Training - "Complacency and stagnancy are the enemies. Kill them."

6/15 - press, ez curl

Back after 2 days sick [maybe food poisoning?] so a crushingly mediocre session today.  They can't all be winners.  Put in the reps and keep moving forwards.

The Pandora Approach to Life | Max Shank: "Eating as Entertainment: Skip going out to eat and do an activity. Batting Cages, Go-Karts, sculpture class. These are just ideas but the point is that even just doing something different is good for you brain. The more varied your activities are, the less stagnant, and the more alive you become. 

 While I’m on this topic, let’s talk about the perverse fixation on going out to eat above all other forms of adult entertainment. What in the hell is up with this? Ask a few friends if they want to grab a drink and you get 100% success rate. Ask the same crew if they want to throw the frisbee around or go rock-climbing and you’re lucky to have anyone join you. 

 The reality that going out to eat is the adult form of “entertainment” is a burden borne by our society as a whole. Stuff your face, watch a movie. These are acceptable adult fun. Getting drunk is apparently cool too. I’m not here to judge anyone or imply that my way is better. But all you have in the end are the experiences you’ve had. I’d rather have mine happen on a wakeboard than a barstool. Learn more things. Do more things. Inspire others to do more things. Complacency and stagnancy are the enemies. Kill them."

Change Your Life in 5 Minutes | Max Shank: "If you add just 5 minutes of movement in the morning we can add: 5 minutes 7x per week = 35 minutes per week That’s 30% extra. That’s going from a D to an A, or C to an A +++ If you ask anyone with a background in finance if they’d like a guaranteed 30% return on their investments they would probably laugh at you because it’s just not possible. But with your physical health and wellness, it is. This little extra time has a dramatic effect on your strength, flexibility, and overall well-being. When you do the math, it just freakin’ makes sense. Heck even if you’re already doing 3 hours per week that’s still a 20% improvement with just 5 minutes a day. When you add up those 5 minutes per day it equates to an additional 30 hours of movement per year. Do 5:00 every morning. It’s the critical period for your day. Start every day off the right way. Make some big circles with all of your joints head to toe, or do some yoga/dance/martial arts movements. It doesn’t have to be scripted or rehearsed. Just move."