This is my final GlibFit post. I have been writing GlibFit for over three years and I’m a little burned out. It has been a pleasure to write this recurring post and I want to bring my tenure to a close while it still feels that way. To everyone who has ever...
No one wants to discuss fitness today. Instead, I’m rolling with this week’s ongoing theme of posting Christmas music.
Recently, I got to see Steel Panther live. Jeebus H. Koresh that was a good time and just what the doctor ordered. There is a kind of magic being with a couple of hundred people who get the joke and enthusiastically do the call and response with the band....
Meditation is simpler (and harder) than most people think. Read these steps, make sure you’re somewhere where you can relax into this process, set a timer, and give it a shot.
Ten minute, no equipment required, totally easy workout. Provided you can already plant your feet and bend over until your hands touch the ground, that is.
Strong abs help prevent lower back pain. Strong core muscles maintain your balance, help you avoid awkward movement, and prevent unwanted strains or sprains. They also allow your body to transfer force and stress through your muscles rather than your spine, which significantly reduces your risk for back pain.
Nootropics, commonly called smart drugs, are claimed to make you smarter or boost cognitive performance. In reality, none of them are going to make you a genius. Good ones can make you feel more like yourself on a good day.
Chafed gives us some indoor, no-equipment-required, exercises to stave off cabin fever and keep us limber during the cold winter months.
As popular as high-impact exercise is, there’s a space for low-impact exercise. For people looking to work on functional daily movements and just live a healthier life, low impact but effective workouts can be a good fit.
Mike Mentzer, high intensity training, and his feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Chafed is temporarily unfit for duty, but sent us these fitness links instead of his usual trenchant column. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Elrod has a clever take on visualization. He recommends going into your future to “see yourself accomplishing what you set out to accomplish and you want to experience how good it will feel to have followed through and achieved your goals.”
Goggins He is a very flawed man and it is his humanity that highlights how each of us is capable of far greater achievements than we acknowledge.
If you are wondering why you cannot find time to workout or why it’s so haphazard, then this method will get you to address the core of your problem.
The main objective here is to remove the governor from your brain. Your job is to push past your normal stopping point.
The once golden state of California is increasingly getting under my skin.
As you are about to find out, all the digging in the emotional dirt you did early was not a masochistic exercise. It serves a beneficial purpose.
Last week we discussed Taking Souls and what to do to take a soul. But how do you reach a mental state and/or physical state so that you can take soul? You armor your mind.
I almost decided to omit this challenge because it’s not strictly about improving yourself. Chapter Four of Goggins’ book is titled Taking Souls. It’s a little over the top, but it’s also revealing. Some of us, at least sometimes, are outward directed in wanting to achieve something.
The first step on the journey toward a calloused mind is stepping outside your comfort zone on a regular basis.
Time to get raw. No, not raw dogging it. This isn’t about spreading monkeypox. It’s about getting raw with yourself. You need to get raw before you build up some emotional callous. Goggins’ second challenge (from his book) is this: Challenge #2 – It’s time to come...
I have noticed in the comments a number of people listing their would have, should have, could haves when it comes to working out. There is always a reason not to work out. I’m not here to beat up on you. I’m here to get you to address what’s stopping you from doing something for yourself.
Testosterone levels in men decline by 1-2% per year starting around age 30. I’m no scientician, but I believe this occurs because nature is a bitch.
Regular exercise may help ease depression and anxiety by releasing feel-good endorphins, natural cannabis-like brain chemicals, and taking your mind off worries so you can get away from the cycle of negative thoughts that feed depression and anxiety
Normally, this column is about sweat. Today it’s about tears. Be prepared to mist up a little as our fitness maven remembers our beloved house mother.
Some experts believe that music acts as a distractor. Distractors are known to moderate pain levels, which means you will be less likely to notice pain during a workout.