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Are We Broken?
I saw a headline the other day: If I want to lose weight, does it mean I have internalized weight stigma? What they mean I imagine, is: I want to be thin, am I broken in some way? Is this yet another...
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People Don't Need To Be Motivated.
You don’t need to shame or encourage people to exercise. It’s not really your job, even if you’re a trainer. If you are a trainer, it’s your job to teach people how to exercise. In a broad sense,...
View ArticleIt Doesn't Matter If You're On Your Phone.
It doesn't matter if you're on your phone. Even if you train with 100% focus and clarity of intent, it doesn't matter if you're texting during your rest periods. They're rest periods. When you're on...
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Beauty And Fitness.
I had a chat with a dude in the gym the other day and he expressed that the beauty standard is harder for men than it is for women now, because you have to be big and muscular, but also ripped, and how...
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Art And Sport.
We tend to think about movement and exercise in very much a sports-centric way. But we don’t have to. We talk about healthy competition, and ignore what seems to me to be the much more prevalent issue...
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It's Not Depth Of Squat, But Range Of Motion At The Hip.
People often want to squat deep, or they want to squat properly, and we usually think of great depth as being equivalent to full range of motion. The reason to train at a complete range of motion is to...
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Training For Flexibility.
Stretching is to flexibility training, what doing a workout is to strength training. Which is to say, any one session may feel good, you can lift a weight and do a stretch and it will feel satisfying,...
View ArticleThe Purpose Of Exercise?
We should exercise, not because we feel bad about ourselves and our bodies, but instead simply because it’s good for us. Surely that’s reasonable? How did it all get this bad?What I value the most is...
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Training Changes You.
Weightlifting strengthens the muscles, but it also makes you more resistant to pain. And when I carry heavy loads, I feel as if I can endure heavy loads.When you practice Tai Chi, you practice letting...
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Qigong.
I started training Qigong when I was sixteen. The year was 1996, and Melbourne had just become home to the Grand Prix. Unbeknownst to me, the first classes I was ever to attend started across the road...
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