Ibrahim Husain

The first week is over.  I took pictures yesterday morning, but I’m at work, so I’ll have to post them a bit later.  Not much change in looks, but my nutrition is much better.  I counted calories the entire week, staying between 1750 and 1950.  This should be a healthy way to decrease weight while [...]

If you’ve read my last article you are aware of the shape that my fitness is in.  I’ve been swimming for about 10 weeks now, 5 to 6 times per week, and I really enjoyed it.  But I have recently decided to step it up a notch.  With the help of a personal trainer (friend, [...]

I’ve been swimming for 7 weeks now (5 times per week), and today starts the 8th week.  I started out swimming 5 laps per day, and that was killer.  As of yesterday I am comfortably able to swim 10-12 laps per workout (I add 1 more lap each week).  It’s amazing the differences 7 weeks [...]

So I’ve always fancied the idea of swimming daily.  Swimming has always been an enjoyable experience for me, ever since childhood backyard barbeques and visits to my grandpas house.  Swimming seems so soothing and calming, almost like meditation.  But when it came to exercising, I always went for the more popular jogging or more recently [...]

The Brain Vault is my newest project.  It is an exclusive online community (register by invite only) for professionals to share and collaborate on different ideas, many of which they don’t enough time to devote to themselves or are looking for a little professional help with.  I have chosen to keep this forum invite only [...]

I decided to try a 3 day juice diet, no solid food, no dairy, no nothing; Fruit and veggie juice only.  I’m not sure of the effects it will have on my body, but I’m excited to find out.  I will document my energy levels, my weight, and how I feel overall throughout the experience.  [...]