Start Here - Brother2Brother University Guide
This is the directory for all Brother2Brother University posts.
The purpose of this is lay out the posts in a way that is easy to navigate.
This page will be updated over time with previous and new articles and categorized in order of content depth and order of importance for new readers.
VIP Materials:
Busy Dad’s Cookbook
Workout Plans + Mobility Videos
Injury and Recovery:
Hurt? - Don’t Ice, Do This Instead - Why ice slows recovery and general guidelines for improved recovery
What To Do After Getting Hurt Part 1- Basic guidelines for initial actions after getting hurt.
What To Do After Getting Hurt Part 2 - Training and Progressions - A more detailed guide for how to structure your rehab from early stages to a return to full activity
Strength Training:
Upper/Lower/Full Program: A 3 day split for 2 hours/week strength training plan for intermediate to advanced lifters
Build Muscle Using Effective Reps
Barbells, Dumbbells, Bands Or Machines? - Pros and Cons to each popular training method and how you can use them all to your advantage.
Endurance Training:
Improving Your VO2 Max
VO2 Max - What is It? Why Does It Matter? - An overview on the body’s most important vital sign if your goal is longevity.
Assess Your Own VO2 Max - 5 tests you can do with minimal equipment to estimate your own VO2 max cardiorespiratory fitness
10 Cardio Routines For Longevity And Performance - 10 cardio options for any fitness level from beginner to Ironman.
Nutrition:
Eat This, Not That - Simple substitutions that compound to have a dramatic impact on your overall health from their alternatives.
Health And Longevity:
Insulin Resistance: Part 1 - What is it? - How insulin resistance develops under the surface over several years and the impact it has on your health
Insulin Resistance: Part 2 - How to Measure it? - What lab values matter for determining your level of insulin resistance. Doctors rarely capture the most important one in standard blood tests.
Insulin Resistance: Part 3 - Importance of Building Muscle - How muscle actively combats insulin resistance and makes you more sensitive to insulin
Insulin Resistance: Part 4 - 5 Steps To Improve It - What you can do on a daily basis to improve your insulin resistance and reduce risk of chronic disease.
Insulin Resistance: Part 5 - Nutrition - How the foods you eat impact your insulin sensitivity and how you can eat to become more metabolically healthy
Aging Versus Deconditioning - Part 1 - Muscle Mass - You lose muscle naturally as you age but the majority of this loss is from disuse. You can actively prevent and reverse it with some effort.
Aging And the Cardiovascular System - Natural changes to the cardiovascular system with aging and how exercise helps you reverse them.
Our Journey:
Climbing Out of Bad Habits - Part of the journey from burnt out physical therapists, neglecting our own health to getting in shape and starting an online business.