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I happened to come across a YouTube video from Reactive Training Systems discussing their current philosophy for Powerlifting training which they call Emerging Strategies. It's a fascinating strategy as it's essentially an ongoing science experiment to determine what works best for each athlete they coach. They start with a training block which they call a …
I've decided to give the SBS Hypertrophy program a run. My ability to stick to anyone's program including my own is suspect, so I make no claims at this stage, but I've been considering it for some time which could bode well for a successful attempt. I'm doing it for several reasons: I like, trust …
While the results of the 2020 election seemed clear a few nights ago, I can't express the elation and relief I felt today when the major news organizations called the election for the former Vice President, now President-Elect Joe Biden. I know it's not official and it won't be until January 6th, 2021 when the …
As the 2020 Presidential Election continues to unfold, I think I may have learned something truly fundamental that I just couldn't see before, because I was looking at the forest and the trees. I was looking at the biggest possible picture and finding so many flaws in the man currently leading our nation, that I …
Do you remember years ago, when the United States launched the War on Terror and we suddenly had Republicans and their media cohorts asking, "why do you hate America?" anytime someone questioned something being done in the name of this ill defined "war"? Perhaps you're too young to recall it, but I certainly do. Another …
With 8 days to go, I've put my final stamp of approval on the electoral map for the 2020 General Election. I feel pretty confident of this result, and if anything, I've underestimated Joe Biden's likely victory. My prediction is based mostly on polling, but not entirely. I've also considered the following: More people have …
The system is fundamentally damaged. We have a President who was elected by a minority of the electorate. We have a Senate, where a minority of the populace is represented by a majority of the Senators. Wyoming has as many Senators as California. South Dakota as many as New York. The Senate Majority Leader ignores …
I've read so much nonsense about men refusing to wear masks during the COVID pandemic because they feel it isn't masculine. Some take it to the extreme to actually crow about it like a peacock flaring its tail feathers. Conservative female pundits like Tomi Lahren encourage it and perpetuate the image that somehow breathing your …
Of all the biases that inflict the human brain, I must be genetically predisposed against the Status Quo bias. I thrive on change and get bored fairly easily. This was an asset in my long professional career as I was employed by a company whose name was literally about change. When I decided I'd train …
As of today's date, it has been 7 months since I settled in on a bench and proceeded to do that favorite lift of gym rats everywhere; the Bench Press. I've done more Push-ups than at any time since I was a soldier, but it's just not the same. With my home gym now set …
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