In any field of invention or application for early man, actions preceded structure. In the dawning age of man, this applied to everything. That is, things happened first and man, as his intellect grew, applied rules to his actions. After he recognized what had transpired from his actions, man then considered how that which had… [Read more…]
April 20, 2009
In adolescence I craved and coveted one personal asset above all others. Early in life, I took to pursuing it. The pursuit turned into a mission. The mission turned into a quest. The quest had me bound and tied by the age of 15, and didn’t let go until well into my adult life. In… [Read more…]
April 18, 2009
Sports-specific training; the concept that athletic performance can be heightened by an exercise, or a series of exercises designed to replicate a sports related function, motion, or skill at the kinetic level. Example: swinging a dumbbell to increase the capacity of swinging a golf club, sliding side to side on a Teflon surface to improve… [Read more…]
April 14, 2009
Assuming the sun rises on a given day, we will be blessed with 1440 minutes to live, give, and to complete the tasks of our day. If but 30 of those minutes were given to exercise, you would still have 1410 minutes remaining to live, give, and to complete those tasks. Still, many say feel… [Read more…]
April 13, 2009
Muscles often burn when we exercise. People I know sometimes describe this burning as “pain”. Muscles often get sore after we exercise. People I know sometimes describe this soreness as “pain”. Muscles occasionally ache when we exercise. People I know often refer to this as “pain”. Me? Momma raised me right, so I don’t use… [Read more…]
April 9, 2009
Here is a list of words and terms which I relate to my own workouts each week. These words all matter to me because I care — I care about each workout as though it were my child. Read these words. Repeat them. Get familiar with them. Cut them form this book and keep them… [Read more…]
April 7, 2009
Sometimes relationships don’t work out. And some times relationships don’t workout. Many of us know too well what it’s like to go through the motions in a relationship, knowing full well that the relationship is dying, dead, or was never alive to begin with. Still, there are those who choose to carry on in false… [Read more…]
April 4, 2009
by Roy Cohen Reach. Extend. Bend. Stand. Carry. Pull. Lean. Twist. Sit. Push. Hold. The ability o perform any of these should not be taken for granted; no one a luxury, each one probable in the course of a day. Only two gifts are awarded at birth; the conscience and the body. In matters of… [Read more…]
April 25, 2009
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