dont quit The Time Delay in Your Body and Why it is Useful It takes a while to build momentum. And it takes a few days for results to show.And sometimes, it won't show for a couple of weeks too.
dont quit Fear of the Start You are worried if you are gonna make a fool out of yourself. You are concerned that you might get hurt. You are unsure if what you are doing is good for you. You are a bit embarrassed at your current level of fitness and don't want to be judged.
framework The Boring Truth But the truth of most matters has not changed in a long time. Most of the fundamentals about lifting and nutrition have been around from before I was born.
ArvTraining barefoot running in winter Most of my initial learnings were from watching my body, and occasionally from doing idiotic things. But just by listening to my body, and shutting my brain (which knew nothing about fitness) I was able to navigate.
framework Biohacking 101 do-it-yourself biology aimed at improving performance, health, and wellbeing through strategic interventions
discussion The fun world of contradictions All diets work. None of them works. You can eat doughnuts and burgers and lose weight.
coaching The Core, Part 2: Breathing and Bracing A fundamental concept of strength training, explained with metaphors of car tyres and candles. Your output at your gym will go to the next level with this article.
dont quit Calluses and bicycle seats When you start something new, it is difficult. It chafes. It hurts. It is mighty uncomfortable. But as long as you persist sensibly i.e. finding the challenging point where your skill meets its sticking point, you will get rather good at it. You will adapt to it.
coaching What the heck is the core? What is the core? Is it a specific body part? Like the lats or biceps or whatever? Does it refer to the abs? Then why wouldn't we just say abs?!
coaching scales and beats and rolling and crawling You keep repeating the same thing and you do it marginally better. You flop around. You try to roll and fail. You try to hit a scale and hit 3. You get better. But it is not consistent.
framework How to solve the motivation issue Motivation, unfortunately, is not a tap you can turn on when you want to. Wanting something really hard and a lot is not adequate. You have to do the work. Obviously. And to do the work, you have to want to do the work.
diet What is a calorie deficit? Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed.
challenge how do you find the right method for you? There are a gazillion options for fitness out there. There are umpteen diet protocols. And there are more and more people on the coaching side of things, as the fitness landscape opens up.
coaching Your fitness journey as a mass movie It does require a hero's journey to make it here. You have to conquer your demons. You have to solve your problems and solve them well. You just cannot keep running away from them and hope it will go away. And so, when you step up, you find that you can beat it.
coaching find your "me" time 9 times out of 10, you don't go to the gym. You don't do much about your nutrition. You don't get those results. You fail. You get angry with yourself or the gym. Or both. And you give up. You set yourself up for failure from the start.
framework Do you want it simple? Or easy? There's value in understanding what the toll of a task is. Some demand more time or more energy or both, and they form a barrier to entry. Calorie counting for me is impossible and D9 is second nature, but for a lot of folks, it is the other way around.
discussion break the rules "You cannot have ice cream for breakfast", for example. What kinda stupid rule is that?!?!
coaching why kettlebells and the story of Daedalus and Icarus Everything a dumbbell can do, a kettlebell can do. Plus, there are ballistics with a kettlebell. So, that's simple. Barbells vs KBs is a bit harder. But knowing what we wanted to coach and offer - GPP - meant there was only one clear winner.
coaching what is the game you are playing? you and your goals and intentions are different. Do what works for today. Tomorrow, as you evolve, ideas that did not make sense will sound different. Sound right.
framework lift more next week than you did this week In one year, you will be squatting 270 kilos. In two years, you will have the world record in your sights. In three years...
coaching meet The Obsessive 2/4 The Obsessive starts out by making robust progress. His first spurt is just what he expected. But when he inevitably regresses and finds himself on a plateau, he simply wont accept it. He redoubles his effort. He pushes himself mercilessly.
coaching meet the 4 types of people 1/4 The Dabbler approaches each new sport, career opportunity, or relationship with enormous enthusiasm. He or she loves the rituals involved in getting started, the spiffy equipment, the lingo, the shine of newness.
coaching do we strength train to the exclusion of everything else? Strength work need not be done to the exclusion of everything else. But done smartly, if you are struggling for bandwidth, it is a good one-stop shop.
Getting Started 30 minutes to start the change Start small. Start today. Don't waste time figuring out the best method. Pick something. Do it daily for 30 minutes. Don't second guess yourself. Don't pick something that yells fad.