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WEIGHT LIFTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

  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.

BLOGGER’S ROLE? IT DEPENDS ON . . . ?

The blogger’s role depends on context. And money. If someone offered you $25,000 per post, and they give suggestions? Come on, you’d listen, I’d listen. Who wouldn’t listen? But who would start writing?

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 […]

GYM LIFE vs REAL LIFE: OR JUST A FANTASY?

The best time to join gym life? Any time is the right time, even now during coronavirus closure. Plan ahead to get a jump. This isn’t an urgent notice, not like trying to make up for year of sloth by joining on New Year’s Day.

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.

GYM TALK DARK SIDE LEADS TO BETTER LIFTING

I heard gym talk. It’s different than locker room talk, which is not about bragging. Gym talk takes some bragging since you’re on the weight room floor and not standing naked in front of a locker. A man was bothered. He’d had a tense moment with another man, an angry moment, and he couldn’t shake […]

GYM MEMORIAL FOR BOOMERS

  The first thing you notice in a new gym is the pecking order. Strong guys group together. Old guys over there. Young men pumping out the reps. Ladies all over the place on every piece of equipment.   Women have the gym all figured out. Guys not so much.   Over time a few […]