When I was a teenager, I found myself enamored with the Stoics. Back then, there wasn't a lot of useable information on applications of Stoic principles like there is now. Reading the Enchiridion or Meditations was useful but not directive. These insights required experience I just didn't have yet in life. I wanted to be … Continue reading How I started, and sustained, a meditative practice
As I mentioned in a previous post, I undertook a 5 day PSMF, largely exploring the feasibility of such a plan, with the intent of undertaking a second PSMF later this year with blood tests and DXAscan to see if the results on biomarkers of health span are similar to that of a fasting mimicking … Continue reading Lean and Mean: PSMF Wrap Up
One of the great things about being in Austin, beyond the tacos, Barton Springs, the Hill Country, and the barbecue, is having access to a world class research university. I'm talking about the University of Texas at Austin, of course. As a top 5 ranked kinesiology program, they have lots of cool toys. It's where … Continue reading Insights from VO2max testing
Happy New Year! I'm currently going through a 5 day PSMF largely for prospective metabolic modifications that creates a favorable "anti-cancer" environment (BIG air quotes around anti-cancer). I suspect the PSMF combined with time-restricted feeding results in the same changes in white blood cell count, insulin, and IGF-1 as a fasting-gimmicking diet that is (somewhat) … Continue reading PSMF tips
Hey y'all, Lawrence asked me to follow up with questions that we didn't have time for from readers regarding the growth of my business and any strategies & tactics I have that might help those with training businesses or just for those who are interested in bettering their own workouts. GTD - Email management … Continue reading Additional Answers for 6th(!) Corporate Warrior Appearance
We're coming up on 1 year of Smart Strength and I've been amazed, humbled, enlightened, and challenged in ways that I never would have guessed. I understand why white collar types gravitate toward endurance sports: building a business is basically an adventure race with a cartographer operating from a map that only somewhat explains the … Continue reading Those “Stupid” business books were right
The original title was "Or how a little excitement leads to WAY too much planning." This past weekend I ran the Austin Mile Challenge. It was a lot of fun! A hard mile is a sufferfest and I ran the fastest I've ever run on very little specific training. Save for 4 interval workouts in … Continue reading Do the next best thing
In Scott Carney's book "What Doesn't Kill Us", he discusses using the Wim Hof method to develop what he calls "The Wedge." By this he is referring to obtaining a modicum of top-down control of your immune and autonomic nervous system. By using Wim Hof's breathing and cold showers/baths, Carney was able to power hike … Continue reading On “The Wedge”
This post is for Lawrence. Let me also preface that I'm not some productivity guru. This is just what works for me. To start, too many productivity systems are exceedingly complex. They require learning new habits, a lot of them, for the system to work. You can't just piecemeal the thing; you have to entirely … Continue reading How I “Get Things Done”
You are not your workout You are not your Wim Hof Method You are not your diet You are not your "movement practice" You are not your Transcendental Meditation You are not your religion You are not ANY of the things you do in your life The things you do are tools, coping mechanisms really, … Continue reading Reminder: You’re not the thing you do
