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Stop now and condemn yourself to mediocrity

December 21, 2009

The mind controls the body—the body does not control the mind. Your body can trick you and compel you to stop before you should. Push a little bit more and get major progress.

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Review: the Pro Fit Iron Gym doorframe pull up bar

November 28, 2009
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If you want to decrease the amount of time it takes to work out, become acquainted with the pull up bar. The pull up simultaneously develops your gripping muscles, your forearms, your biceps, your lats, your shoulders, and your coolness. Telling your office cohorts you can do a pull up is practically guaranteed to receive [...]

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Developing the Deep Skill

September 24, 2009

I know some people who like to watch TV or otherwise distract themselves with just about everything they do. They go through the motions, but they are not applying consciousness to the effort at hand. Exercising like that will not develop the deep skill. But what I’m going to talk about, movement-based training, will.

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Top 7 Reasons to Get a Kettlebell

June 18, 2009
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Weight loss – Kettlebell training is intense, when done correctly. Work up to five minutes of snatches, doing as many reps as you can, and you’ll kick your metabolism into gear, lose weight, gain strength, and improve your wind. That means, next time you’re chasing your boss done in the office, you’ll catch him. Develop [...]

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Review: Chris Caracci’s Navy Seal Tapes

April 8, 2009

Imagine working out with a drill instructor in your living room. Do you think it would motivate you? I bet it would. Not only would your body firm up and feel better, but you’d perform better mentally as well. Let’s get into the specifics. Chris Caracci produced four exercise tapes: Navy Seal Workout Challenge (Beginner, [...]

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Using the Push Up to Develop a Strong and Toned Upper Body

April 1, 2009

I’m on this Chris Caracci Navy Seal Workout kick. Thing is, I remember when I was doing that workout how much it influenced my mental toughness and discipline. I was doing Chris Caracci’s workout when I had a factory job and had to get up at 3:50 AM. When the alarm went off, a voice [...]

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