# Food - **Best Grocer:** [https://www.costco.com/join-costco.html](https://www.costco.com/join-costco.html) I shop for everything at Costco. Shop anywhere you can buy in bulk as the prices per item should be lower. $65/yr and you get an extra membership for someone who’s living at your address. - **Best Place to Eat Out:** Chipotle gives you the most protein for the best cost. You can get extra beans for no cost. - **Best Priced Black Lentils:** I buy [these](https://www.amazon.com/Montana-Beluga-Lentils-Non-GMO-Kosher/dp/B08J5NWV2W/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=MVGRHLXK79LQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0Cnbqkq8gTchLGUr79dvu3YmGRKLQeJq3yIsMlOjlHxEdSXFLjEMkuvXwrF_q-yTV49NRb23jDscAUlCFvO9LU502mTygykA6dBjW61JkDh3qRwAUKljcxPXqcynM6yv_Q19knngqdbWikQnkkzNhc2Lbfwt4wiUAsJZRl_0dSJiJ6XerfOlWMKqYj5PnYnkqP_FZTU6zadQFjVk52As1LOl_oao0dHVboZDx1gNHerDLqWiMAfJU2F5Djo6z1GcFTTRvotlD11fOvxICOBOjr6-yQ6UQidSlz7C41QT9jY.Iw8emh26baXGZxmyCFf9vr173mfYNworVGkZaLttHug&dib_tag=se&keywords=black+lentils&qid=1748037672&sprefix=black+lentil%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1) on amazon. # Gyms *Last Updated 1/1/25* - **My Favorite Gym:** The [YMCA](https://www.ymca.org/). Although it's not necessarily filled with Christians, it does have some cool perks: free childcare with family membership, has a pool, sauna always works, membership includes nationwide access. - **Lowest cost:** [Crunch](https://www.crunch.com) ($9.99/month with 12 month commitment, so about $120 for a year). - **Best for no Contracts & Ability to Bring Guest:** [Planet Fitness](https://www.planetfitness.com) ($24.99/month $1 Startup Fee & $49 Annual Fee, so about $250 for the first year, membership includes nationwide access *offer expires 12/25*) # Apps - [Cronometer](https://cronometer.com/)(free): Track calories and nutrients, and gain an understanding of nutrition. - **Log your gym workouts (for free):** [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.jamesgay.fitnotes&pli=1) or [iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitnotes-2-gym-workout-log/id1538896016). Tutorial coming soon. # Gadgets - [Heart Rate Monitor](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PM54P4N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1) (waterproof chest strap): Chest straps are the most accurate way to track your heartrate. - [Food scale](https://www.amazon.com/Escali-Digital-Multi-Functional-Kitchen-Measuring/dp/B0007GAWRS/ref=sr_1_36?crid=WTWYDFDCI0FU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wcsqgnF4PCgbEWji9Wx05E_Q9weqUmqEl7E5h_BDRiz-7vb2S5ggOyuSzZLW8xV5rwr3g6orn_V0YmV3E7e7WP5_Tftdwf_S5YHvd43JVoKsDwpYm73VPKR8dFhWvjs7uoMO-0OXLBpbo1eZS2fa4gfwdaqSZoF9dmpsUgwnRNuo5xzOge8feXXWqK-LBmW2NyGde8F5Quv-ae6mkD-MiR9KcOvsayAOAhOKkWFGOIvNDt1jCFQt4o10hmyc-F6BUmVMtVxltqvmUsS491BGBku59d5zEcC64k-Or9S9Ecg.8QDDiMqqbh0F4kALw4j6pKNVS9bRu1uUKgV8eypNkjA&dib_tag=se&keywords=food%2Bscale&qid=1747961959&sprefix=foo%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-36&th=1): Essential if you're trying to precisely track your intake. # Other Cool Fitness People - [Alec Blenis](https://www.instagram.com/alecblenis/): This guy is an incredible athlete! He's the incredible strong and fast. He puts out a bunch of free resources and has a [podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@alecblenis) where he interviews and works out with other cool fitness people. - [Brendan Backstrom](https://www.instagram.com/lowbackability/): If you have back, or joint issues, check him out. He's back focused rehab and prehab coach. He has a bunch of free resources and a Pay-What-You-Can membership to his [website](https://lowbackability.com/) (that has even more resources). - [Brian Johnson](https://protocol.bryanjohnson.com/): This guy inspired me to start eating black lentils and Broccoli, and I love them! He is using himself as a test subject to discover the best practices to increase human longevity (he is documenting that adventure [here](https://protocol.bryanjohnson.com/)). leads the [Don't Die](https://dontdie.bryanjohnson.com/) movement which is a "a community united in defeating all causes of human and planetary death and building all promoters of prosperity."