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How you know when it’s time to change your workout program

June 24, 2010

Everything I learned about life, I learned through martial arts. I’m paraphrasing what Bruce Lee said about the martial arts. I feel the same way about exercise. I first start exercising in 1994 when I lived in Tennessee. I’ve been doing it ever since. When you do something consistently for that long, it becomes the [...]

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Understanding why we suck at fitness

February 14, 2010
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People gain weight primarily because they don’t exercise, eat too much, or both. Rather than aging, people slowly lose their physical capacity because they are less physically active. Those are immutable Qualler Laws. The sooner you accept them, the better off you’ll be. I’ve already written about our incorrect definition of diet. Now, I want [...]

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Do you have a body? Then read this

January 24, 2010

Many people watch their body deteriorate over time, lamenting the good old days and casting aside the changes as a simple aging process, forgetting to take ownership and accountability for their actions and inactions towards their body. Some of us don’t even take the time to really explore our body. Some of us don’t even [...]

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The incredible organic body

January 10, 2010

When is the last time you had your arm directly overhead? It’s probably been awhile. You may go an entire week never raising your arm any higher than the kitchen cabinet. Have you ever heard that “we only use 3% or 10% or some other miniscule percentage of our brain power” line? The same goes [...]

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