You ever have one of those weeks where you aren’t injured but some stuff is bothering you enough for it to be concern? Me too.

“It took me years to fully appreciate the value of the lessons I have learned from the Iron. I used to think that it was my adversary, that I was trying to lift that which does not want to be lifted. I was wrong…”

I’m phoning it in today. Most of you are already drunk. So, this will be a glorified open post populated by my brain farts.

Many of you have shared all sorts of good advice on losing weight. But where’s the fun in doing what works. So, let’s turn to the internet for failed diet plans.

Since nearly all of you are going to be glued to the TV watching the games, let’s discuss something tangentially related to fitness: Five Theories of Sports Psychology.

Nootropics, sometimes called smart drugs or cognitive enhancers, are drugs, supplements, and other substances that are claimed to improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, attention, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals. In other words, these substances claim to enhance what you have. They don’t cure any condition.

I simply cannot get enough sleep. One part of it is going to bed later than I should because you are such an interesting bunch. One part is my dog needing to get up early to do his business. I can’t get mad at my best friend when he really does have to go long before the rooster crows. But the worst part of it is some nights the quality of my sleep is just lousy. I don’t drink during the week so it’s not that. I don’t have loud neighbors, so it isn’t that. What could it be?

Chafed postures for us in a distinctly non-slouchy manner.

I’ll bet some of you are expecting an article on New Year’s resolutions. Sorry. I remember sort of being coerced into making some when I was younger and hating it. Mostly because it felt so arbitrary. Having said that, some New Year’s resolutions are sensible. Do what works for you.