Counter intuitive results from personal data
Unfortunately in society when we talk about fitness or getting fit, we often think of something like this:
Major injury awaits…
You’ve been in the gym for an hour, and so far you’ve had a great workout. You’ve pushed it really hard and the fatigue is starting to set in, but you only have a little bit more to do and then you get to cool down and go home. You unrack the bar for the last time today and start on that last set of 5 squats. You count down each rep, telling yourself that you’re almost there.
On the very last one, you relax just a little towards the bottom and you feel a twinge right where your lower…
Bullshit conventional “wisdom” that needs to be thrown out
1. Don’t get involved in office politics
Dear god, this is some clueless shit right here. Office politics are everything when it comes to success in the corporate, military and even academic world. Anyone that tells you otherwise is hopelessly naive or flat out lying to you. That doesn’t mean you should involve yourself in office gossip mind you — because gossip and politics are two different things. One is essential, the other is playing with fire.
Getting involved in office politics is essential because in the real world people don’t get promotions and opportunities for having the most skill or the best work ethic. They get…
How to ensure you don’t get stuck in
Let’s be as real as possible — the business world is a crapshoot when it comes to advancing your career. You need just as much luck as you do work ethic and skill, because even though you might be the best at what you do, unless things go almost perfectly for you in the world of office politics, you might find yourself stuck in a position for many years longer than you’re happy with.
You may even be stuck there for good.
One of the biggest hindrances to career advancement is performance and talent reviews. This is when your boss…
Here’s how to emulate it on a normal person’s budget
Ever since LeBron James and his personal trainer appeared on an episode of the Tim Ferriss Show podcast, a bunch of media outlets have jumped upon the fact that he spends over $1.5m per year on ensuring his body is in tip top condition. It makes complete sense — professional athletes have a short career span where they make their most money. $1.5m is nothing to James, and it’s an investment that ensures he can earn many times that for every year he adds to his career.
The question is, what is he spending all this money on, and can…
An important message for all twenty-somethings
Gary V has copped a lot of shit here on Medium. Loads of people have taken issue with his message and as usual, plenty have misinterpreted it as well. For many, he’s been the poster child of hustle culture and thus a strawman to throw flamey things at in anger. I feel like a lot of people are projecting there, but whatever, because there’s one thing Gary gets absolutely right that I don’t think anyone is really acknowledging.
Let me tell you a short story. When I was at the end of my twenties, I trained in judo with a…
Two separate forces have hijacked the term for their own gain
I’ve never really liked the term #selfcare. Maybe it’s all the Instagram photos or advertising I’ve seen behind it, that reduces an important topic that deserves a lot of time and attention down to glasses of wine in a bubble bath. That was actually a couple of years ago, before it became this gigantic thing thanks to Covid.
Since then, the thing that’s irked me and that most people don’t seem to have noticed when it comes to all the #selfcare hastaggery going on is that it rarely seems to involve actual self care. …
An average guy’s review, without the BS
I was never a comic book person, but I was a kid when Michael Keaton’s Batman came out at the movies and I avidly watched everything that DC comics put on the screen since then. From the original Batman: The Animated Series all the way through to the recently released Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, there’s been very little I’ve missed.
I never watched anything Marvel until Iron Man hit cinemas and while I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the ride, it hasn’t always been to my taste. I often find it far too jokey with unnecessary banter (Black Widow and her quips…
It won’t get you banned, you’ll just look like a total douche
If there’s one platform that epitomises the term “self-aggrandisement,” it’s LinkedIn. It started out as a way for people to have an easier time finding work by putting their profile out there and connecting with opportunities, but predictably, it’s ended up like Instagram — chock full of douchey influencers, err, I mean “thought leaders.”
Seriously, the platform has become so insufferable I don’t even look at it anymore. …
It’s an outdated method that does more harm than good
Putting ice on an injury has been an almost universally accepted treatment paradigm for decades and is actually still being recommended and taught in schools to kids and in first aid courses. Do a search on Google right now and you’ll find that almost everyone seems to recommend the RICER paradigm:
- Rest
- Ice
- Compression
- Elevation
- Recovery
Being someone who has competed in various sports for the last 30 years, however, and at a level high enough that I’m always trying to get back out there as soon as possible, I’ve kept a close eye on the best methods in addition…
Pete Ross
𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧, 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚.
