Are You a Potato, An Egg, or a Coffee Bean?

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Just a quick little story that I saw in my inbox earlier from Jimmy Smith of Diesel Strength (the stuff he sends in his email newsletter is great by the way). Check it out: Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how… [Continue Reading]

Why “I Don’t Have Time” Is Crap (And What The Real Truth Is)

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It’s easier to just plop down on the couch and watch your favorite TV show(s) instead of going to the gym. It’s also easier to drive to a fast food restaurant for a quick bite to eat instead of cooking a nutritious meal at home. For most of us, that’s exactly the problem — we’d… [Continue Reading]

Put That Cellphone Away: An Invitation to Mindful Lifting (and Living)

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Nowadays, everyone and their grandmas are attached to their smartphones at the hip. We spend a crazy amount of time staring at rectangular screens, and our thumbs even get some exercise because of all the scrolling they do. Whether we’re at the workplace, driving on the highway, on vacation, having dinner with our significant other, or… [Continue Reading]

Motivation Monday #27

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“Action always beats intention.”

The Only Thing You Need to Know About Dealing With Negative People

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In life, you will encounter many people who are toxic, negative, impossible, and they will always try to bring you down. The unfortunate thing is, they won’t even know it. The best piece of advice I ever got on dealing with crappy people: ignore them. Completely. Don’t confront them. Don’t try and change them. Don’t… [Continue Reading]

Motivation Monday #26

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“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass  

Less Is More: How This Can Be Applied To Fitness

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In business, less is more.

In economics, less is more.

In life, less is more.

And in fitness, less is more.

It’s called the 80/20 rule (also known as Pareto’s Principle and the Law of the Vital Few). It states that 80% of effects come from 20% of the causes.