Curt Pedersen
@thecurtpedersen
Creating AI fitness coaches and workout trackers.
I’ve spent years as a solopreneur—sitting 8+ hrs a day, writing, coding, shipping. It caught up with me: Neck. Shoulders. Hips. Knees. 10/10 pain. And no real fix in sight 👇
Riding your bike to work can lower your risk of developing common types of cancer.
In this one, active commuting, especially cycling, was found to be associated with a lower risk of some common cancers even when combined with motorized modes.
Something I wish I did sooner is click the ‘auto apply’ button on ChatGPT off when using it to code w VS Code. It’s gotten much better but ChatGPT still likes to write code for a different file than it tells me to attach from time to time. Then, since I’m inpatient I save the…
I’ve been following a method planning referred to as Daily Undulating Periodization for a few months and find it to be a great way to train to be as strong, fast, and durable as possible. Basically speaking you do a different set and rep scheme each workout to train a different…
Very little exercise, a commercial breaks worth - is enough to lower your odds of getting cancer. Help yourself and your health, exercise every day. Even if it’s for 3-4 minutes.
Just 3-4 minutes of vigorous physical activity a day could lower your cancer risk A 2023 study finds that over ~6.7 years: ⚡️ 3.4–3.7 min/day of vigorous activity bursts was associated with a 17–28% lower cancer risk ⚡️ 4.5 min/day was associated with a 31% lower risk for…
Lifting weights is great for lots of stuff like building muscle, getting stronger and faster, looking and feeling better, etc. One thing it’s not good for is burning calories. For that you need to be walking, riding, or running.
Great article for anyone who wants to build muscle. Key point - make sure the last 2-3 reps of each set are hard to complete. Say at least a 7-8 out of 10 in terms of difficulty to complete the rep with good technique.
From my NYT interview: It doesn’t really matter if you lift light or heavy weights, Dr. Schoenfeld said. The important thing is that you regularly push yourself during your strength training workouts. “The last several reps need to be very challenging,” nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wel…
Got to the beach today for an 8 mile walk at the beach. Did most of it in the softest, deepest sand to make it more challenging. Do thing this daily + a little bit of running and daily lifting has me in the best shape I’ve been in a long time. It’s taken a few years but as…
We’re as old as our ability to run, lift, sprint, and jump.
Biological age vs. real Age is a TOTAL SCAM. If you want to see your "real age," look at master's categories athletic feats, such as a one-mile run time. Not some scammy algorithms. If the body can't PHYSICALLY EXPRESS a performance, then you're the age on birth certificate.
Getting stronger doesn’t just mean exercises for legs, chest, and back. If you want to be better at your sport your feet need to be stronger too.
🦶Strengthening the forefoot can boost athletic performance! 🏃♂️💨 8 weeks of high-load forefoot strengthening improved cutting & horizontal jumps Lasting effects even after detraining 📄 Comment “FOOT” to get the 8-week forefoot strengthening protrocol! Tourillon et al (2025)
How I’ve always preferred to get my phytonutrients, from the animals that eat lots of greens
Dark leafy greens aren't the only source of health-promoting phytonutrients. You also get them from meat and milk.
Unreal. 16 year old athlete front squats what’s probably close to 2.5x his bodyweight w speed and lots of strength left in the tank.
@StrengthDebates @SolomonJames_6 15 yr old RB with a Front Squat of 425!
Want to increase your odds of living longer? Then adding some extra muscle is likely to help.
Absolutely! I recall a NHANES III study of 3,659 older adults found that muscle mass index quartile had a 30% relative reduction in mortality risk - from 58% to 41%.
Back when I thought if I could just lose 25 lbs I’d be 15% body fat and super fit. Getting fat didn’t just hurt my physical health and but also seems to have made me temporarily delusional.
Worrying about getting your protein in pre and post-workout as many experts and supplement companies recommend doesn’t seem to matter. Results of this study find what does is making sure you eat enough protein to build muscle throughout the day.
New meta indicates that consuming protein before vs after resistance training does not meaningfully influence changes in lean body mass. Adds to evidence that total daily protein consumption is the primary determinant of gains w/timing secondary at best pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40647175/
I did these today w kettlebells for 8 sets of 2 reps as a 15 minute total body workout. In addition to building pulling power this exercise helped me go from feeling tired and groggy pre-workout to feeling like I could run through a wall and flip over cars.
2 Point Single Arm DB Upright Row I did 12 sets of 3, the pump was top tier
The 3 exercises that keep my shoulders strong, mobile and pain free for BJJ. 1. Kettlebell halos - kneeling or from Split squat stance for added core/leg strength. 2. Kettlebells windmills - stand, kneel, 1 and 2 KBs. 3. Lying pullovers - 1 and 2 arm at a time. Use…
Whether you’re training for a sport or just to stay strong, healthy, and active your strength training workouts need to go beyond just doing 3 sets of 10 for a handful of exercises 2-3 times a week. What you need to do instead is structure your workouts so you get stronger,…
If I stare at my weights long enough will they eventually lift themselves?
dear @grok please list my top 10 mutuals by IQ. please and thank you