Unanticipated Layoffs: How Much Conditioning do You Lose? Unplanned layoffs can disrupt our...
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Longevity in Lifting and in Life
Thoughts on Longevity in Lifting and in Life In about six months, Ill celebrate birthday number...
Cardio Training for Weightlifters: A Special Source of Strength
Cardio Training for Weightlifters: A Special Source of Strength Over the many decades I have been...
Fitness and Longevity: The Long Game
The Long Game: Fitness and Longevity News stories about research on technological breakthroughs that may extend life have been appearing lately. MIT Technology Review reported on a Swiss conference for ultra rich investors where all manner of life extension devices...
Perfecting Mistakes: The Impact of Learning by Rote
Perfecting Mistakes: The Impact of Learning by Rote Like many of you I often observe people working out in a gym and wonder how the hell they can manage to blunder through so many exercises with such atrocious form. Mostly I ignore what others are doing, but often...
Train for Durability: Maybe Your Biggest Payoff
Train for Durability: Maybe Your Biggest Payoff The idea of training for durability is probably not a front line notion for most power sport enthusiasts. Ill suggest that over the arc of your life durability may turn out to be the best workout investment you ever...
What can weightlifters learn from “Moneyball”?
What can weightlifters learn from Moneyball? In the past few weeks I have been reading books written by Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball the classic study of how the Oakland As were able to use statistical data to gain a competitive edge in searching for...
Staying fit and having a high quality of life: low tech works best
Staying fit and having a high quality of life: low tech works best Among the articles that I read this week was one in MIT Technology Review about the massive program in Saudi Arabia to extend human life span. There was also one about a longevity investors conference...
Practicing things you don’t like: The key to improvement
Mid Life Hard Body Practicing Things You Dont Like: Key to Improvement Sadly, the universe does not care about what each of us likes and doesnt like. Our opinions and preferences dont have an impact in the physical world. This inconvenient reality means that to make...