Getting shredded and a psychedelic trip are quite different; but, they are important in what they can teach us about goal setting. Upon ingesting LSD or psilocybin, your sensory perception becomes overloaded with everyday life. The banal manifests its beauty – the miraculous bloom of flowers, the radiant glow of your girlfriend’s smile, the serenity […]
Memento Mori: What It Means to Me Seven Years Later
Death is like thunder. You know it’s there but afar in the distance. But, it comes not with a bang but a whisper. Those were the opening words I spoke at my grandfather’s funeral when he passed three years ago. For some reason, death has always intrigued me. Still, in this moment, I […]
How to Build Discipline: Find Your Rhythm
There is a rhythm in nature. Watch a lion hunt and a gazelle graze. The gazelle grazes sheepishly. It is never centered in its breath because it must always be aware of what the lion is doing. Where is the lion? Am I in danger of being attacked? Constant alterations of grazing and fight/flight responses. […]
How to Build Discipline: Celebrate Your Small Wins
219.8 I’ve been hunting weighing under 220 lbs since this journey began at the start of COVID. It’s been an interesting experience and I’ve been fortunate to come out the other side better, harder, and a different version of myself. In a sense, how I’ve done it is I’ve worked to make myself more “antifragile.” […]
How To Build Discipline: Why You Must Show Up Everyday
It’s piercing. Picture a boa constrictor collapsing on helpless prey. Slowly, inch by inch, your breath escapes, the tension rises. It doesn’t hurt until the end. Imagine the moment a lion finishes a zebra. You tap, you bow, you say thank you. I haven’t missed a day of Jiu Jitsu since I began. I’ve been […]
How to Build Discipline 101: Start Journaling
I have a question I need you to answer: are you a looney liberal or a cranky conservative? Good. The answer isn’t important; just realize that if you lean more left or right, that’s part of your framework in which you view the world. Ok, let’s move on from politics, yikes. When you consider your […]
How to Lose Fat 101: 3 Easy Steps To Build the Body You Want
Raise your hand if you think you know how to defend yourself? Hand raised? Cool, I ask for 30 seconds of your time; walk with me through this scenario. Drinks and dinner with your wife were lovely. Great cocktails, even better conversation, and maybe, just maybe, you’re going to get lucky tonight. Out pops a […]
A Review: The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible
At some point, our lives were full of zest and relentless ambition. “Tomorrow” excited us. The challenges and struggles were met with virility and strength. Any obstacles were overcome with uninhibited confidence. An attitude that yells, “I can, I have, and I will.” Life was difficult but easy at the same time. And then one […]
How to Lose Fat 101: Build A Breakfast For Peak Performance
I’ve had an interesting relationship with breakfast, the oft proclaimed most important meal of the day. It may be but it also may not be necessary for certain individuals. My abandonment of breakfast came as I became a Leangains disciple and soon-to-be zealot for intermittent fasting. I even wrote a book on it. For a […]
How to Build Muscle 101: 50 Principles To Get A 1% Body
Let’s keep this short and sweet shall we. I can’t and won’t promise you’ll look like Arnold tomorrow BUT getting it is POSSIBLE if you do things right over time. Genetics help, of course. Get Testosterone levels checked yesterday. If under 600, take immediate action to rectify. There are infinite resources on this subject matter. […]