"Have you heard about updog?"

"What's updog?"

"Nothing much. What's up with you?"

Classic stupid joke. Also the nonsensical name of this website. The domain is short, was available, and is silly. Like a lot of branding. Perfect fit.

Let's get serious for a second. updog.cc is a sandbox for thoughts and ideas about fitness by a middle-aged dude going by the pen-name Tintin.

The blog focuses on several areas of "competence": cycling, running, weight lifting, swimming, nutrition, and related topics.

Expect:

• biased gear reviews
• strong opinions and flexible convictions
• lists and tables
• irony and sarcasm
• bad jokes, dad jokes
• lots of irreverence and profanity

You won't find:

• bigotry and hate (except towards pedestrians; they're not a protected class)
• AI generated content (I despise "AI" and this is my little corner where I can escape it)
• tracking & privacy shenanigans