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GET BETTER, GET BITTER, OR . . .?

Get better. That’s the plan? Yes, that is the plan. Otherwise, what are you going to do? I’m asking, what are the other options because I don’t see them. Do you? Let a blogger explain why if you’re having trouble with it.

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

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 […]

MOUNT MARATHON, OR FITNESS MOUNTAIN? SAME THING

Mount Marathon is the only mountain I’ve climbed, and that’s the trail up in the image. It’s my Mount Marathon, but that’s now how it started. What’s it really like?

ANGRY GYM CLOSES, MEAN PEOPLE NEEED NEW ANGRY ROOM

A chunky man eases down on the angry gym bench press bench and starts his weight climb. Turns out he was chunky, AND, strong. After he warmed up and took off his hoodie, he wasn’t chunky either. I thought of him after collecting the weights I use for my climb, and the jackass who lifted […]

HOME GYM WORDS YOU NEVER HEAR

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.

BOOMER HEALTH: BE HARDER TO KILL

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.