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Intro Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to my annual fitness post. Last year I wrote How to be Aristotle in the Gym, so this year I thought I’d try doing something similar with Epictetus. Epictetus is one of the 4 famous heads of the Stoic school (Zeno of Citium, Cleathes, and Chrysippus are the other […]
Read More How to Be Epictetus in the Gym and on the MatsIntroductionHere’s a science-based strength and muscle-building program for anyone looking for a change in their old routine. If you’re completely new to using weights, this might be a good program to use after about 3-6 months. This program is suitable for advanced beginner to upper intermediate. It’s not meant for competitive or aspiring competitive bodybuilders […]
Read More A Simple Strength and Muscle-Building Program and the Death of Bro SplitsIntroduction I always enjoy writing my annual fitness post. I’m frequently surprised by how much I learn about fitness each year even though I’ve basically been involved in it my whole life. Before we get started here are my past fitness posts for future reference: Injury Prevention without Giving Up Intensity or Gainz How to […]
Read More Annual Fitness Post: How to Be Aristotle in the GymIntroductionHey guys, it’s that time of year when you go out and buy an annual gym/yoga/taichi/zumba/crossfit membership that you’ll only use for a month or two. *This* time you’re gonna make it work! Well, I hope you do anyway. As my throngs of adoring fans know, every year I do an annual fitness post. http://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2014/01/annual-fitness-post-injury-prevention.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2013/01/annual-fitness-advice-post-using-social.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2012/01/no-nonsense-fitness-guide.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2010/10/nutrition-rant-simple-vs-complex-carbs.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2010/06/i-was-planning-on-attacking-some-recent.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2010/07/health-and-nutrition-part-2.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2010/07/health-and-nutrition-part-3-hopefully.html […]
Read More Annual Fitness Post: The Most Efficient Fitness WorkoutsOver the last several years I’ve pretty much covered every meaningful piece of advice on how to get in shape. http://missiontotransition.blogspot.ca/2013/01/annual-fitness-advice-post-using-social.htmlhttp://missiontotransition.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-nonsense-fitness-guide.html. http://missiontotransition.blogspot.com/2010/10/nutrition-rant-simple-vs-complex-carbs.html http://missiontotransition.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-was-planning-on-attacking-some-recent.html http://missiontotransition.blogspot.com/2010/07/health-and-nutrition-part-2.html http://missiontotransition.blogspot.com/2010/07/health-and-nutrition-part-3-hopefully.html This year I’m going to cover how to prevent injury. I’d say that this is probably the most difficult lesson for former competitive athletes to learn because the most significant […]
Read More Annual Fitness Post: Injury Prevention with Breathing TechniqueIntroduction It seems every year I end up writing a post on how to get your fitness on. But there’s a prollem. All the fitness advice in the world doesn’t amount to a thang if’n it ain’t put into practix. So, in this year’s post I’m going to focus on what we know about psychology […]
Read More Annual Fitness Advice Post: Using Social Psychology to Your AdvantagePreambleHappy new year, everyone! Now is the time of year when gyms make all their money from people signing 1 and 2 year contracts and only showing up for the first 2 or 3 weeks. Don’t become a statistic! I’m here to help you avoid this fate and to help share some ideas on how […]
Read More No Nonsense Fitness GuideHealth and Nutrition Part 3: Sleep (Hopefully last one–then I can get back to more interesting material) Ok, first I’d like to express gratitude to my brother and sister for not only reading but commenting. Now that I’ve thanked you I’d like to discuss some of your comments because they raise some interesting issues. Ez, […]
Read More Health and Nutrition Part 3: Sleep
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