4 ways to Increase Confidence (in the gym)
In the beginning… every time I stepped in the gym I hit some new milestone. The weights went up, and up, and up; and my confidence went up, and up. Kinda like when I started running pretty seriously: the times came down, confidence went up. Or like when I immersed myself in yoga: I hit new poses; my confidence soared. That confidence is a drug. If only I could maintain that ascendant feeling: to perennially increase confidence in the gym.
Weight of a name
This is a powerful story about Depression, gratitude, speaking things into existence and how Allison Men take care of one another.
How to safely increase workout volume
If exercise were a drug it would be the most widely prescribed one in existence; and It’s not even close. Like drugs, exercise should be enjoyed in moderation. There are rules regarding how to safely increase workout volume.
Deeper stretching hacks
Fitness is chalk full of hacks: simple things anyone can do to instantly improve their workouts. Today we’re going to hack stretching.
The top 2 predictors of lifespan
There are two predictors of longevity that you can test RIGHT NOW to predict your lifespan with some degree of accuracy.
Good news: you can train to improve both of these things; and quickly
:30 seconds can dramatically change your life
Here are 6 Fitness Bullet Points for today’s lightning attention span! :30 seconds of advice that may make a huge difference.
Spot reduction clickbait is destroying fitness
Spot reduction, i.e. the belief that certain exercises burn fat in specific places on the body, is a myth. It is demonstrably false and offensive. I’m insulted by this headline. I take it personally. You should too
What matters is Lifestyle
But if you live a fit lifestyle, i.e. you work out consistently, sleep well, and don’t over stress yourself sometimes you can get away with drunken tomfoolery.
That’s kinda the whole point isn’t it: getting away with dumb shit and telling a cool story.
Everyone is an athlete: The Executive Athlete
To maximize their potential excecs have to train the same way that world-class athletes do.
Z Health: The Most POWERFUL, and infuriating, Fitness Tool
This is the power of Z health. Her back pain went from a 9 to a 2 after tracing the alphabet with her finger. It took :30 seconds.
He couldn’t lift his arm past shoulder level for years, then whacked his head with his bicep after doing a vision drill. :20 seconds.
He couldn’t move his neck following a medical emergency, but restored full range of motion by holding his breath and doing squats. :60 seconds.