4
- Barbells and Bell Curves, Part 1 - Statistics BriefingApr 2
- Women's History Month and Going VeganApr 1
- Barbells, Bell Curves, and Do Diets Matter?Mar 28
- Is Global Warming BS?Mar 25
- Training Programming - Expectations and ApplicationMar 21
- Virtue Signaling, Global Warming, and 100 Dollar JeansMar 18
- Health Checkup - Carnivore Diet 2022, Part 2Mar 17
- Motivation, Dying, and SnowMar 14
- Friday Roundup 3/11Mar 11
- 1,000 Hours Outside and Health Report CardsMar 7
- Vegan Cooking, Life Expectancy, and AHAMar 4
- Are 10 Year Challenges BS?Feb 28
- Chose Safety, 80% Vegan, and CBD - Weekly Roundup 2/25Feb 25
- Love, The Dark Arts, and WinningFeb 21
- 1% Gains and WinningFeb 20
- A Winning Quartet (of Podcast Hosts)Feb 18
- The Best Time to Start...Feb 16
- Health Checkup - Carnivore Diet 2022, Part 1Feb 14
- The Bitcoin Standard and Misery for SaleFeb 11
- Most People Do Not Want Freedom...Feb 9
- Karma and Effect - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 7Feb 7
- Making Progress Every Day, and Unethical JournalismFeb 3
- Anxiety and the Other Side of DespairJan 31
- Strength and Conditioning Standards - For AthletesJan 31
- Health, Am I Trying Too Hard?Jan 24
- Non-Maleficence and Assisted-DyingJan 17
- Eating Healthy Is (Not) Expensive - 2022 EditionJan 10
- The Walled Garden, Religiosity, and RugbyJan 2
2021
- Cherished Wounds - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 6Dec 28
- Kombat Kitchen E-BooksDec 27
- Cultural Trauma, Veterans, Breathing, and ObesityDec 26
- Unconscious Luck and PerspectiveDec 20
- Eggs, Cholesterol, and Survival TrainingDec 19
- Use of Force in Georgia, United States (2021)Dec 18
- Masculinity, Suicide, and Vitamin DDec 12
- Abandon All Hope - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 5Dec 10
- Training Tuesday: 2021-12-07Dec 7
- Fear, Hope, and MedicineDec 6
- Winter is Coming - Cold TherapyDec 6
- Strength Training for BJJDec 6
- 10,000 Hours or 30,000 Submissions?Dec 6
- Meatless Mondays are Good for Children's Health and the Environment... Right?Dec 5
- Training Tuesday: 2021-11-30Nov 30
- Getting Weird with Freud and Dr. SeussNov 29
- Chocolate, Psilocybin, and KetosisNov 28
- Seneca and Ghandi on Adversity and Civil DisobedienceNov 22
- Disobedience, Ego, and CholesterolNov 22
- Throwing Stones, Ketosis, and Genetic PotentialNov 14
- Breathing and Blood Pressure, Follow UpNov 12
- Carnivore Diet Macro Nutrient RatiosNov 11
- Authority, Carbs, and the Natural StateNov 7
- Crawling, Emotional Intelligence, and Crop RotationOct 31
- A Bird in the Hand - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 4Oct 27
- Anxiety, Dying, and the Power to CreateOct 26
- No Exit, No Resolution - Reflections on Postmodernism, Trauma, and NarrativesOct 25
- Forgiveness, Plant-Based Scams, and BitcoinOct 24
- Mother Knows Best - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 3Oct 23
- Being Otherwise in the AfterwardsOct 21
- Inscriptions on the Soul and Forgetting to RememberOct 19
- A War Story - Childhood and Family TraumaOct 18
- Autonomy, Meat, and Mental HealthOct 17
- Welcome to The Cultured WarriorOct 15
- Tyranny of MulticulturalismOct 14
- Breathing and Blood Pressure, Pilot TestOct 13
- Euthanasia - Implications of a Right to DieOct 12
- Soul Gazing - Discourse of a Therapist in TrainingOct 11
- Rebellion, Suicide, and BreathingOct 10
- Walking and Blood GlucoseOct 7
- Sigil of a StormOct 4
- Prison, Silence, and Humanizing ChildrenOct 3
- Attachment Security and Mental Health Diagnosis in AdolescentsOct 2
- Does Empathy Work the Same Way in Online Therapy?Sep 30
- Cholesterol and SuicideSep 30
- Death, Prozac, and Finding YourselfSep 26
- The Meaning of Life, Nature, and Personal DefenseSep 19
- Unanswered Questions and AntidepressantsSep 12
- Fear, Sunlight, and Why We Get SickSep 5
- Sleep and CBDSep 5
- Bravery, Fiction, and SexAug 29
- Sodium and Blood PressureMay 16
- Sodium and RecoveryMay 16
- Liver and Vitamin A ToxicityMay 11
- Social Support, Psychopathology, and Chronic DiseaseMay 6
- Sleep, Performance, and CognitionMay 6
- Physical Activity and Mental HealthApr 30
- Carnivore Diet Health Checkup 2021Apr 29
- Nutrition and AutismApr 29
- Physical Activity and AutismApr 28
- Why Beauty is Important, and so is PainApr 27
- Nutrition and ADHDApr 26
- Eating Healthy is (not) ExpensiveApr 25
- Carnivore Diet 90 Day Review, Part 6Apr 24
- Carnivore Diet 90 Day Review, Part 5Apr 24
- Carnivore Diet 90 Day Review, Part 4Apr 23
- Carnivore Diet 90 Day Review, Part 3Apr 22
- Carnivore Diet 90 Day Review, Part 2Apr 22
- 90 Day Carnivore Review, Part 1Apr 21
- The Savagezen StoryApr 21
- Carnivore Meal TimingFeb 14
- Vitamin D and Immune FunctionFeb 14
- Rainbow in the Dark - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 2Jan 25
- Carnivore - Calories and MacrosJan 24
- “It’s You I Like” - Mere Psychotherapy, Part 1Jan 19
- Attachment Security and Mental Health Diagnosis, Pilot StudyJan 14
- Mere Psychotherapy - Introduction, Part IIJan 8
- Mere Psychotherapy - IntroductionJan 8
2020