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Want to Change? You Need More Feelings and Less Facts
Numbers are fascinating. We use statistics to communicate massive quantities of information, and that information is often perceived as important. I’m not so sure that this is a good thing. In an age where we begin drowning in data before we’re in school, we don’t respond very well to statistics. Knowing that a certain percentage…
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No, Creatine Is Not Steroids
I have the privilege of working with a team that’s so passionate about learning that I can take simple science for granted. The reality check of what is out there is always a welcome one, and several days ago a friend sent me this news report, called “Dangerous Muscle Enhancers with Creatine.” I got pissed.…
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Turn On Tension: Double Kettlebell Bottoms Up Squat
The first rule of strength training is that you have to get stronger. Most often we consider this lifting more weight. If a 135lb deadlift is good, a 225lb deadlift must be better. If 3 chin-ups are good, 30 must be better. Not always. I’ll be the first person to argue against having perfect technique, provided…
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Thoughts On Why You’re Not Making A Difference
“I want to change the world”, the child said, beaming up at their parents, or their grandparents. Or while peering into the mirror. Or while sitting on their computer. That child is you. At some point in our lives, we’ve all find something that leads to an enthusiastic, “I want to change the world!” My…
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Passion, Prowlers, and Presence
Schedule changes are the bane of my existence. Not in an obsessive compulsive everything-has-to-be-perfect type of way, but because I like getting a lot done. In learning how to find balance, I made the uncommon decision last week to take a day off at MFF. I’d be presenting at 10:30am in Newport Rhode Island, and…
Harold Gibbons | MovementGPS 