Why is CrossFit So Popular?
I was recently reintroduced to a Ted Talk by Simon Sinek called “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” In this talk, Sinek discusses why businesses like Apple and leaders like Martin Luther King were so influential compared to other well-qualified leaders in their field at the time. The main gist of what Sinek states is that […]
Obesity is Beautiful…? Who Cares?
I don’t hate fat people. I don’t consider them to be less worthy, or less hard-working, or bad people. I have worked with a number of obese and overweight people in my training career, and I know for a fact that those people can work just as hard, if not harder, than the fittest people […]
How I lost 60 pounds my junior year of high school
This is a guest post from my friend David Allen. David is the Sports Editor for The Denisonian and a contributing writer for Cityscene Columbus and thecelebritycafe.com. How does the normal person lose weight? Running, weight lifting, eating healthy? People who lose weight are tremendous success stories and role models, I mean really tremendous. Those stories […]
“Why I don’t do CrossFit”: A Logical Response
Every now and then, I read an article that specifically spells out why doing paleo, CrossFit, weightlifting, etc. is a bad idea. I do this to stay humble and up-to-date with the most recent arguments against some of the things I tend to endorse. There has been an article circling around recently that fits this […]
14 Lessons I Learned My Sophomore Year
With the school year ending, I thought it would be nice to write another reflection piece on what I have learned this year. Sure I’ve learned about metabolic pathways, modal reasoning, and trophic pyramids, but the most important lessons learned came from a less likely source: outside the classroom. After my Freshman year, I wrote […]
Turkish Protesters Clash With Government
In recent events, the Turkish police were bombarded with protests in Turkey on what is known as May Day. Protesters were armed with firebombs and attempted to reach Taksim square against the wishes of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. The police attempted to prevent these protests by setting up barricades and shutting down some public transportation, […]
Abu Ghraib and “Enhanced Interrogation”
In a recent op ed from the LA Times, they discuss the closing of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Reading this story got me thinking about a big buzzword that has been around the news recently: “Enhanced interrogation.” There seems to be real thought behind that specific phrase as opposed to “torture” or “abuse.” Let’s […]
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