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Short read: Building strength; high reps with low weight v. actually building strength
Below is a link to a great short article by Mark Rippetoe, the author of this excellent book, which I think I’ve posted about and also given many copies out. Here is the article which takes five minutes to read. Funny, his comment about getting off the toilet – that’s why I’m lifting weights three…
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More on guardian angels – possible picture of mine.
After posting this ” … how Jesuits (and Pope Francis) spread devotion to angels” a friend of mine sent me this.
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Yogi Berra explains the intersection of theory and practice
And it’s true! “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” Yogi Berra Think about it – it’s true!
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” … how Jesuits (and Pope Francis) spread devotion to angels”
A topic not often thought of these days.
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NatGeo: “Tips From an Ultramarathoner for Common Trail Injuries”
This is part of a series of short videos from National Geographic.
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Steven McDonald
Gone at 59. A great, inspirational man and a sad loss. I met him very briefly twice. The NY Post article below the picture is a beautiful portrayal of him. Hero NYPD cop Steven McDonald — who famously forgave the cowardly teenage gunman who left him paralyzed from the neck down 30 years ago —…
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Mediterranean diet good for the brain! I better get on it.
But what about the chocolate, coffee, & junk food diet (with some wine)? Any studies on that? For the study, researchers analyzed the diets of about 400 adults, 73 to 76 years old, in Scotland over a three-year period. During this same time, the researchers took MRI scans of the participants to analyze their overall…
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NY State depopulating? People leaving outnumber people moving in by 2 to 1.
Not exactly good local economic news. This is from the Times Union, an Albany paper. United Van Lines reported Tuesday that nearly two-thirds of the moves involving New York households were outbound, a higher proportion than any other state except New Jersey and Illinois. The 2016 National Movers Study by Fenton, Mo.- based United also…
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Why Companies buy key person life insurance
In this case Disney, on Carrie Fisher. The entertainment company, the distributor of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and the next two films in the franchise, could receive $50 million thanks to an insurance policy the company took out in the event Fisher was unable to fulfill her three-film contract.
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Ed Whitlock 85 year old marathoner continues setting records
Great article in the NY Times about this guy. Takes about ten minutes to read. Hope for us all! “85-Year-Old Marathoner Is So Fast That Even Scientists Marvel“ “There are biological factors; I’m not naïve about that,” Joyner said. “But the message with these people is not that they’re freaks. It is that a whole…