30 Days Without Soda (sigh)

Home This has been a long time coming.  I’m actually trembling as I type these sad, sad words: 30 days without soda.  I do love my Diet Pepsi, Diet Mountain Dew, and Apple Beer.  I remember a line in Supersize Me where Spurlock says something about feeling happier after getting his fast food, even though [...]

April 24, 2009 READ MORE →

10 Essential Strength Books: Part 2-The Grip Master’s Manual

I got into grip training after I hurt my shoulder.  I also had a knee that was giving me some problems at the time.  All of my upper body pressing was out, and I couldn’t do deadlifts or squats on that dumb knee.  I was ready to get under the covers and sob, but someone [...]

April 23, 2009 READ MORE →

Keeping Fit With Executive Dumbbells (Ah, the 70s!)

Home I found this little pamphlet not too long ago. It is full of routines for guys in suits. It is also indescribably awesome. The look on his face says “You know, when I became an Executive, I thought I’d have to give up an active lifestyle. Well…look at me now!” And check out that [...]

April 22, 2009 READ MORE →

Do We Remember The Event Or The Story?

Home Primo Levi was a Holocaust survivor who spent the remainder of his life (1919-1987) trying to make sense of what happened in the German death camps. He explored his experiences in numerous works, including novels, short stories, essays, and memoirs. If this intrigues you at all, I would start with The Drowned And The [...]

April 22, 2009 READ MORE →

A Definition of Sarcasm

Home After I made a particularly fine joke one day, a friend said to me: “You know, sarcasm is the lowest form of sociopathy.” I laughed at this. Later, I looked up the word sociopath. The definition wasn’t as funny as my joke had been. The Scientific Definition From the Oxford English Dictionary (the only [...]

April 21, 2009 READ MORE →

Product Review: Gymboss Interval Timer

You can’t go wrong if you’re doing everything right I originally bought the Gymboss after I got into Interval Training. Interval training involves short bursts (intervals) of intense effort, followed by short periods of less-intense effort, also called “active rest.”

April 21, 2009 READ MORE →

Book Review: The Angry Clam

I originally purchased this book solely for this headline on the back cover: It is passion–and romance It is ecstasy–and angst…it is life. The Angry Clam But when you open the book, things get even better: “So wrought with hostility, The Angry Clam plots the destruction of The Earth.”

April 20, 2009 READ MORE →

Adventures in Narcissism: The Man With The Tattoo

Home I grew up in Elko, Nevada. You may have passed through Elko with your head down on your way to someplace else. A good friend of mine once said that “everyone I see here looks scared and rundown, like they’ve just survived the beating of a lifetime.” Another person remarked: “Remember that story in [...]

April 20, 2009 READ MORE →

Five Ways To Improve Your Fitness During The Day

Home Happy weekend, everyone. The article below is a guest post published today on Synergy Athletics, home of the incomparable coach Joe Hashey. It is a slightly different and more focused take on How To Get Stronger At Work While Your Boss Isn’t Looking. It was written for High-School students, but has some tips in [...]

April 18, 2009 READ MORE →

End of Week One

Home Hi everyone. It’s been a great first week. The response has been so encouraging that it’s a little scary. Thank you all for checking in so often and for all the encouragement. I’ll be taking weekends off for now, so I’ll see you all on Monday. Josh

April 17, 2009 READ MORE →
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