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Re-print from July 31, 2014. Mind-body connection and Rudyard Kipling !

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  This one from July 31 2014 entertained me to re-discover as i had completely forgotten about it -- i hope you can enjoy the works of Kipling and others too as it was a pleasure to come across this old post THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2014 Phoning it in ! This week's entry, may on the surface seem to have little to do with training or sweating or any of that business And it is true I do not have time for any original content right now-------  (i am, as the title implies - "phoning it in" - LOL,  but wait, --- i'm more versatile than you think  I do have time to share some good reading One is a Rudyard Kipling poem I came across             I have long been a fan of Kipling, along with Jack London, Hemingway, Joseph Conrad and many many others             Regarding training principles-I also firmly believe that training begins with the head and works its way down -------     in today's times of idiocy,...

Synergy! - Re-print from 11-4-2014

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      Another re-print, and i have a couple more to add today, but i will be working on part 3 of my theory about relationship vs body wellness soon   - im just brain tired now folks --   but perusing my old writings, ive come across a few good entries and this one is  almost a precursor to some of the things i have to say about discipline in the new series -- but also introduces you to a couple of people who were my early influencers -- to the memory of Dave Draper --    RIP - Dave Draper on the possibility of a life without training --  “No sets? No reps? No cunning determination of how to bombard the delts or blast the biceps?” Days on end without pursuing extreme pain through maximum muscle exertion?” “Full body, full strength, full breath and fulfillment are lost, gone, no more: nary a remnant to remind, disappoint or shame. Shoot me!”   _____________________________________________________________________________ Synergy ...

Small margins can mean big results: reprint from Oct 2 2014

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  ---Folks since i lost my blog server years ago , i am digging up old content that i formerly made public and re-printing it here I will definitely make it clear when i am putting up new stuff, but i am going to sprinkle in some of the relevant older material too.     The Subway sandwich shop reference is a bit dated, as i personally am an advocate of a much lower sugar and lower grains approach ----   however, if youre hungry and stuck in the middle of nowhere , you could probably do worse.    I do find it amusing that , for  decades, Subway has sold us on the idea that eating half a loaf of bread every day is "healthy" for us though  This one is from October 2 2014   - just cleaned up a little bit to correct the old typos.     This one as the title suggests really is about the tiny margins in life that matter THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 A fine line between great and average Car racing --- open wheel indy style -...

Managing Fitness plans vs managing relationships --- part 2

 -- we left off yesterday with me stating that cupcakes and beer is not the way to rectify being single  What did i really mean by that?    There's likely a potential partner out there that may love cupcakes and beer also!        But the point i was making is that for most of us, -- impulsive and gluttonous behavior is a turn off.   Going to extremes with anything is a sign that we simply don't care anymore, and it's a testament that we lack good discipline     Lacking discipline will also translate into poor relationship performance.   Lack of discipline means running away from problems and not having the patience it takes to figure things out.   We can lash out like children -- only now as adults, the stakes are much higher than 7th grade schoolyard theatrics.      Love itself is a powerful emotion and it's said that love itself can trigger actions that can destroy a relationship   Find...

Managed Fitness plans vs managing relationships

 Fit Claims Pro LLC blog 1  --    8-15-2022 Health and fitness goals. Relationship goals. For some of us, this is all very easy.   Great relationships skills and great time management skills that help you get in your workouts and do your meal prep. Happy wife/girlfriend (writing this from a male perspective - sorry girls - but please swap wife for hubby as needed or if needed)  Some of us can handle one of these but not the other -  and for some of us , both these goals are complete mysteries as our personal lives are perpetually in chaos. There are no great mysteries in life.   Do you want to lose weight?    How about eat a little less and move a little more?  -- Same as it ever was Ahh --were it so simple Do you want your relationship to be great?  How about a little more self sacrifice and empathy, and a little more kindness? again;;;;;;;  Ahhhh- were it so simple ______________________________________________...