My wife is a college professor. It’s a frustrating job at times. There are committee meetings, staff meetings, meetings for what will be discussed at weekly faculty meetings, oh and ya know, she still has…
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Man Camp: Reflections on Modern Masculinity and Manhood
What do you envision when you see these words: Man Camp Is your mind flooded with images of wild cavemen eating with their bare hands, wiping their mouths with their forearms, while they guzzle down…
What I Learned Getting Ready for My First Photo Shoot
I wasn’t going to do it. This year I was going to skip what most dudes do every single Spring: get shredded for summer. During The Great Bulk of 2015, I’d eaten close to 60…
Tomatoes, Struggles with Self-Doubt, & Entrepreneurship
Thoughts on Entrepreneurship, Success, & Self-Doubt I hated working outside as a kid; I still do. The heat of the summer sun, the sweat, bugs, the actual physical work involved, it wasn’t something I wanted…
My Father Was Darth Vader
I was seven or eight the first time I watched Empire Strikes Back. And for twenty plus years, one scene has impacted my psyche more than any other — a scene that sent chills up my…
The Power of Brotherhood
The Search for Brotherhood I’ve had this game on my Xbox One for awhile called Max and The Curse of Brotherhood. At the start of the game, your character Max returns from school to find his brother…
A Letter of Stark Importance
A Letter of Stark Importance In the last century, humanity has seen the creation of the automobile, the airplane, the atomic bomb, and the internet. Technology has granted us powers once reserved for the gods….
3 Astonishing Hardcore Planks That Make You Feel Weak
Level Up Your Planks Planks are a great core exercise. They challenge your stability, endurance, and will improve your strength. Not only your abs, but your lower back, butt, legs, shoulders, and arms. No…
Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Create a Quest for 2016 & Achieve Your Goals!
Begin Your Quest The ball has dropped. A few pieces of confetti are still attached to your clothes and you have woken up in a small village known as Hangoverville. You take two aspirin, wonder…
The Holy Grail of Weight Loss
The “magic” food question is among the top five questions I am asked as a fitness coach. Everyone is looking for that one food that “Alakazam” and “poof” makes all the fat disappear off their back, abs, and arms overnight.
Weekly, maybe even daily, we are bombarded with ads or news stories covering some new supplement or exotic food that is the Holy Grail of fat loss.