The Special Operator Training System
For executive athletes who travel: a simple field manual to maintain endurance, strength, and recovery—without perfect schedules or hero workouts.
The 0.5 Rule I Use
A tape measure in a hotel bathroom can’t diagnose visceral fat—but it can flag risk. Here’s how to use the 0.5 rule wisely, plus a travel-proof stack that actually moves the
Mitochondria Don’t Need a Reboot — They Need Better Inputs
Most “stuck metabolism” content is a mash-up of real biology and wishful storytelling. This post separates signal from noise: why plateaus happen, what metabolic flexibility ac
DB Roulette, Backup Plans, and Aerobic Proof
A real week of work travel and family life: DB Roulette buffers, a hotel-gym pivot, an errand run, and a 13.42 km Nordic ski in Z1–Z2.
Week 03 (2026-W03): Tested, Not Just Motivated
Keeping a Wellness System on a Work Trip There’s a big difference between being motivated and being tested. Motivation is easy when life is smooth. Testing happens
Metabolic Reset Protocol — Stabilizing Before Performance
Performance doesn’t collapse from lack of effort — it collapses from inconsistency. This metabolic reset protocol was designed to reduce volatility before increasing endurance
Week 02 (2026-W02): Back to Chemnitz
Rebuilding Rhythm After Travel Coming home after a big trip sounds like it should feel like relief. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it feels like your body arrives three days after yo
I Got Faster After 40. The Science Says That’s Possible—But Not Because Aging Reversed.
My first marathon at 30 was 3:59. At 40 it was 3:33. My best was 3:31 at 44. That looks like I “beat aging.” I didn’t. A rare 47-year study tracking the same people from age
Week 50 (2025-W50): The Arctic Reminder
You Don’t Need Perfect Data to Keep a Promise Some trips don’t feel like travel. They feel like teleportation. One minute you’re stumbling through an airport at an hour that
Why I Started ‘Wellness by Michael Tomasini’
Most wellness content on the internet has one big problem: it’s either too perfect to be true, or too dramatic to be useful. You’ve seen it. The “one weird trick.” The mira
