Lies, Damnable Lies, and Studies
Call me cynical if you like. I bristle against the appeal to authority, especially when it comes to studies. Credentialing yourself with lab coats, degrees, and dubious studies doesn’t get …
Winning the Mind Game (Part 2) – You are Not Getting It All In One Day
You are not going to get it all in one day. That said, you might get it all one day. Can your plan adjust to its encounter with the enemy or survive when it gets metaphorically punched in the mouth?
Ask All the Dumb Questions
“It’s better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” – Mark Twain (maybe) Ole Sammy-boy may have been discouraging us …
Lifting Weights Does Not Build Muscle
“Lifting weights does not build muscle.” Depending on your level of knowledge and experience, that statement is either shocking, bordering on blasphemy or you are thinking, “No sh*t Sherlock.” Even if you are in the “Sherlock” response camp, you probably ignore that fact. Let me explain.
Winning the Mind Game (part 1) – Set Your Focus
The concept of target fixation is the idea that you go where you look or where you set your focus. It certainly seems to work. Have you ever heard the analogy that worry is negative prayer? That is, when you obsessively focus on negative outcomes,…
Behavioral Modification Matters Most
Many of us seek ways to improve our lives. When it comes to fitness, we need to understand that our health, our bodies are the net sum of what we …
Making the Complex Simple
Keep it Simple and Focus on Purpose
This is so we have no excuse for overcomplicating things, going off path, buying into fear, getting distracted by wild goose chases or falling for marketing/influencer nonsense. Further and maybe more importantly,…
The Premise of “Gen-X Elite & Strength for Life”
The Machine,… If you owned a machine like that Ferrari in the image above, how would you treat it? The fact is that you do own a machine that is …
The Real Secret to Health and Fitness
A couple times a month I will encounter college-aged guys who will approach me in the gym seeking the secret to “getting ripped.” Also, occasionally at the hardware store etc., …
Are You “Walking Yourself?”
I was out for a brisk walk just last week, a walk that I take a couple times each day. One of my neighbors caught sight of me from about …