Tools for a Stronger Mind, Body, and Life
As I emphasized in my post about the 4 Most Dangerous Threats to Your Training Progress, not sticking to your program and staying consistent is a recipe for sure failure. But, staying true to a commitment is easier said than done. Sticking to a program of any kind, whether your goal is fat loss or [...]
There are some people always looking for the easy way out, the magic bullet, the perfect solution. One of my good friends is “that guy”. Always telling me about that new supplement, that new revolutionary workout or exercise. And my response to his curiosity is always the same: it doesn’t have to be that complicated. Because [...]
Sometimes, you just need a break. A break from all of the complicated rep schemes, tempos, and heavy-ass weight. A cheat day of working out, if you will. Let’s run with the cheat day example for a bit. There are many known benefits to having a cheat day while dieting, such as resparking your metabolism, [...]
What’s up guys, looks like it’s time for another Random Ramblings post. I won’t take up too much of your time (or brain), I’ll be sure to keep this one fairly short. Thank God it’s Friday. Let’s get right to it. You Put Butter in Your Coffee? I’d been working on this post for quite [...]
I pride myself on is being somewhat of a human experiment. Not on the level of guys like Tim Ferriss, of course, but on a more modest, lower-risk level. My wacky experimentations are both selfish and selfless simultaneously. They are selfish in the fact that I am attempting to improve my own performance, whether mental [...]
Not surpisingly, this was the initial reaction from my two roommates when I dropped a huge chunk of unsalted butter into my freshly brewed morning coffee. To outsiders, those who have not been let in on this beautiful secret, this is asinine. Dude, why don’t you go get a Caramel Frap from Starbucks? Why don’t [...]
Hey guys. It’s been a long week. Stress out the ass, but, thankfully I’ve been doing a decent job sticking to my meditation experiment (which I outline here). Because of the meditation, things that would normally throw me through a loop of shittiness and make me miserable didn’t have the same effect lasting effect, and [...]
Albert Einstein was undoubtedly one of the most important intellectual figures in human history. But what does he have to do with fitness? Surely Albert Einstein was not strong, lean, and jacked like you want to be. Fortunately for you, his words were more powerful than his appearance in regards to training for a better [...]
This post marks the beginning of a new series that I will be featuring on the site each Friday, which is a weekly roundup of some of my posts, along with other awesome posts and videos from other fitness bloggers. It’s also going to be the time when I let loose and write about what’s [...]
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar Motivation is what gets you out of bed in the morning. It powers you through your job, your workouts, and your relationships. Motivation is something that can’t be taught. It has to come from deep [...]
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