Iron Aligned — Issue 29 | Gastric Emptying
Iron Aligned Newsletter — Issue 29 Nutrition · Supplementation · Training August 20, 2026 · blackironbarbell.com Gastric Emptying: When Nutrition,Supplementation and Training Collide Many years ago, I became fascinated with digestion and its...
Tai Chi: There Are No Rough Edges
Iron Aligned Newsletter Structure · Force · Recovery August 19, 2026 · blackironbarbell.com Tai Chi: There Are No Rough Edges There are no rough edges in Tai Chi. While different styles—and different practitioners—may have very...
Iron Aligned — Issue 28 | The Foreseeable Future
Iron Aligned Newsletter Reflection · Growth · Accountability August 19, 2026 · blackironbarbell.com The Foreseeable Future I wasn’t always like I am now. Whether that’s good or bad is highly subjective. But I’d like to think that...
Iron Aligned — Issue 27 | Acetylcholine: The Chemical Bridge Between Thought and Action
IRON ALIGNED NEWSLETTER PERFORMANCE RECOVERY DISCIPLINE ISSUE NO. 27 · AUGUST 2026 · BLACKIRONBARBELL.COM Acetylcholine: The Chemical Bridge Between Thought and Action The Signal Behind Every Rep, Thought, and Breath We tend to think of strength as...
Iron Aligned — Issue 26 | Neurotransmitters, Neuromodulators, Neuropeptides & Hormones
IRON ALIGNED NEWSLETTER PERFORMANCE RECOVERY DISCIPLINE ISSUE NO. 26 · AUGUST 2026 · BLACKIRONBARBELL.COM Neurotransmitters, Neuromodulators, Neuropeptides, and Hormones The Chemistry Behind Every Rep, Breath, and Thought We tend to think of the body as a collection...
Iron Aligned — Issue 25 | The Other Four Systems
IRON ALIGNED NEWSLETTER PERFORMANCE RECOVERY DISCIPLINE ISSUE NO. 25 · AUGUST 2026 · BLACKIRONBARBELL.COM The Other Four Systems Movement, Performance, and Adaptation The first four systems introduced the body's internal foundation - how it communicates, organizes,...
Iron Aligned — Issue 24 | The Respiratory System: More Than Just the Lungs
IRON ALIGNED PERFORMANCE RECOVERY DISCIPLINE ISSUE NO. 24 · JULY 2026 · BLACKIRONBARBELL.COM The Respiratory System More Than Just the Lungs When most people think about the respiratory system, they think of it as simply “the lungs.” In reality, it’s the delivery...
Iron Aligned — Issue 23 | The Endocrine System: The Body’s Chemical Messenger
Iron Aligned Performance Recovery Discipline Issue No. 23 · July 2026 · blackironbarbell.com The Endocrine System Break the Paradigm Performance Recovery Discipline The Body's Chemical Messenger When most people think about health, they think about muscles, bones, the...
Iron Aligned — Issue 22 | The Cardiovascular System
Performance · Recovery · Discipline Part II · The Body as a System If the Autonomic Nervous System is the body’s control center, the Cardiovascular System is its delivery network. Every heartbeat sends oxygen,...
Iron Aligned — Issue 21 | The Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Pathways
Series Two · Issue 21 · The Body as a System Most people have heard the terms fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest, but few realize that these two responses are part of the same system working continuously behind the scenes —...