A heavyset gentleman stepped onto the locker room scale. He looked down at the digits, then sighed in disgust and cursed loudly. He raised his head and glowered at the reflection in the mirror. His eyes betrayed his anger at himself, and then expressed a fresh resolve.
As he turned to leave, the guy nodded to an acquaintance passing by.
“See you tomorrow?” his friend asked.
“Naah,” the guy responded. “Maybe Tuesday.”
I just finished a book called The Curse of High IQ. The premise is that, because of the way standard deviations work, having an IQ of just 130 means that the daily activities and decisions of almost everyone around you are incomprehensible. Let me give you an example. The gym in my condo building is…
The Harvard School of Health/Department of Nutrition should have been embarrassed by the debunking of its most recent study on red meat and diabetes — if anyone was still paying attention. The splashy headline that red meat increases the risk of diabetes, followed by the media’s sprint to the next sensation, is the archetype of…
I’m resting between sets of bench presses, and I notice a guy come in and drop his gym bag next to the squat rack. He throws three plates onto each side of the bar, warms up with a quick check of his nose hairs in the mirror, and then settles in for his lift. What…
Someone asked me recently: “What do you bench, squat, deadlift?” I’ve never understood the question about a single rep max because there are too many variables to make a comparison worthwhile from one person to another. For the squat, off the top of my head – are you doing them high bar or low bar?…
My current daily supplement regimen is 12 pills, not including vitamin C. I take vitamin C only on the days I don’t exercise. (It can’t be repeated enough: taking vitamin C around a workout blunts the ability of exercise to improve your insulin sensitivity.) I imagine there are plenty of folks who take 12 prescription…
I remember from law school this one professor who was teaching us what to say and not say in front of a judge or jury. The professor said you should never make an argument starting with “I think … ” or “I believe … .” Everyone knows you don’t actually care. As a lawyer, your…
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And people wonder why they dont see results!
Mental attitude, dedication, and perseverance is one of the most important factors in getting the body you want!
Nice. Love the motivation for sure. It’s all about heart!