 William Morrison, MD

Another sketchy ‘proof of life’ pic from Mitch. Hey doctors and nurses — what’s wrong with this photo? When did they start posting room numbers on the inside and hang charts on the side of the bed?

Morning read A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

Dr. Oz: The uninsured “don’t have the right to health,” but should be given “a way of crawling back out of the abyss” with “15-minute physicals” provided by the government “in a festival-like setting.” (2022)

Man, I see so many people at the gym that do set after set after set. Supersets Low/zero rest periods Just killing themselves with volume and moving non-stop for an hour+ I come across lots of people who work out this way on discovery calls, too. If this is you - it's just a horrible way to train. It's (extremely) suboptimal for strength gains. It's suboptimal for muscle gains. It's suboptimal for calorie burn. The only thing it might be good for is increasing stamina or VO2 max (but it's really not optimal for that either). Here's a proper lifting session: 2-3 main lifts (compound movements, big lifts) 2-3 accessory lifts (arms/lateral raises/calves, whatever) 2-4 sets apiece (debatable, but I like 3 myself) 8-12 rep range for everything (choose your favorite) 3-4 minutes between sets on the main lifts 2-3 minutes between sets on the accessories Track closely. Show perfect form. Move up in weight when you can get your reps without body english. That's it. That's what you should do. It's what everyone should do. Somewhere between 10 and 20 sets, maximum depending on your tolerance/recovery. 1 hour, tops in the gym. The goal is not to be "tired", "sweaty", or to vomit. It's to be better.