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Super Squats: The Perfect Machine

“The body is a perfect machine, only limited by the head,” my old high school weightlifting coach used to say. I laugh at it now, but when I was younger I would imagine myself as a Terminator T-800. )Shout out to the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of my first big influences in weight training.)

The deeper I got into lifting, and the more I started seeing results, the more I begin to understand that saying. There are similarities between man and machine. Like most machines the body is made to work, perform and complete tasks — and requires just as much maintenance.  Continue reading →

Warren Buffett Explains Why Gold Sucks

SAD GLENN BECK IS SAD

Do you have an eccentric uncle who lives in a rural Arizona trailer park? Has he recently gone on a rant about hyper-inflation and the economic ideas of Glenn Beck? Did he just spend half an hour talking about how he put all of his life savings into some sort of exotic gold bullion recovered from an 18th century Spanish galleon?

If so, you should make him read this. It’s Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. This year’s letter included a shockingly simple explanation for why gold is a terrible investment.  Continue reading →

Study Says Guys Named Todd Always Get Promotions

Yep, you knew it. You’ll never get ahead because brown nosing, fantastic dickwad, Todd, has been given the gift of irreparable, yet disgustingly buoyant, job affinity, all with a miraculous amount of perseverance and persuasive inner manna that tells all superiors who encounter him that they should “Like the cut of his jib” and that “Todd is really going places.” Fucking Todd. Continue reading →

Job Searches Suck

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So, you’re out of a job or you hate the job you’re currently in. I guess it’s time to dust off that resume and begin the dreaded JOB SEARCH. Yes, job searches suck. There is no other way to put it; they are tedious, stressful, anxiety provoking monsters. Hopefully this list of tips will help reduce the anxiety and make you feel like you have a bit more control over the process.

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Super Squats: Supplemental Insights

When I’m at the gym or just hanging out, I’ve been asked these questions more than a few times:

“What are you taking?”
“What are you on?”
“What’s your secret?”
“Are you on steroids?”

Now of course I’m not on steroids, and some of these questions just make me go “Huh?” There is no secret! But I do take advantage of supplements as part of my fitness regimen. Continue reading →

A Year of Living and Cooking without Processed Food

A year ago this week I made a belated New Year’s resolution to only cook with non-processed food. Normally I scoff at the “eat better, work out more” type of resolutions because they seem too negative – like the person is broken and needs to be fixed. So, my resolutions have typically been fun declarations or a goal. For instance, when I turned 28 I decided it was no longer appropriate to use “party” as a verb. When I turned 35 I decided to learn how to play poker. When I was 39 I decided to write a mystery novel. And when I turned 41 my husband joined me in the resolution to give up cooking with processed food. Continue reading →

Do Not Flirt with Cops when You Have an Outstanding Warrant

On Sunday a San Francisco man saw a uniformed police officer in a police car whom he was smitten with and attempted to chat her up. The 26 year old man seemingly casually walked up to the patrol car and talked to the two officers in the car making it clear he was interested romantically. The officer told him she was already taken but asked his name. He gave his name and as he was walking away she ran it through the system and found he had a no-bail warrant for rape.

He was arrested and booked on the warrant. Source: SF Gate

Super Squats: The End-of-Year Review


I was at work the other day and I was going over my annual H.R. review and it hit me, “What if I did this for my fitness goals?!” Just like the annual review at work, the purpose of this review is not to dwell on past achievements or challenges, but more so to gauge what your next steps should be in the coming year.

I thought it would be a good idea for us to have an annual review of our health goals. I want you to be honest with yourselves — so no excuses!  Continue reading →

How to Know if You’ve Come in Contact with a Psychopath

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Let’s talk about that new man/woman/boss/co-worker/friend of your dreams. You’ve never felt such a kinship to someone so quickly. They’re charming, engaging, interesting and dramatic, as well as quick to listen, and eager to hear about the lives of others. And boy they’ve had some hard breaks lately — but they can’t understand why since they’ve done all the things they’re supposed to do.

Feel sorry for them yet? Don’t. Continue reading →