Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek - Mario Andretti Wise words, but here's the problem. There's a world of difference between knowing something intellectually (I must take more exercise, [...]
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You're starting to make some decent headway, then - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. They come at you like a rapid-fire three-punch combo: • Thanksgiving • Christmas • New Year The scale confirms your worst fears - your bodyweight is back to what it was a month ago! All that hard-won progress annihilated in just a few days of [...]
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OK, we know that strength is the fountain of youth. Stronger muscles, stronger bones, increased resistance to dysfunction and disease. (Not to mention a whole slew of other hidden benefits) But here's the problem: There's this idea floating around that there are different kinds of strength. And it seems plausible enough, right? I mean, how else would you explain [...]
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You want awesome results, fast. (You do, right?) Whether that means: • Losing weight • Building a global business empire • Deadlifting 405 lbs • Getting ready for your first marathon Or pretty much anything else... But for most folks, what usually happens is something like this: Three steps forward (Hey, we're cranking!) ↓ One step back (Life [...]
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So, you're working out regularly and putting in a ton of effort. That alone puts you way ahead of most folks on the planet. But somewhere at the back of your mind you're thinking: Is there anything I can do to get a bigger bang for my workout buck? Well, you can relax because here are five proven ways to [...]
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Even people here in Japan thought I was crazy... After all, what sane person would eat through a 10-kg/22-lb bag of white rice in only 31 days? I mean, that's a whopping 37,000 Calories from processed carbs. (Hell, even I can't believe that I managed to pull it off!) And here's what that looks like, with a can of ice-cold Sapporo [...]
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You have to feel sorry for Yanagi Ryuken... ...even though the kiai master had an incredible 200 – 0 record. That’s 200 fights with a grand total of zero losses. Let's put that into perspective: Floyd Mayweather (one of the greatest boxers of all time) retired in 2015 with a mere 49-0 record over a 19-year career. So [...]
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After running my first marathon, I expected to be really sore... I wasn't. (In fact, I squatted and deadlifted just 48 hours after crossing the finish line) I expected to gasp "never again" and throw away my running shoes... I didn't. (In fact, I ran my fastest ever 10km/6.2 miles just 6 days post-race) What I didn't [...]
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Here's the honest truth: I suck at running and I'm not a natural athlete. But at 10am on October 2nd 2016, I lined up with over 1000 other folks for the Pilot Marathon in Betsukai, Japan. Why the "Pilot Marathon"? Well, not because you had to be dressed like one (although Yukako and Tomohisa chose to)... ...but because [...]
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Confession: I've never been a natural athlete. I didn't play any sports in college... ...foosball and pool don't count, right? And my standing vertical jump (the acid test of athletic ability) is a pathetic 14 inches... Want to know how extreme a natural athlete performs? Check out Shane Hamman. His standing vertical was a whopping 36 inches and word [...]
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