Why I Use Sun Warrior Protein Powder
I am no scientist but I knew intuitively that a product with only 5 ingredients compared to 30 or more was a much better option. Here’s the label for the Chocolate flavor. The natural flavor has even less ingredients.
13 Tips On “Living Aggressively” – Straight Talk from Mike Mahler
Reading Time: 7 min.
YC: Mike, one of the themes I find in your work and your teachings is the recognition that nothing exists in isolation. You always address health matters systemically. We often look for single “cause and effect” solutions to our challenges but you…
“…compassion above all things.” My Interview With The World’s Strongest Librarian, Josh Hanagarne Pt. 2 of 2
Reading Time: 3 Min.
“Training requires commitment, dedication, self-scrutiny, honest self-assessments, patience, humility, and the honoring of one’s own body and mind. If he learns any of those things from the example of my training and (hopefully) his own, I’ll be a happy man…”
“I will never bore you.” My Interview With The World’s Strongest Librarian, Josh Hanagarne (Pt. 1 of 2)
Reading time: 3.4 minutes
Below is part 1 of my interview with the World’s Strongest Librarian Josh Hanagarne!
To do him justice would make for too long of an intro but one of the signature aspects of Josh is how he’s battled Tourette’s Syndrome and managed to turn a hugely challenging disability into something he actually thrives on (overall), one of the best modern examples of making lemonade out of lemons that I’m aware of.
Additionally Josh:
-runs a hugely popular blog…
Here Comes The “Predator”…
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“Beware how you take away hope from any human being” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
You know that guy in the office who thinks he’s really cool? The one who…
“Every Muscle Rippling, Every Sinew Straining…”
Reading Time: 2.8 Minutes
In GutCheck Training, we serve and cater to a very high caliber of man: thought leaders and heavyweights in their respective fields, lions in the corporate jungle who then magically morph into fun-loving husbands and fathers upon returning home each day from work. While each…
How Binary Thinking Could Mean “Chronic” Suffering In Old Age
All of my grandparents lived long lives except for my grandmother. She died in her sixties. But my memories of her are of being vital and even “wild” to the end. The memories I have of my other grandparents are quite different. They were blessed to live well into their 80’s and 90’s but were [...]
Is Your Training Growth Stunted Like A Whiney 6 Year-Old?
I recently had the good fortune to be able to attend a five day seminar put on by Eben Pagan and Dr. Wyatt Woodsmall about the stages of human development. It was fascinating, insightful, and a severe mind-tweak all at the same time. The course was based on the Wilber/Graves model sometimes referred to as [...]
What A Puddle-Stomping “Punk” Can Teach You About Strength
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The other day our group Kettlebell class showed up to train on a cold, wet, nasty, and windy day. I was concerned it would make for an agonizing session. But…
Top 7 Reasons You’re Fat
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1. FOCUS
Winning this battle is completely doable and not so hard after gaining momentum and acquiring some basic knowledge in two areas:
1) How your emotions work, observing and better understanding your personal patterns
and
2) How you can effectively move the calorie equation in your favor in a sustainable way that fits within your life demands
Nevertheless, it’s a formidable…
