The OP is a computer science professor at the University of Utah. He is currently a visiting professor at the Harvard Medical School (according to his homepage) [1], presumably for his independent research for the sake of his newborn son, who he later found was the first ever recorded patient with a rare disorder. Presumably, what he describes is his workout routine while raising his two children (as alluded to in his intro: "Then, after realizing I was too weak to lift my son and his wheelchair in and out of the car, I spent just over a year gaining strength and muscle."). It lacks a lot of links to scientific research and deeper discussion, so I read it as a testimonial of how he fit fitness into his academic routine.
His life situation is not what I normally associate with the tech "bubble" but I guess if I'm in that bubble I obviously wouldn't be able to tell the difference.