Eclipse Update

The following are email correspondence with friends. Their questions or comments are in bold. 4/5/12 Hello Friend, I just finished with my most recent project. It has been on the back burner for too long- so I now have almost finalized the new plans for the Wooden Gym. If body weight is any barometer- when [...]

Comment & “Life’s 6 Rules”

Keith, on November 27, 2011 at 1:20 am said: “I think that you set a very lofty goal. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you can use the results achieved to motivate you to continue to work toward it.” Arnold Schwarzenegger – Life’s 6 Rules Quote: “…Which brings me to rule number [...]

Major Sources of Influence

“A coach tells you what to do- The Thought Mentor teaches you how to think”   So who or what influences those who tell you what to do? Some coaches say they rely on science. Science The word science comes from the Latin “scientia,” meaning knowledge. How do we define science? sci-ence 1 orig., the [...]

“More-Mentum?”

momentum Plural momenta or momentums A vector quantity that expresses the relation of the velocity of a body, wave, field, or other physical system, to its energy. The direction of the momentum of a single object indicates the direction of its motion. Momentum is a conserved quantity (it remains constant unless acted upon by an [...]

To Thine Own Self Be True

During my “cardio” time I almost always listen to my thoughts. And this past week the thought that came to me over and over was, “To thine own self be true”. As I meditated on what this message might be- more thoughts came. I knew this was Hamlet but I pondered if there was  another [...]

November 19th Picture Day

The motto used by the U.S. Army “The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer.” November 19th was official “picture day.” It was a good experience and a new application of some things I already knew. And what was that? one might ask. Several things have come to my mind and I [...]

Momentum

An Almost Forgotten Concept Normally when we think about momentum we think in terms of the speed that is built up as a result of an initial thrust. But lets take a look at what I feel is an acceptable dictionary definition for the purpose  of this discussion. mo-men-tum (mo mentm, m-) n. , pl.  [...]

The More Profound Truth

Interested Friends Gather It’s Friday evening and I have friends gathered who are interested in The Eclipse. It has captured their attention and they’re realizing that they don’t have a full understanding of exactly what I’m doing. So they are asking me questions that I thought would be of interest to those who are following [...]

Once Upon A Time

I Was Angry. So why do I even care? People do what they want to do- it’s a free country, right? I guess that’s true but when it comes to deception- what about that? Doesn’t that bother anyone?  And who the hell am I? Am I just a sore loser? Yeah- I didn’t make it [...]

Committed To The Outcome

At the fifty day mark and things are changing. First my body told me that I had maxed out on TURBO which I  had started in April and at the time I was wondering if I could match the weights I had done 30 years ago- I thought this would give me some indicator as to [...]