“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I keep coming back to this quote. As I struggle through life and find that more and more is requiring my attention, sometimes it takes stepping back and reassessing. I’m currently in …
Warm Ups farmer’s walk Standing 0/90 External Rotation YTWL Thoracic Warm up Shoulder Dislocates Exercise: % or RPE Weight Sets Reps Bench Press 50.0% 1 10 Notes: 60.0% 1 8 70.0% 2 6 60.0% 1 8 dips Sets Reps 90 second RI 3 10 flat db press Sets Reps …
One of the things you’ll start to see more of here is training oriented posts I’m doing this for a number of reasons. One, first and foremost, for myself. It’s my training and I want to make it accessible to me. Two, in case anybody wants to know what I’m doing.Three, I plan to make …
Warm Ups bear hug carries bird dogs Couch Stretch TKEs 90/90 hip stretch Banded Ankle Distraction Exercise: % or RPE Weight Sets Reps Back Squat 50.0% 205 1 10 Notes: 60.0% 245 1 8 2-3minutes rest 70.0% 285 2 6 belt 70% and up 60.0% 245 1 8 …
Dishwashers and other modern conveniences. It was believed that when vacuums, dishwashers, and microwaves became household items that they would magically help make chores simpler and end up saving time. The problem was -and still is- that we can’t “save” time. Instead of being able to bank it and put it away for a rainy …
I’m bouncing between several books here but there’s an overarching theme. We’re talking about habits and it’s important to know just how critical they can be in the grand scheme of things. Studies suggest that 40% of our daily actions are habits. Only 60% of what we do are true conscious decisions. We take that …
I’m still processing some of the things I read throughout this book. One of the more interesting points is this:“As the American author and teacher Gregg Krech puts it, we need to learn to get better at procrastinating. “ This is an interesting concept and one that is difficult to put into action. Procrastinate? Yeah, sure …
4000 Weeks, Time Managment for Mortals If you want a philosophy book on time, this a 4 out of 5 stars. If you want a “how to” book, this a 2.5 stars out of 5. The premise is that we try to do too much with our time and end up crowbarring a lot of …
Mark Manson says; “Don’t hope for a life without problems,” the panda said. “There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems.” –Manson, Mark. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Mark Manson Collection) (p. 30). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. This is mirrored in another book. 4000 Weeks, Time Management for …
We all know that one person (or more) that constantly lives in the past. “Back in my day… blah, blah, blah.” In the fitness industry we routinely hear someone bragging about, “Well, ya know, back in high school I could bench 400lbs for 10 reps.” Most of the time the exaggerations are just that, exaggerations. …
