Learning from the Golden Era Legends of Bodybuilding’s Past I was sitting in my recliner, laptop where it should be, on my lap, typing away at a transcript for a talk I’m giving this weekend at a writer’s conference when I just decided I needed a break. I like giving talks, especially if I can help and inspire young or aspiring writers in any way, but writing a talk is not my favorite thing. Giving the talk, I enjoy. The process of actually writing the speech, not so much. Anyway, I decided to take a break and write what I most enjoy, an essay where I just start typing away and see what comes out the other end. There are times when I plan out an article in a lot of detail. Sometimes, I do quite a bit of research, especially if I’m writing something such as a historical piece on Japanese Budo, but other times, such as this one, I just come up with a title, or have a basic idea in mind, nothing concrete at all , and then I...
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy