Let’s dive right in to our open thread. One of our earliest regulars, Colt, dropped this one on me: Kap what do u think of Himalayan salt? Is it a fad? Can’t remember if it’s been blogged yet I posted about salt here in April, but I didn’t examine the details of pink Himalayan salt. If you’ve been here at Kaplifestyle for very long, you know I never turn my back on an … [Read more…]

Welcome back to our open thread. Let’s get straight to the action. M. squared writes: Kap- How often are you eating meat per week? Any cardiovascular concerns..? Have you ever flushed this out with a heart doc? Today you spoke of a planned indulgence… Were you referring to the bun and beer? All of the other stuff seemed within scope (grass fed ground beef, sweet … [Read more…]

Let’s dive right in. Kelebek: So recently, you invited the KapLifeFam to your place for breakfast (I love a good omelet), but what does dinner look like in your house on days when you don’t get home late from the studio? You have a busy schedule but from following your blog since the beginning of the year, it is clear you like to cook. To be more specific, what does a … [Read more…]

Welcome back to our open thread. C’mon in, the water’s fine. Mike: Kap, on the 5×5 how do you breakdown the weight per set… Of course after doing it a few times you know where the final weight is for the last set so if your working weight is 225 for bench as an example, do you do 20% on set 1, 40% on set 2, 60% on set 3, and 80% on set 4? Just curious on how you are … [Read more…]

I’m really digging our open thread. I know I had mapped out Saturdays, but life happens. Enjoy your NFL and MLB today. I know I will. Terry: How integral are adding sprints to the 5×5 program? Can I shed fat by nutrition and weights alone? Sprinting is totally unrelated to the 5 x 5 workout. When I began my weight training program, I stumbled mentally and became antsy, … [Read more…]