During the final pages of his 2005 NYT Best Selling novel, Looking for Alaska, John Green poses a question philosophers and religions have wrestled with for millennia. Why do we suffer? And, somewhat more importantly,…
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The Kick Ass Lessons I Learned from 37 Different Books in 2017
In 2016, I read more books in a single year than I had probably read my entire life. That sentence is about 42% hyperbole. Now that I think about it, it is possible that I read…
The Secret the Greek Gods Didn’t Want You to Know
Why You’re Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon All Wrapped into One In the Summer of 2000, the third single off Vertical Horizon’s hit album, Everything You Want, was released on the radio. After their second single…
Why One Night of Overeating Isn’t Going to Hurt You
Overeating Isn’t Hurting You Like You Think Allow me to introduce Janet and Jason. Both Janet and Jason have been attempting to lose weight. Their average calorie intake for the day is around 2,000 for…
You Have the Same Amount of Hours in Your Day as Lin-Manuel Miranda
I spent the first weekend of October 2017 in Philidelphia for the Roman Fitness Systems Mastermind. The entire weekend was an amazing experience. But as I watched the sunrise over the edge of the Philadelphia…
It Takes a Village, Or Why Your Friends Matter More than You Think
On March 18th, 1962, a mission school in what is modern-day Tanzania, was forced to shut down completely due to an epidemic. What had incubated in a few girls, quickly spread to the village where…
A Brand New Lighthouse to Guide You Through the Swarming Seas of Life
For almost three weeks, I’ve sat on the couch searching for words. Like a lighthouse shining its beacon across treacherous waters, my hope was that I would find the words I was searching for and…
Get Rid of Your Pebble-Sized Delts and Build Bigger Shoulders
When you look in the mirror, do your shoulders look more like tiny pebbles you could use to skip across a lake? You’ve tried to build bigger shoulders for years, and yet you’ve never developed…
Why It’s Important to Practice Basic Lifting Patterns Everyday
I felt no pain at first. But once I saw the blood, dirt, and sweat coalesce, that’s when I felt it: A searing sensation that surged from my lower body to the back of my…
How to Isolate (and FEEL) Your Chest While Bench Pressing
You’ve been in the gym for a few months now. And so far you’ve: Lost 12 pounds Increased your total body strength (which makes climbing stairs or carrying groceries easier than ever) Your shirts fit…