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WORKOUT SWEAT IN THREE DRIPS AND DROPS

July 7, 2021 by

You know you’ve got it going when workout sweat starts bubbling up. Not flop sweat, nervous sweat, or anxiety sweat, but the sort of sweat you want and need to prove something to yourself. Workout sweat connects you to every athlete, every champion, every strong person you’ve ever heard of. They got there with sweat. […]

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HOME GYM WORDS YOU NEVER HEAR

March 26, 2020 by

A home gym never closes. You can use it anytime, and it’s quiet. After years of public gym life, a home gym can be a relief. But it eventually gets old and routine. What follows are gym rat conversations you miss after believing you never would.

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BOOMER HEALTH: BE HARDER TO KILL

December 17, 2019 by

To new readers, boomer health is a common concern: I had cancer, don’t now, but I don’t identify as a cancer survivor. The category I see myself in is Chemo and Radiation Survivor. Cancer didn’t survive chemo and radiation, but I did. Without the juice and the jolt, cancer would have been a David Survivor.

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GYM RAT EXPLAINED PERSONAL MOTIVATION

May 1, 2019 by

I asked a gym rat man the only question that matters: “What keeps you going?” At least that’s what I meant to ask when I said, “What keeps you from folding, from locking your door, closing the curtains, having food delivered, give up your car, and just shut it the hell down?” This was a […]

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HOME DECORATING, HGTV GYM RAT VERSION

March 27, 2019 by

For a charming throwback look, start with the basics. The image above is one never seen on HGTV. Not on the Property Brothers, Love It Or List It, or Rehab Addict. The most likely place to find this sort of furniture? Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna. But what would they do with it?

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THE GYM: WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU

June 11, 2014 by

But They Don’t Know Your Name. Every gym has shifts where different people show up the same time every day. Regulars know each other by their routines, clothes, and attitude. One man calls anyone in a gray hoodie Rocky, then slips in a Philly accent and raises his hands over his head. This is a […]

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