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  • Eating until you are 100% full

    No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his…

  • Finding gratitude in chaos

    What should we do then? Make the best use of what is in our power, and treat the rest in accordance with its nature Epictetus, Discourses, I, 1, 17 Sometime in the 2010’s, gratitude…

  • Relatively numb

    The team gave thirty-four participants a test…jump on an exercise bike for fifteen minutes. They were told to pedal as they liked. The people who were good at perceiving their heart beats showed significantly…

  • Heart rate reliability

    We know that genes alone contribute “more to sporting success than training, nutrition, coaching, tactics and any other interventions combined.” So it’s really all about physiology. It’s common to see that the parents of…

  • The inner game of Nick Kyrgios

    “The (inner game) is the game that takes place in the mind of the player, and it is played against such obstacles as lapses in concentration, nervousness, self-doubt and self-condemnation. In short, it is…

  • The Courage to be disliked – Book review

    The Courage to be Disliked is a popular Japanese book that “teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness.” Big claim. I read this book…

  • ‘Stick’, ‘Hole’, ‘Kangaroo’

    I moved to Canberra in 2020 and started to ride more often. I encouraged myself to join a cycling group who rode around a few loops every Friday morning at 6am. It was actually…

  • Riding without a chain

    Armstrong called it a “no chain” day – meaning he felt so strong that it seemed as if his bicycle had no chain. Before cycling I did CrossFit. I enjoyed the variety, learning the…