Archive for September, 2009
SOCIAL PROOF
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When you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything
You’ve probably noticed that you’re about the only person in your social circle doing things proactive to change your health and fitness levels. In fact, you might have people criticizing you for it. Whenever one embarks on a journey of personal change, inevitably opposition shows up. Opposition comes in many forms. Friends, family, random people, yourself and your own limiting beliefs, your own success barriers, events, the list could go on forever. However, the single most influential form of opposition, in my humble opinion, that stunts personal progress is a concept called SOCIAL PROOF.
DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXERCISING MAKES YOUR GENES ‘EXPRESS’ THEMSELVES DIFFERENTLY
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So you want to change the way you look? Maybe add more muscle, and cut fat? Or just cut fat? In this post I’m going to be breaking down how different ways of exercising literally alters the way that our genes express themselves.
So what’s up with the picture below? Who are they? What the significance and relevancy? Otto and Ewald are two identical German twins, but you’d never know it by looking at them. Identical twins share virtually the EXACT same genetic blueprint. So how could they look so different? Answer: genetic expression. Specifically, the different ways they exercised and how it made their SAME genetic blueprint express itself differently.
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THE POWER OF PERSPECTIVE AND CONTRAST
Posted by: | CommentsHey guys – here with another quick post. Just something that I experienced today that I thought I would share; it was definitely a reality check for me.
I don’t think I ever stop to realize how lucky I am to even be in a position to physically be capable of going to the gym in the first place. Ok, maybe that’s a stretch. I’m aware of it, but I don’t think I appreciate it as much as I should. Let me explain.
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GENETIC EXPRESSION 101: THE RABBIT HOLE OF ALL RABBIT HOLES
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This is a topic I’ve been learning a lot about lately. Frankly, it’s blowing my mind and increasing my resolve to live right: all the time. In this post I just want to expose people to the emerging science of genetic expression. I’ve never claimed to be a scientist, but these understandings have helped me in unspeakable ways and I want to pass them along. This is just an intro, and I’ll be going into more depth in future posts. I would like to thank Mark Sisson for introducing me to this rabbit hole.
We hear a lot about genes, genetic dispositions, nature vs. nuture, etc. Limited understanding around genetics can create ALOT of limiting beliefs for yourself. I hear things like this quite often “I just don’t have the genetics for it, I have fat genes,” and on and on. Well the REALITY is that our genes are NOT set in stone. As more and more science has emerged around genetics, it is reinforcing the reality that WE ARE IN CHARGE. We really do control what happens in our lives. This isn’t some mumbo jumbo anymore, this is a scientific reality.
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1 SIMPLE WAY TO GET YOUR BODY TO PRODUCE MORE HGH NATURALLY:SPRINTS
Posted by: | Comments2 sources recently inspired me to start doing sprints at least once a week: “Sunday Sprints” is what I’m calling it. The first source was this commercial with Adrian Peterson:
No additional words are needed to describe why this inspired me. ha
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EXCUSES AND RATIONALIZATION
Posted by: | CommentsIn this post, my goal is to effectively break down the source of excuses which we’ll find to be our subsconsious mind’s need to rationalize. I’ll also break down what it takes to start moving toward the immeasurable quality of what I call objective-self-honesty. Finally, I’ll give advice as to how we can move away from being a rationalizing excuse creator, and move toward being an objective-self-honest person.
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