One thing I hate is someone trying to make me think, act, and live how they think I should at a certain age. They first try to get to you when you turn 50 and they send you an invitation to join a very large “geezer’s” organization (it starts with the letter “A”). Forget it!Continue reading “How the culture tries to profit from “aging” you early”
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Try, fail, try, fail, try again, success eventually
Weakness starts in the mind
It seems that being in terrible shape is very accepted in our current culture. How in the world did that ever happen? Simple, it starts in the mind. As people people renounce any notion of being responsible for their actions and play the victim card, they get weak mentally. It gets worse the more theyContinue reading “Weakness starts in the mind”
At 80 years old he said, “Give me this mountain!”
I love to read about people who have refused to fall apart as they chronologically age. There is so much “evidence” that says you cannot be strong and fit your whole life. I say flush all that garbage! Must be that this ancient warrior never read the studies that said he couldn’t do what heContinue reading “At 80 years old he said, “Give me this mountain!””
A big man’s journey from 400 lbs to 270lbs
My buddy, Al Ernst, used to weigh almost 400lbs. As a professional comedian for a major cruise ship line, he has traveled continuously worldwide for about twenty or more years. Needless to say, spending that much time on cruise ships is not the healthiest way to live. Here’s a video of Al doing a skitContinue reading “A big man’s journey from 400 lbs to 270lbs”
Before the New Years madness begins
Two holidays back-to-back can set you back more than you think, unless you are an extremely disciplined person. Many in America will gain about ten pounds during the holidays. This seems to be repeated every year, and it adds up. Most people never take that extra weight off. However, that doesn’t have to be theContinue reading “Before the New Years madness begins”
When you don’t feel like training, do it anyhow
Dumbbell & sandbag finisher
“in-flight” refueling
This is what has worked for me
Upcoming events at the Cave
quarterly strength test starts March 30 Every 3 months we test our crew on five different lifts, the tests are conducted throughout the week squat deadlift bench press clean (replaces hang power clean) strict press (replaces Strongman log lift) summer body & brawn contest starts April 1 (men & women) Note: This is not justContinue reading “Upcoming events at the Cave”
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