"You take a hit of cocaine and it makes you a new man, but the first thing the new man wants is a hit of cocaine." - Stephen King One of my soft resolutions for 2017 was to not eat chocolate. Not because of the child slavery, or the fact that it's not actually a … Continue reading What I learned from a year of not eating Chocolate. →

Earl sent me an email this past weekend and is allowing me to share his success with you. I wrote about it on the business blog, but thought more of you might catch it over here. Big Success from Minimalist Routine At Smart Strength, we’re all about finding the minimum effective dose. Asking if the … Continue reading Reader Success: Earl →

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” →