Train Like Schwarzenegger

July 10, 2009 Friday Clip
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Arnold never worked in cube. He created many, many businesses. He won every bodybuilding contest under the sun. He became the most successful actor in history. For an encore, he became Governor of California.
How?
Watch this video. See how when he is working out everyone else is watching him or passed out on the floor [...]

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Free Flight Fiasco

July 8, 2009 Adventure

I recently booked an award travel with USAir for my upcoming Oktoberfest trip. I had 100k dividend miles and still paid $111 in feed. Due to my itinerary, I had to choose these dates. A ‘free’ flight is always welcome but I felt like I could have done better. After all, it took years to [...]

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How Much Protein in a Diet, Really?

July 6, 2009 Stay In Shape
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A friend of mine who competes in 24hour long endurance races recently asked me about how much protein he really needed in his diet. This was an interesting question from an interesting man; for example he now does adventure races over the weekends when away from his cubicle job because he learned all the necessary [...]

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There Are No Cubicles in Iraq

July 4, 2009 Core
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I have friends in many of the US Armed services. Some do search and rescue, others patrol rivers and coastlines, some man tanks, others make sure that the essentials happen – like keeping phones and satellites connected, man checkpoints or simple deliver the mail. One guy is a bona-fide overseas Jack Bauer. Outside of the [...]

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Meaning of Independence Day

July 3, 2009 Friday Clip
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“Lives, fortunes and sacred honor” pledged in order to secure the right to live their lives as they sought fit. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Adams and more liberated a people, not to substitute one subjugation for another.
Do you live your life as you see fit? Are you advancing your own liberty?
Note: Corrected the video.

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Obesity Discrimination and Job Prospects

June 29, 2009 Get and Keep a Job
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Does your weight or fitness level affect your chances of being hired?
BBC reports that Overweight Job Hunters often lose out.
Overweight workers find it harder to get jobs than slimmer people, new research has suggested.
The Journal of Applied Psychology has a study that strongly suggests that obese people will be discriminated against; particularly women.
Natural News [...]

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Your Coworkers Make Fun of Your Muffin Top

June 26, 2009 Friday Clip
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Yes, we notice. Yes, we want you to lose it.
Either put down that big mac or get to the gym!

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Teach Me Something Complicated

June 24, 2009 Get and Keep a Job
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That was the question posed to me on several interviews. I had come expecting technical analysis or situational awareness questions. When Microsoft broke out the logic and IQ questions, it felt like a game. This was different. They wanted to know something I knew. They wanted to know how well I could explain it.
I hedged [...]

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How Schwarzenegger Would Take A Final Exam

June 22, 2009 Education
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MarineCorps is a frequent commenter on this site. He’s taking the initiative to go to school at night to get his undergraduate degree. Here’s the encouraging email I sent to him on the eve of his first engineering final:
Good luck on your first engineering final tonight.
I want you to think about how Arnold would approach [...]

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The Voices in My Head

June 19, 2009 Core
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This Cubicle Warrior’s done a lot. I’ve competed in natural bodybuilding contests, climbed corporate ladders, created companies, traveled the world and have been published all over. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a ton left to do. (Write a few books, swim 5.5. miles, earn a black belt, etc, etc, etc) Some people have [...]

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