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Fitness New Year Proposal
Happy New Year! But, please people, hold off for now on the gargantuan fitness resolutions for January 1, 2012. Please. It is January, folks. It’s mid-winter Kansas here; dark, cold, and there’s more than likely snow on ground. January is … Continue reading
The Physical Space: A Coach Hays Rant
Rest Day Read (SR-57) The Physical Space a Coach Hays Rant The secret to physical preparation lies in the the work. The physical space is a vital component of that work. The outpouring of heart and soul, blood and sweat, … Continue reading
The Arena of Compete: Tickets, Please.
The Arena of Compete: Tickets, Please. a Coach Hays Rant “May I see your ticket, please?” “What ticket is that, fine sir?” “Your ticket to the Arena of Compete, of course.” Now that’s the ticket I am talking about! The … Continue reading
Striving to Excellence: Harrison Bergeron
Rest Day Read (SR-44) Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. “THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal.” Masterpiece, an absolute masterpiece in only 2200 words. Mr. Vonnegut published Harrison Bergeron in 1961. It was relevant then and still … Continue reading
A Coach Hays Rant: Compartment Syndrome, Supplements, Etc.
Rest Day Read(SR-43) Mystery Illness Strikes 12 High School Football Players by Dean Shabner, ABC News Compartment Syndrome, Rhabdomyolysis, Affect McMinnville Players by Amy Judd Compartment Syndrome Hits High School Football Team by Dr. Michael Smith, MD @ WebMD Creatine … Continue reading
Blame it on Mr. Rogers?
Rest Day Read (SR-31) Blame It on Mr. Rogers: Why Young Adults Feel So Entitled by Jeffrey Zaslow, The Wall Street Journal “Fred Rogers, the late TV icon, told several generations of children that they were “special” just for being … Continue reading
The Creative Process in Action: Moby on NPR
Rest Day Read (SR-24) The Creative Process Moby: One Song, Two Days, Three Versions from NPR’s Project Song by Bob Boilen “I kicked off the songwriting process by showing them a series of photographs and words…Moby and Scarr are both … Continue reading
Summer Conditioning: Fail Cycle
Rest Day Read (SR-22) Failure by Mark Twight of Gym Jones “The gifted athlete who sails from one success to the next with little effort or training knows nothing of himself or how he might behave when truly pressured.” Whenever … Continue reading
Rest Day Read 3-5-10
Rest Day Read (SR-13) Epilogue to The Purposeful Primitive by Marty Gallagher “By generating a methodical and sustained physical and psychological effort, the human body is forcibly morphed from what it is into what we want it to become: leaner … Continue reading
One Month and Counting…
It’s March! Only one month until Fitness New Year’s Day! You haven’t heard? April Fools Day is now also Fitness New Year’s Day, the start of the fitness year. See, it’s blogged and everything, so it is official. Get that … Continue reading
