Weekly Wisdom Episode 7 Sept 12th 2025

How to Lose Belly Fat After 40

Train for Longevity

Over my first 30 years of judo I broke myself a lot. After returning from a 10 year layoff, I vowed to train smarter. At GB Kits Leon has developed a judo program that even old farts like me can participate in. He’ll be bringing some of that here to Empower with Fight Fit starting this week!

KettleBell Arm Bar

This one is a staple in my shoulder rehab arsenal. I disagree with the dumbbell advice, I have found the unique loading dynamics of the kettlebell essential to the effectiveness of this simple exercise.

Knee Health

Have recently been learning about how ankle instability is implicated in knee and hip pain. The exercises above certainly look like they would improve ankle strength and stability but because I get bored easily, I prefer the more dynamic, non-reductionist approach of agility training.

The Nutrition Lie That’s Killing You

Glucose is not the best fuel

Mistreating Menopause

Useful Mental Models

Learning how to think about thinking.