A Call To Think, To Lead, And To Show Compassion

 Each day I witness fitness minded people; enthusiastic devotees of the movement, quick to judge – snap opinions exerted against those who might not appear to be so fit. If they dare to be honest with themselves, they could almost think to be ashamed – but shame does not compliment the fit look. If a [...]

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Act First, Think Later

 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 [...]

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Return Of The Jetti

 Surfing legend Dale Webster refers to surfing as, “The ultimate spontaneous involvement in a natural medium.” Both in meaning and structure that remains my favorite sentence of all time. The two most striking words there are spontaneous and natural. It would be great if all functional exercise could provide spontaneity, and do so in a [...]

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That Bodybuilder Look

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 [...]

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Life-Specific Training

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 [...]

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Lust For Cheese-Its

There’s no such thing as a single handful of Cheese-Its. Or even enough Cheese-Its. I really like them — Cheese-Its; like opium, orgasm and a good nap rolled into one. My Cheese-Its come in a large red box with a defining burnt orange stripe across the front.
 

They are lightly salted snack crackers, square in shape [...]

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Not Enough Time

  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 they [...]

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Don’t fear pain; re-define the term

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 [...]

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What’s in a word? Your entire attitude!

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 in [...]

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Modified Muscle

I watched a television show this weekend chronicling the history of tattoos, body art, and extreme body modification. I was mesmerized, and a bit taken for all that people are willing to do to change the appearance of their body – the price people are willing to pay, both in dollars and discomfort.

Although I have [...]

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