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 […]
“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 […]
Spring Cleaning: What’s Important?
Finally, the weather here in Ohio is starting to gradually get nicer and nicer, which means one thing: Spring time! Growing up in the DC area, I have grown pretty fond of the Spring. Cherry blossoms are blooming, temperatures are rising, and it’s time to crawl out of our dorm room caves and into the […]
(20)14 Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Above, a picture from a great trip, with friends, to Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah, VA (Photo Credit: Daniel Neuberg) I never really saw the point to making new years resolutions. If I want to do something, I usually just go out and do it. It doesn’t take the new year to inspire me to […]
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