Regal's Blog

Dramatic title, but an unfortunate aspect of my coffee hobby and habits is that at least once a year, I have to undergo a caffeine detox to reset my brain. It always sucks, and all I can control is what flavor of “it sucks” I want this time around. I originally started writing this before doing my detox, but I have since done it–so I’ll talk about the experience and how this could perhaps help you, the reader :3 You’ll also get to enjoy un-edited draft notes from June 2026 Regal compared…

Regal’s Weightlifting Advice This is a non-exhaustive mini-blog post of important fitness and nutrition info. By no means an expert, I’m a big nerd who’s had his fair share of fitness + nutrition successes and failures. This guide is generally aimed at new or prospective lifters with advanced tips at the end. And to keep things simple, I’ll broadly break this guide down into 3 steps: Understanding the Biology Basics Choosing a Routine and tracking it The Mental Approach And real quick, I need…

Full gallery For a primer on what Art Fight is, check out last year’s post 2026 Art Fight Season This year the event was a little different! For the first time it was a 3-team arrangement. Teams Comedy, Tragedy, and Mystery. As usually I don’t really care that much about the actual competition, it’s just fun set-dressing. I picked Tragedy! I don’t think we’re gonna win!! So many people picked the clown team (comedy) because of course. Life Context This was a tough year for me. My girlfriend and…

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