The three muscles in the “backside” are known as the glutes. In order from largest to smallest, they are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. Targeting these muscles with the intent of making them bigger requires exercises that involve hip extension. This takes place when you move your [...] Read more »
How I Enabled the Cult of Lance Armstrong – Hal Espen
This article appeared in The Atlantic recently, written by an ex-editor of Outside magazine. I am a cyclist, a fan of pro cycling and a long-time admirer of Mr. Armstrong. But you don’t have to be. Read the article and think about the Full Tilt Poker fiasco. Think about the [...] Read more »
One Day A Week – Betty Mahalik
In June of 2011, I started a journey that has made a profound difference in how I look and feel. I began working out with a personal trainer one day a week. The price was right, the trainer, Ashley, had flexible training times and we hit it off from the [...] Read more »
Never Give Up! – Mac Anderson
The year was 1983. In Australia, the long-distance foot race from Sydney to Melbourne was about to begin, covering 875 kilometers—more than 500 miles! About 150 world-class athletes had entered, for what was planned as a six-day event. So race officials were startled when a 61-year-old man approached and handed [...] Read more »
Yan Chen: A Simple Man – Tommy Angelo
………This is an “I Knew Him When” story.When Yan Chen won event #14 at the 2010 World Series of Poker − a prestigious Deuce to Seven No-Limit Lowball title − it blew his cover. Before that, only the top players in the world knew that Yan was one of the [...] Read more »
Stop Doing That! – Joseph Tichio
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. -Mahatma Gandhi………..We become what we think about! Have you heard that before? Those 6 little words teach a powerful lesson. Most people are picky about the car they drive, the clothes they wear, and the food [...] Read more »
The Power of Practicing Gratefulness – Josh Hinds
Have you ever noticed that we tend to attract into our lifethose things which we focus on most? Granted, that’s notexactly rocket science, and more then a little obvious. Thatsaid, because it is true it only makes sense to give pauseand really think about what it is that we want [...] Read more »
I Am Scarred – Michael Bungay Stanier
My First Scar….I got my first scars before I was a week old.I was born with a cleft lip and palate, something I inherited from my Dad.In my first couple of years I had various operations that sewed together the top of the inside of my mouth (it’s not smooth like [...] Read more »
Let No One Hold You Back – PJ McClure
Strong people aren’t concerned with comfortable lives as much as they are with quality lives.In order to have a quality life of strength and meaning, we often must get rid of the things that dull or senses and hold us back. The best way to do that is with the [...] Read more »
Lesson That Won’t Be Taught In School – PJ McClure
1. Life is not fair. Get used to it. Teens get the flack for saying “it’s not fair”; however, I hear just as many adults hiding behind the sentiment. Life isn’t fair, but it is impartial. Rain, sun, health, and sickness are available for everyone without bias. What are you [...] Read more »