From Arnold's Pump Club newsletter. A 22,000-Person Study Tested 150 Foods for Gut Health. Coffee Was A Big Winner. Scientists tested 150 foods for their impact on gut bacteria, and coffee ranked first by a wide margin, boosting levels of a bacterium called Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus by 4.5 to 8 times compared to non-drinkers. Decaf produced nearly identical results, which point researchers toward coffee's polyphenols — specifically, chlorogenic acid — rather than caffeine as the likely driver. That bacterium helps your body produce butyrate, a compound your gut lining depends on to stay intact and keep inflammation in check, which may help explain coffee's long track record of health benefits.

Has anyone else joined the waitlist for kettlebell monster yet? It sounds like it will be unreal😊

Im competing tomorrow in the Oceania Cup and GSAA open 3 kb comp in Melbourne. I have a 16kg 60 minute snatch event and a 24kg military snatch event. I don’t normally post but have never done a full marathon kettlebell event before and just wanted to share. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

14th California Open Final Results all changed and finalised. Plus a 15-minutes indoor suitcase carry walk with a 20 kg bell (and gloves: no risk of dropping the bell through sweaty fingers today; just grip weakness towards the end. So I think gloves is the safest option). Lunch was 4 rashers of bacon, a small onion, and enough cabbage to sink Atlantis. (Plus salt, pepper, caroway seeds, and about 1 tbsp of butter.)

Delighted to say I got Rank 1, which was my goal. I did think my initial rep and the hand switch rep might not have counted but apparantly they did, so 222 reps all told in the allotted 10 minutes.