Category: Motivation

Weight Loss or Well-Being?

/ Posted 12.20.2009

Most folks start an exercise program to lose weight. That makes sense because in our nation of abundance it’s easy … continue reading

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He’s Just Not That Into You, Iron

/ Posted 12.12.2009

I don’t like to consider myself, or most of my fellow bodybuilders, elitist snobs. One stereotype of bodybuilders is that we consider nonbodybuilders lazy, unmotivated and not concerned enough about their appearance. You know what they say: Behind every stereotype is a little bit of truth.

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Attitude and Altitude—Higher and Higher

/ Posted 11.29.2009

Two workouts without the iron, however, and you’re in big trouble; bloating, drooping and drooling are inevitable. Three and it’s too late—delirium and bed-wetting are not uncommon. Four, you’re tabloid headlines…cute photos. And five, they forget your name; you become a tube-fed number and are assigned a cot in Ward X.

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No, I’m Not Running For President

/ Posted 11.17.2009

Sitting at the bus stop organizing my gym bag, I’m once again reminded how glad I am I’m not running for president this year. Hard training, smart eating and the basic truths go right out the window.

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The Mind in Bodybuilding

/ Posted 10.24.2009

Zane has always had a fascination with mental training and how it can take results to a new level, and The Mind in Body Building puts his practices into perspective for you to use.

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Future Is Strong for Personal Trainers

/ Posted 10.18.2009

Other statistics confirm that personal trainers have a high degree of job satisfaction, making a career in fitness a fantastic choice for the right person.

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Weights: To Lift or Not to Lift?

/ Posted 10.15.2009

Lifting the iron might not be easy, but it’s quite simple

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Research on the Benefits of Prayer

/ Posted 10.06.2009

“Some of the greatest scientific achievements have come from those who step outside of the box, and I believe that is what this study does. The results tend to lean toward prayer helping people, but more study is needed.”

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Lost and Alone Without the Iron

/ Posted 09.30.2009

What would life be like without the gym, the workouts, the weights? Curiously, I’ve never confronted that question.

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I.Q. vs. Experience

/ Posted 09.15.2009

Be autonomous and control your own destiny as much as possible.

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Iron Halos, Steel Commands

/ Posted 09.09.2009

We may never arrive at the destination we sought, but we’ve arrived where we are, and that’s good. Sing-song quad sets work when the gym and training seem like hell. I got me a halo made outta tempered steel.

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Who Are We to Say?

/ Posted 09.06.2009

For them, setting the goal of getting in the best shape they could and competing in a contest helped them focus on something positive and gave them a clear target.

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Take Me to Your Dumbbells

/ Posted 08.28.2009

Almost unanimously, the final entry, getting back to the gym, was selected as numero uno, the most excruciating bodybuilding dilemma of them all.

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Questioning One’s Sanity

/ Posted 08.25.2009

You mock, but weirdness sometimes pays off. The diversion is effective and eases stiffness, soothes aches, accelerates healing, stretches, oxygenates, encourages, pacifies and, last but not least, wards off evil spirits. And it’s free.

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Multitasking = Multimistakes?

/ Posted 08.22.2009

Tasks that require a bit more brain power, however, need focus. Adding even a simple activity to a higher-level task diminishes comprehension.

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You Must Believe

/ Posted 08.07.2009

You’ve no doubt heard the adage “Believe and you will achieve.”

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Ah, the Good Ole Days

/ Posted 08.04.2009

Good day, sunshine. Hello, Southern California, 1963.

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Success Comes From What You Do

/ Posted 07.29.2009

I’ve seen the same phenomenon in the business world.

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Reminiscing: Back in the Day

/ Posted 07.26.2009

I wasn’t the star type nor a muscleman groupie. Thus, I didn’t submerge myself in the developing bodybuilding world of the ’70s. I performed my delicious muscle building out of sight of crowd and crowd-pleasers.

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Brains and Beer

/ Posted 07.08.2009

Despite television’s reputation as the “idiot box,” you can find some pretty clever stuff floating through the airwaves.

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The Essential Nothingness of Weight Training

/ Posted 07.02.2009

It’s not the workouts as much as our relationships with them. We strangely and regularly encounter an invisible pull or magnetic tug, a cosmic force or soulful union compelling us to surrender our being to the touch of iron.

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Laziness May Be Genetic

/ Posted 06.29.2009

The findings suggest that motivation and drive to stay active are programmed in the brain.

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Music and Moving Heavy Metal

/ Posted 06.26.2009

You may have to experiment with different tempos to find something that really gets your heart, muscles and mind pumping, but a good place to start is with the hard-driving beat of AC/DC or the more pop-oriented Third Eye Blind.

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Mental Mojo

/ Posted 06.20.2009

Doing things even slightly differently can have good effects on mental acuity.

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Let Go, Lighten Up, Back Off Now or Never

/ Posted 06.17.2009

Though we press toward the goal before us, it’s reassuring to know that we need not train mercilessly, that there are no records to set at every workout and that there is no hurry.

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