Hurts so good: does foam rolling work?
Need to warm up? Foam roll. Feeling stiff after a hard workout? Foam roll. Hung over? Foam Roll (seriously).
Speed v strength
Will weight lifting make a distance runner faster?
99-100% of experts agree on Meditation
Not so fast. Meditation? Everyone raves about meditation. It has a 99% approval rating. You know what else has a 99% approval rating?
The Shawshank Redemption
Sensodyne tooth paste
Kim Jong Un (No wait… his approval rating is 100%)
Back Pain isn’t necessarily about your back
Pain doesn’t make sense. A 100 year old Harvard study of lower back pain in Men found the most common symptom was…. drum roll please…
Stress at work.
How long should I work out for?
The ideal length of a workout: as little as possible.
It’s not lazy; it’s smart.
Nuanced.
Let me explain…
What muscle soreness really is
You don’t understand what muscle soreness really is.
You stack the bar with tons of weight, move it 6 inches, and claim you lifted it… don’t be that guy.
You don’t wipe down gym equipment…
You tell people to chillax…
You tell people sit ups burn belly fat…
You go as hard as you possibly can every time you step in the gym…
Don’t be that guy.
How to improve posture
70-93% of communication is non verbal. Want to communicate powerfully? Stand up straight.
3 Supplements I use (and what they may do for you)
Fitness supplements are a $14 Billion industry. A market that size will have products ranging from great to dangerous. Here’s a quick guide to 3 supplements that I like and why.
What does an hour of daily yoga do to you?
Ehy did I need a month of daily yoga? Because a month ago I woke up feeling old. I plodded into the bathroom; my feet hurt; my back was stiff.
Dreams + Goals = Action
There’s something about having a dream, a thought, an idea, then writing it down, breaking it into small goals, and making it happen. Well actually there are two somethings. Encoding and the Generation Effect.