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Building One Set To Failure

@date=2026-06-12
@tags=fitness, mobile-apps, in-progress-projects
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I'm working on a gym log app called One Set To Failure. HIT-style training — one hard set, real failure, no junk volume. The app is for iOS and Android; store links aren't live yet but the site is up at onesettofailure.app.

Why bother

Most gym apps want ...

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Fasting and weight loss

@date=2026-03-27
@tags=fitness, fasting
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So from 6pm till 5pm the next day I did a fast every week starting back in July.

Around February I came down with a series of flues and other colds, some lifting injuries, and running a camp, so didn't get back to fasting again till last week in March.

It is fun to see how effective the weekl...

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How to lose weight without counting calories and constantly feel like you are starving.

@date=2025-09-26
@tags=weight-loss, exercise, fitness

What has worked for me

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How I lost weight even though I suck at dieting

@date=2025-07-24
@tags=fitness, weight-loss
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I am lazy and I hate calorie counting and I am not keen on having a limit on how much I eat a day.

I am pretty fit and strong, and lift weights regularly every week, but I had quite a bit of a gut, and was probably over 25% body fat.

I cut out drinks with sugar in them, eating after dinner, an...

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How you move a mountain, one stone at a time

@date=2023-06-16
@tags=workout, exercise, fitness, motivation

I have been working out using a google spreadsheet to track workouts. I aim to do a 20 rep max each week for each exercise that is slightly above the previous week. So far, it has lead to a nice continuous improvement... assuming I don't ever skip weeks. Each time I skip more than 2 weeks it push...

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