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“I’m a terrible eater. I generally eat too much, only to be partially saved by very good gym habits. I’ve been actively trying to cut back my caloric intake. While counting calories get a bad rap, the fact remains that most people in The First World consume far too many calories daily. Left to my…”
Doing Something Poorly
“I heard something that resonated with me the other day (I forget where I heard this): Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. This, of course, is a play on this common saying: Anything worth doing is worth doing well. But, rather than making fun of an earnest, feel-good aphorism, what the…”
“I enjoyed this article about the myth of water intake: You Don’t Need 8 Glasses Of Water A Day . This idea has been floating around for decades: you must drink more water – specifically eight glasses per day. This threshold appears to be a long-standing medical myth. It’s not even clear where it…”
“Once, when I was in the military, I was doing a PT with the Marines. I was 19-year-old gym rat at the time, never far from my copy of Muscle and Fitness , and I thought it wise to explain to the drill sergeant that sit-ups were inefficient. They used too much of the hip erector muscles, not the…”
“In any driving course, when learning how to recover from a skid, the instructor will always hammer the same thing into you: ‘Look where you want to go because you tend to go where you look.’ it’s good advice, and I can vouch that it works ( seriously ). The same thing is true of your self-image,…”
“Okay, it’s time to commit to my next fitness goal. Here it is – At the age of 40, I intend to pass the U.S. Army Ranger entrance exam. This is the physical fitness test you have to pass to be considered for Ranger School . (Keep in mind that this just means you might get to go to the training…”
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