Chronicles of Health, Lifestyle, and Tech

Welcome, My name is David Gora, but online I refer to myself as Blksmsn, pronounced, "Black Samson". Thanks for stopping by my corner of the internet that intersects somehwere between lifestyle, technology, and fitness. I currently work remote as a Senior Project Manager at Meta in the Developer Compliance space. When I’m not working, I’m tinkering on my startup HypeDrops, an online sneaker restock application. Otherwise I’m crossfitting in my backyard.

Rogue Fitness Home Gym on a Budget

Rogue Fitness Home Gym On A Budget of $2450 Overview The gym has been somewhat og a sanctuary for me for as long as I can remmeber. The first time I stepped foot in a gym, I was maybe 11 or 12, after somehow convincing my mom to let me play football in high school. Being a kif who was overweight, that place gave me a sense of power that I’ll admit has become somewhat akin to an addict chasing a high....

March 16, 2024 · 5 min · David Gora

Starting Over From Scratch

Why Build This Site in HTML/CSS? There are a number of reasons why one would publish a site via the most up to date web standards, i.e. using bootstrap, django, jekyll. But in all honesty given I’m working on other things, I wanted a site that would be simple and straight forward to maintain. A site that would allow me to link out to all my other platforms and share ideas as they come about....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · David Gora

ESC Sounds Series 2 Seadphones

Doing a quick google search for wireless headphones will bring back a result of about 253,000,000 results. Majority of these headphones are cheap resold items from Alibaba, most of which however aren’t really that great for training in them. That being said, ESC Sounds recently reached out for us to review their headphones, and I have to say, I was quite impressed with their comfort, sound quality, and battery life....

November 30, 2019 · 1 min · David Gora

Whats the Difference Between Whey and Bcaas?

A few weeks ago a subscriber on our channel wanted to find out about whey and BCAAs so we decided this week to do a quick dive into what are the differences between whey protein and BCAAs, as well as when and why you should take them. Make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel for more content ➡️ https://goo.gl/Jz2Du6 (Disclaimer: We do use affiliate links for posts, as it helps us continue to make cool and interesting content!...

October 29, 2018 · 1 min · David Gora

Ghosts Supplements Watermelon Sourpatch Bcaas

Whether or not you’ve shredded for summer there is a good chance you’ve heard of BCAAs. Today, we take a look a Ghost Supplements spin on what might be this years best tasting BCAA. Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel to get notified when new videos drop. Ghost Supplements: http://bit.ly/GhostSupplements Subscribe For More Weekly Videos ➡️ https://goo.gl/Jz2Du6 (Disclaimer: We do use affiliate links for posts, as it helps us continue to make cool and interesting content!...

October 8, 2018 · 1 min · David Gora

Taste Test: Ascent Native Fuel Whey

Overview When looking for a protein powder to purchase, one of the biggest things you want to look for is the amount of naturally occurring Leucine, an amino acid which promotes the insulin response and triggers protein synthesis. There are other contributing factors, like overall protein content, as well as protein to carb to fat ratios, but for us crossfitters it’s key to find protein powders that have higher doses of naturally occurring leucine in order to trigger that muscle protein synthesis post workout (https://www....

July 18, 2017 · 3 min · David Gora