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WEIGHT LIFTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

October 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment

  Weight lifting is for everyone, more or less, weight-wise. Lifting is something you do every day whether you log it as such, or not. I’m a fan of trying to tell the difference between lifters and non-lifters.

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BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE WHEN IT’S YOUR FAULT: WEIGHT GAIN

October 2, 2024 by

Blaming someone the right way takes special care. It takes practice. Conversely, accepting blame also takes practice. One is easier than the other. Take the top pic for example.

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CUTTING WEIGHT FOR BETTER OR WORSE

August 8, 2024 by

Cutting weight is a fact of life in a sport like wrestling. A woman missed her weight in the Paris Olympics. She is the latest in a long line of surprises at the weigh in. The big surprise for me is that she didn’t forfeit the finals match and get the silver medal.

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WEIGHT LOSS: DOES MY MAN MUU MUU MAKE ME LOOK FAT?

December 23, 2022 by

Weight loss is a cruel joke on December 23rd. Christmas cookies, Christmas candy, Christmas cake and pie? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Eat it or risk hurting someone’s feelings. Eat it and say you liked it.

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LOSING WEIGHT? ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?

July 16, 2022 by

When you’re losing weight, two things happen: It’s either a celebration of mind over matter, with the matter being eating too much. Or it’s a medical investigation because you haven’t stopped eating everything in sight and you’re still losing weight. Either way you weigh less, and if you happen to start as an XXXL, it’s […]

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WEIGHT TRAINING, OR “WAIT, TRAINING? FOR WHAT?”

November 20, 2021 by

Weight training takes people to whole new level of confusion, but not for the person lifting. “Why do you waste so much time trying to break a sweat? Who are you trying to impress?” is a question often asked. “You’re going to look like a meathead. Is that the look you’re going for?” “Do you […]

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BODY WEIGHT: A FAT MAN’S CONFESSION WITH NO SHAME

March 26, 2021 by

Body weight became an issue for me in 7th grade. And it wasn’t fat shaming. That came later. In seventh grade there was a football weight limit for playing in the backfield. One twenty if I remember right. What I remember very accurately is I weighed slightly more, like five pounds. Coach Peasley, a small […]

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WEIGHT TRAINING MATTERS BECAUSE:

June 12, 2020 by

Weight training matters for one reason: we’re not strong enough. It’s that simple for us weaklings, no matter how strong you think you are. Find the strongest person you know and they’ll tell you, “I’d like to be stronger.”

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MUSCLE UP: LIFTING WEIGHTS AND WASHING UP FOR DISEASE PREVENTION

February 9, 2019 by

Lifting weights and building muscle in the right gym is disease prevention, as long as you wash your hands regularly and don’t touch your face. Common knowledge, right, don’t touch your eyes or mouth after handling weights in a public gym. But how bad can it really be? Well, remember all of the reminders in […]

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HEALTH BLOGGER ADDS WEIGHT

February 7, 2019 by

Weight loss isn’t a fad. It’s either a mystery that needs solving, or a goal. If loosing weight is a goal, do you know what to do? From so many ads, neither does anyone else. On the other hand, if you’re losing weight and don’t know why, get it checked. Health bloggers, writers, whatever you […]

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