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A Confluence of Stoicism, Zen, and a Spartan Ethos.

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        • WHO Director-General Margaret Chan Quote
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Body Log

July 7, 2022December 6, 2022

I missed my run on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week trying to catch up against commonly accepted running advice. I wound up

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Strength Training

New Strength Training Tweak

December 11, 2020November 19, 2022

I came across a study recently….and I need to put a link to it here……about emphasizing the eccentric portion of my repetitions. I haven’t experienced

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Body Strength Training

Diagnosing to the Norm

February 11, 2022February 18, 2022

I fully understand that general practitioners have to diagnose and manage to the norms. But there is nothing ordinary about spending nearly your entire life

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Human Experience Running Strength Training

Intensity

August 17, 2021August 20, 2021

Dopamine is evolution’s reward system for behaviors that increased the reproductive success of hunter-gatherers, long-distance hunting and gathering, eating high calories foods, and sex. Today we no longer persistence hunt, but regular exercisers enjoy the rewards of the long hunt.

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Body Nutrition Strength Training

Sarcopenia

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

I have noted elsewhere that the average male between 18-35 years has 40-44% muscle. This drops to 32-35% for the 56-75 year cohort. A 170-pound

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Body Strength Training

Getting Older….Weight Gain

January 31, 2021March 4, 2021

A coworker of mine recently remarked about the inevitability of weight gain as we age. She was commenting on her partner’s 20-30 pounds weight loss

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Running Strength Training

Marine Corps Marathon 2021

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

Again. I do it because it offers me the opportunity to be a measurably better person in eight months than I am now. I do

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Running Strength Training

It’s 72 Hours, Stupid

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Never let more than 72 hours pass between your last strength or cardiovascular work out.

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