Vince Gironda, trainer of champions, referred to what he called the Alpha State. The Alpha State is when your body disassociates with any pre-conceived notions about what it is capable, pushing past any previous barriers with a vengeance. Not merely passing your previous performance with a rep or 2 but completely blowing it out of the water. Your mind and … [Read more...]
5 Signs It’s Time To Become An Entrepreneur

Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur but nobody wants to leave the illusion of security a job provides, set out on their own, do a ton of work, live with the stress of not knowing when the next payday is coming, or rely on themselves. For some people these drawbacks outweigh the benefits of entrepreneurship, namely: freedom, time, and money. Freedom from … [Read more...]
Time to Bite the Bullet
Look over at the guy in the cubicle next to you. Does he look impressive? Do you envy him? Does he look like he has hit shit together? Is he living his dream? Did he enjoy his one week vacation last year when he stayed home and watched tv? Does he constantly amaze you with all the new ideas he comes up with? Is he in peak physical … [Read more...]
The Real Benefits of Weight Training

The real benefits of weight training have nothing to do with reducing bodyfat or a having nice build. The real benefits have everything to do with relieving stress, getting out aggression, building confidence, giving you a positive mental attitude, giving you pride, developing discipline, and giving you a rush like narcotics would do. In an emasculated … [Read more...]
How Prisoners Get So Muscular

Authors Note: Having never been to prison, the following article is pure speculation. Enjoy. We've all seen pictures or videos of prisoners and marveled at their excellent physical development. While no one is jealous of their predicament, many of them have bodies that make most regular men envious. One question often posed is "How do prisoners get so … [Read more...]
Unconventional Advice for Young Men

As a young man you have the whole world and an entire lifetime in front of you. Now is the time to take advantage. Of all the regrets you may have later in life, wasted time will be the most heartbreaking of them all. Do not follow the path that has been laid out for you, do not do as everyone else you know. Unless you are average. During your schooling you … [Read more...]
Is It Worth It?

Is your stuffy job worth it? Working 50 hours a week with people you hate just so you can make someone else rich? Are your two cars and the two car payments and the two insurance premiums worth it? Is your 30 year mortgage worth it? Are your yearly property taxes worth it? Is your 50 inch flat screen tv with 500 channels of indoctrination worth … [Read more...]
The Strong Silent Type

If you say you are going to do something you had better follow through with it. When you do not follow through, the people whom you told of your plans will think "that's what I thought. He could never accomplish that." How many times have you heard a motormouth talk about all the things he was going to do and he never did any of it? When you don't tell … [Read more...]
Happy Fathers Day
I remember reading Larry Bird's auto-biography a while back and I have always remembered a quote from that book. It is something I will never forget and I will pass on to my family when the time comes. Forgive if the quote is inaccurate, it is from memory: "My Dad said that if anyone was ever picking on one of my brothers and I didn't step in to defend … [Read more...]



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