Expand Your Reality: Contemplate Outer Space
Principles for healthy living
Epiphanies from Hawaii
Quick Thoughts on Cause and Effect
To me, life is nothing but a series of causes and effects. What I mean by that is certain inputs produce certain outputs. For example, if you eat 10 Mcdonald's big-macs per day (cause) you are almost certain to end up obese with a host of illnesses (effect). The interesting thing to me is that the amount of joy we experience in this life comes down to what effects we experience on a regular basis. … [Read More...]
My Online Resume
Well it's been awhile since I've updated the site. There might be a person or 2 wondering what I've been up to. In the past few weeks I've been building an online resume. This is why I haven't written any new stuff here on the main part of the site. I know most people who come to this site do so in order to learn how to improve their body. That's great. However, I made this site as a personal … [Read More...]
8 Things Your Excuses Are Really Saying
Nothing bugs me more than talking with people where they say something like "yeah I know I should workout" but then they don't do it. I was talking to a friend the other day who claimed that he can't sleep and it's ruining his life. I simply mentioned that he needs to start exercising and of course 'he already knows that.' Oh yeah? So why aren't you doing it then? Of course, an excuse was made. … [Read More...]
I Had to Share These Videos
The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd and The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo. Some Thoughts I'm convinced that what every single person on planet earth wants is simply more life. People want to experience more joy, more passion, more love, more depth. I strongly believe that the desire to experience the most out of life is a god-given instinct ingrained in all people. What else could … [Read More...]
The Pain of Discipline or the Pain of Regret, Take Your Pick
As far as developing and changing your body, this is one of my favorite quotes. It eximplifies the truth; when you're trying to change your body, whether it's gaining muscle, or losing fat there is going to be pain involved. I don't care what anyone says, it's going to hurt. Sacrifices will have to be made. There aren't any short cuts and there are no ways around this. Cutting calories hurts. … [Read More...]
Simple Understandings That Lead To Health And Youthful Energy
As many of you know, I have a three simple goals for my physical body: Health, athleticism, and aesthetics. I talked about these briefly in the nutrition principles article. Today I want to expand on the health issue a bit and lay out some basic ideas for people to contemplate. First of all, I want to define health as more than just a lack of disease. Health is much more than that. Health means … [Read More...]
Nutrition Principles for a Healthy, Athletic, Aesthetic Body (part 2)
CLICK HERE FOR PART 1 If you haven't read part 1 do so before you read this. Determining Goals of Gaining Muscle or Losing Fat After all that, it's time to add one last element to the equation. This element is simple; for aesthetic purposes it is optimal to determine whether you're focusing on either gaining muscle or losing fat. Although it can happen, and it is possible for your body … [Read More...]
Nutrition Principles for a Healthy, Athletic, Aesthetic Body (part 1)
Intro: When I first started on my quest to improve my body I had no clue what to eat. Nutrition was foreign to me but I knew it was an important issue that I needed to fully master if I wanted to increase the quality of my life. Because I wasn't about to follow some strict diet plan with every day's food intake completely calculated out (talk about an annoying way of living), I knew I needed to … [Read More...]
Some of My Favorite Joe Rogan YouTube Clips
Most people recognize Joe Rogan as the announcer of the UFC or the host of the television show Fear Factor. What most people aren't aware of is that Joe Rogan is really interesting person that is quite an intellect and a hilarious comedian. A lot can be learned from him. In fact, I'd say that his ideas, philosophies, and outlooks on life have influenced me in many ways. He's very crass and vulgar. … [Read More...]
Guest Post: Calories In VS. Calories Out: As True Now As it’s Ever Been
CLIFF NOTES: The following was written by Graham Ballachey. Graham and I met through a web debate that took place on a site called "Mark's Daily Apple." So here's Graham: Calories in vs. calories out is still the bottom line for weight loss. However, if all that matters is total calories, then why bother avoiding most sugar and carbs, as long as we don't consume too much? The answer lies in … [Read More...]
My Genetics Aren’t Elite
Recently, I've had what seems like alot of people, both in real life, and on internet forums claim that I have 'elite genetics.' Well I decided to dig through my old cell phones in search of pictures. I was actually really surprised with what I found. I was way fatter than I remember being, and I took these pictures because I thought I was looking great at that moment. ha Check out the … [Read More...]
