So I’m a fan of the Barbell Shrugged and Barbell Buddha podcasts. I enjoy the CrossFit and weight lifting content and I’m learning a ton from these guys. If you are relatively new to either of those worlds, check out the podcasts. You can thank me later. PM me and I’ll tell you where to deposit your bitcoin.
Barbell Shrugged introduced me to Chris Moore (@barbellbuddha). Moore doesn’t know this yet, but I am fairly certain he’s leading an alternate reality version of my life had I played football in high school instead of letting an annoying grass allergy knock me out – ah the decisions we make at 14 and who the hell is allergic to grass… I’d say I’m leading an alternate version of his life, but I have a few years on him. I’ll leave it at that for now otherwise I will run the risk of sounding more like a stalker than a fan who’s connected with someone’s ideas.
I recently finished Moore’s first book, Progress and I have his second book, Way Past Strong, loaded on my Kindle. As with many first books, Progress has its faults: there are spelling and grammatical errors and the writing isn’t as tight as you might want it to be. If you can look past that (and you should), you’ll be rewarded with Moore’s hard-earned wisdom. Here are a few of my favorite excerpts: Continue reading
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