Life Lessons Learned from Lifting In my life, I have learned much from people and from paths. My life is not my own. It belongs to God, and to those that have molded me. My life is fleeting and temporal—as are all of our lives. All men die, but many do not live as they were meant to. I can only thank those that taught me well, that my life will not have been a complete waste. From my father, I learned of decency, a mild temperament, kindness to others, and the value for a man to attain a scholarly mind. From my mother: piety, morality, and the ways in which a woman should behave. From my uncle Kirk: that austerity, toughness, and raw strength in a man can be balanced with tenderness and love—that a man can be a man and still cry as much as he needs. From my friends Chad, Josh, and Puddin’: that it is okay—even necessary—to tell another man how much you love him. From my children, Matthew and Garrett: how to love another as uncondi
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy