TauCan62's 12th House

"Given the current economic climate, I'm posting a book report I wrote in college some years back. A job is great, but it might be prudent to have a plan B-just in case... The reasons for selecting this topic are few, but there are, and have always been, very powerful motivators."
Book Report: Starting on a Shoestring

"I've talked about high intensity interval training previously, but as with any exercise program you have to mix it up to keep you body off center, so to speak and keep those gains (or losses) coming. I just want to focus on a lower body workout here. There are no"
Lower Body HIIT

"There are plenty of exercise and fitness programs out there, and I'm sure many, if not most are pretty effective if just do what they say. When advertisements are coming at you fast and furious, there's one very important detail they're leaving out: you must stretch.You've seen Tony Horton pushing"
The Importance of Stretching

"After that 5k race at the lake there was no doubt that my back had to be attended to before any more races would be attempted. Luckily, the Internet is full of advice and exercises that would address my specific problem.If indeed my problem was sciatica, all it took was"
Lake Of Pleasure

"Tuesday is back to school for me, and although I'm a little older than the typical college crowd, I don't mind. The reservations I have are regarding the Marxist leanings of some of the professors. I heard Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly mention this, but I thought they were just"
Back to school-Back to Communism?

"Many of us have had the experience of laying down and trying to get to an optimal meditative state where we can access the unconscious powers that lurk within. The problem is that there are those random, fractured thoughts, commonly known as noise, always seem to be there, disrupting our"
Developing Concentration

"My teenage years were filled with restlessness and dissatisfaction. There was an almost stereotypical conflict with the stepfather, and being transplanted from my home in Glendale, California to a small midwestern town just compounded the overall misery. After my brother returned from the Army, I started to have visions of"
The Most Persuasive Speaker

"Well, I took the plunge. I purchased the P90X program. It hasn't arrived yet, but when it does, I plan to document my progress on this blog. It should be interesting to see myself on day one and day 90. It's hard to believe that you can get the kind"
Taking The P90X Challenge

"The last few years at school has taken a toll on my body-as it would anyone, but now that it's over, my next goal is to get back into shape. The question is, what is the best way to do that? Back in the day I had a gym membership, and"
HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training

"You've heard the term "guilt by association." But is there such a phenonenon as "misery by association"? This is a condition, that I think I coined, where someone connects their miserable experience to someone else who just happened be around at the time, whether or not that person was responsible"
Misery By Association

"Well, I have a bit of disappointment to deal with, and although not a huge issue, an issue none the less.Back in June I ordered the P90X program, and all out bootcamp style workout designed to get you in the shape of your life in 90 days. I won an"
Dealing With Disappointment

"It's no secret that people get less sleep than they used to, at least in America, and it's also a fact that obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Could these two things be related? Recent studies show that they may be.There are plenty of factors that contribute to weight"
Go To Sleep, Lose Weight?

"If you set a goal, make sure to write it down. Even though you think you have your goal in mind, you just might forget.When I started running again back in April, my goal was to get back in shape and possibly run a half marathon sometime before the end"
Losing Sight of Your Goals

"The highly subjective practice of perceiving body language causes as many problems as it potentially solves. lf someone is lying, or in some other way being dishonest, in the business world at least, you had better have some concrete proof or you could be in serious trouble in a litigious"
Can Body Language Expose a Liar?

"The day had finally arrived, but it had a cloud hanging over it, literally and figuratively. It was gloomy and overcast, and my back wasn't much better.The good news was that cool, cloudy days are what I prefer, so there was at least one thing going for me. There was"
Lake Of Pain

"It's amazing to plant an idea in the mind and watch it take root and grow. What started out as a pipe dream far into the future was now looking like near-term reality.This would be my second 10k in 2 months, a monumental achievement in and of itself, considering back"
Running With L.A.

"Everyone has had new year's resolutions, and most of us have had years come and go without ever following through on those resolutions. What would it look like to actually follow through on one of those resolutions? Although nobody ever said anything about it, whenever I looked at my crooked teeth"
A Dental Resolution

"Most weight lifters have heard the standard protocol for muscle building: 3 sets, 10 reps each. Yes, that has been proven as a muscle building formula, but you might want to consider a unique variation on the common theme.Super slow weight lifting has been around for a while, rejected by"
Super Slow Weight Lifting

"What do you want? This may be the most difficult question ever posed to you. If you ask that question to someone, if you don't get an "I don't know" (which is very common), you may get answers like a new car, or a promotion.That's not what you want. No"
Seeing Is Believing

"We have all had some goal that we have strived for in the past, and we have all had the displeasure of that goal not coming to fruition. The question is, did you try again, or let that goal fall by the wayside?Let's use a baseball paradigm to show how"
Batter Up: A Lesson In Persistence