Relentless Positivity
How to win a free month of boot camp
I want to thank you for reading these posts. It may not seem like it most of the time, but I do put a lot of effort into these things. It's not easy writing about meat sweats and prefrontal cortexes in one week. So it means a lot when you let me know that you liked...
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Meat Sweats and Nutrition Guidelines
In case you don't keep up with all of the important, Brazil related items in the news I wanted to help you with that. First off, Huntsville is getting a Brazilian steak house. Also called "The Home of the Meat Sweats". Unofficial title. Next, and more importantly,...
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Keep the main thing, the main thing (Warning, some science stuff inside)
The brain is an amazing, and in my case, a scary place. You know what I like to talk about on Mondays though? The pre-frontal cortex. I am a big fan of author, leadership coach, and clinical psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud. In fact he was the one who inspired the workout...
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5 Ways The Irish Avoid Gaining Weight
In honor of our group marching in the Huntsville Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, I wanted to share a little about my experience in Ireland. When I was 21 years old, I moved to Ireland for the summer. Didn't really have a plan and I didn't know anyone there. It...
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These exercises are Sir-Mix-A-Lot approved
The glutes are a common term for the group of muscles in your buttocks: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minims. The buttocks is a scientific name for your rump shaker. With so many jobs requiring extended periods of sitting, the muscles of the...
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The parable of the jacked up neck and my promise to you
I've spent a lot of years doing things that are not so great for my neck. Running into large people with your head playing football and getting thrown onto your head doing martial arts is not the best thing for your head holder. Combine that with some less than...
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The Danger Of Comparing Yourself To Others
I’ve been listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s new book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. Really interesting book and it makes me feel like I should be wearing cool glasses and possibly wearing tweed with elbow patches. One of the...
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What body part do women obsess about most?
I have a confession to make to you. I use AOL for all of my e-mail. I've tried to quit many times, but I can't stop even though I'm aware that it makes me look like someone who still listens to 8 tracks. It's an excellent distraction when I am actually trying to work....
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Why you should not eat brownies and run hills (insider info)
The weather was so beautiful yesterday! I celebrated by taking a nap, then waking up and eating a brownie. I know how to party, thank you very much. My son was invited to go hang out with one of his buddies that day too. After the brownie met an untimely death, I gave...
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Take up video game to quit smoking, drinking booze, and eating unhealthy food
Have you ever played that game Tetris? The game with the different shapes that you have to make fit. It seems silly, but it is strangely addicting. Much like Prancercise. Or so I hear… If you've heard of it, you probably haven't thought about it in years. There must...
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How Sam Walton and a panty hose rack can improve your body image
There is a famous story about the founder of Walmart, Sam Walton, and a trip he took to little old Huntsville, Alabama. Whenever Sam (we go way back so I feel comfortable calling him Sam) would go into a new town, he liked to check out the competition. He went...
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This man stopped my whining in its tracks
Stinking allergies. Anybody else feeling the wrath of the incoming allergy season? All the feelings of being sick without the light at the end of the tunnel that you will feel better in a week or so. I HATE not feeling 100% as I'm sure you do, so it was starting...
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I ignored my own rules and Russell made me pay for it. When resisting temptation goes bad.
I have three major rules about avoiding food temptation. 1. Don't keep the temptation around 2. If you do have tempting foods, don't keep them where you will see them all the time 3. Don't let yourself get too hungry Very similar to the rules of handling Gizmo from...
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Shorty got low, low, low, low. 4 Ways to squat lower.
Is that song stuck in your head now? Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about. That wacky Flo Rida. Let's talk about low squats. It was once thought to be bad for your knees, but research has shown that deep squats are not bad for you and have several...
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President's Day Sale!
Happy President's Day to you! People don't get typically get excited about today do they? When I worked for the government I did because they have so many sweet holidays. Now? Not so much. That changes today! A week of being snowed in immediately followed by...
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