Category Archives for Reflections on Training and Life
Why Have I Been Successful?
As I’ve looked back on my lifting career (which is short compared to my mentors) to see if I could pinpoint why I’ve been so successful in becoming “unbreakable”, getting stupid-strong pretty dang fast, and regenerating so quickly after liver donation surgery… … one common theme wasbecoming obsessed with the process, taking my time, and flat […]
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“Goliath? … NEVER heard of her!”
Sunday I was talking with the readers on our email list about the “Goliath” in your life, staring you down and just daring you to give it your best shot. Well, today I gonna share my Goliath with you. If you’re new to the SAH blog you may not know…… in 1997 I dropped out of […]
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Cajones, Self-love, Discipline, and the Recipe for Physical Success
Last week the topic of conversation was on the boring but hyper-effective concept of self-discipline.*YAWN*I talked about how self-discipline is self-love.I shared how I began training Jiu-Jitsu on Sunday’s — to pull me out of my comfort zone/vegetative state and doing something active each day… … even on Sunday.Well, I decided to keep the theme […]
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What is “Self-Love”?
If you want to be happy — you MUST love yourself and… to love yourself you MUST discipline your behavior because — the road to sustained happiness IS through self-disciplined behavior. So, self-discipline IS self-love. You may be wondering, how does one self-discipline their behavior? By doing the things “you know you should be doing” — even if […]
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REASONS # 43,120–121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, and 127 to Stay Fit
I don’t know if you know this or not but—I’m probably the most fit “lazy person” you’ll meet. More on that in a second, first I want to address something… When I’m out in public (which is rare) or at social gatherings people have made comments (jokingly or not) like:“I didn’t know you could eat *that*?”“Uh oh, […]
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