After World War II, General Patton faced a personal crisis. After the fall of the Axis powers, he longed for the engagement and action he felt during wartime. This frustration is of no surprise. After all, his instrumental leadership during a world war had also been a summiting of the Everest of self-actualization. A return … Continue reading Confessions of an Un-Bodybuilder
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Endure: How My Friend Conquered His Crazy, Big Goal
Ray has been a good friend of mine for a while now. I've watched his academic career evolve from a somewhat quiet undergrad and grad student to an impeding Ph.D. graduate. He is currently in his final stages of dissertation defense and I've had the pleasure of remaining a willful spectator along his journey. And … Continue reading Endure: How My Friend Conquered His Crazy, Big Goal
How We Forget the World Around Us
In an earlier post, I spoke about the book Hatchet. One thing, among others, that stuck out to me was the character's evolution into becoming in tune with his surroundings. Not to spoil things too much, once he discovers a few things that make his plight potentially a bit easier he begins to have feelings … Continue reading How We Forget the World Around Us
How I Jumped Back Into Reading Fiction (and the hidden benefit)
I just finished reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. It's a fictional story about a boy who crash lands in the wild left to his own devices to survive. It's a great story of inner and outer resilience focusing on only two main characters: Brian (the boy) and nature. His very real plight is coupled with … Continue reading How I Jumped Back Into Reading Fiction (and the hidden benefit)
The Cold and Lifeless Modern Fantasy Workforce
Finding an action figure in your car seat can make your day. I'll explain, but first, pardon me for a little rant. The modern workforce has a fantasy problem. It churns out images of minimalist workspaces and home decor that highlight a coffee cup on a sparse table with maybe a simple lamp, black-framed glasses, … Continue reading The Cold and Lifeless Modern Fantasy Workforce
New Leg Training Routine for My Bad Knee
My leg training has been mostly successful for the past few weeks. However, as with all things it can get a bit stale. Always willing to change, I once again shifted gears and came up with another knee-friendly leg routine. What's different? I didn't reinvent the wheel or anything, but I did throw in two … Continue reading New Leg Training Routine for My Bad Knee
How the Push for More Negativity Has the Opposite Effect
The state of current affairs is pretty intense, to put it mildly. Conversations, social media, politics, and the news are all intensely set on the new seemingly daily stresses of our everyday lives. It's the topics of choice that everyone talks about everywhere you go. It's nearly impossible to get away. In response, we become … Continue reading How the Push for More Negativity Has the Opposite Effect
My Facebook Dilemma
I know what you're thinking, not another post about the evils of Facebook and other social media platforms. No, it's not one of those. The negative effects of said social media are well documented as well as professed by many disciples of simpler living. So, my dilemma whether to keep or discard it is derived … Continue reading My Facebook Dilemma
The Most Overlooked Training Principle for Muscle Size
I'll spare you the normal intro B.S. and get right to it. The most overlooked training principle for putting on real muscle size is rest periods between sets. Pure and simple. Maybe you or someone like you is guilty of not following this hallowed rule? I was for the longest time. When I was younger … Continue reading The Most Overlooked Training Principle for Muscle Size
Are Your Early Morning Workouts Even Effective?
It's been a few years since I got up early (like 5:00 am early) to go train. I'm not foreign to it by any means, but it's been a while, to say the least. With changing schedules and other reasons I decided to get up at 5:00 and be warmed up and ready to go … Continue reading Are Your Early Morning Workouts Even Effective?
Brad Borland 