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by matt | Sep 5, 2014 | Article, Coaching
You might have heard it before. I know I have: “Pick up that bar!” “Get back on that bar!” When you are part of an elite fitness regime, you are expected to give every workout your all. Coaches like to push their clients harder. The music,...
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by matt | May 19, 2014 | Article, Unrelated
Why does everyone say that Pimsleur Language programs are the best? Is it true? Do they beat Michel Thomas or Berlitz, with their metaphorical hands tied behind their metaphorical backs? Having recently completed Pimsleur French l, I can attest to its many strengths...
![The North Face Surge II Review: the Backpack I Wish I Always Had]()
by matt | May 18, 2014 | Article, Unrelated
I know that oftentimes it can be difficult to bear the load of listening to the problems of another person’s life. Sometimes a person who you don’t even know will begin to tell you a story about themselves, a person you don’t even care about or want...
![Inov-8 Bare-XF 260 Review: Ropes, not Laces]()
by matt | Mar 26, 2013 | Apparel, Article
Everyone around here likes Inov-8. We’ve never met anybody who works there, and we probably don’t have any stock in their company, but we’ve seen their shoes, either on our own feet or on others at the gym. We’ve seen the peppy little...
![The Strike Mvmnt: My New Favorite "Elite-Fitness" Shoes]()
by matt | Mar 20, 2013 | Apparel, Article
A little company that I had never heard of, called Strike Mvmnt, emailed me one day about sending me a pair of their shoes. I looked at their website and immediately, like a true ideologist, I found the heel-raise for the shoe and saw that it was 3.9mm. I only wear...
![Title GEL Intense Bag Gloves Review]()
by matt | Mar 3, 2013 | Article, Equipment
I’m not the best boxer in the world. You won’t see my name on the list of world champions anytime soon. Really, I mostly box to get a good workout and because its fun to punch things. I’m not a career boxer, so I didn’t want to have career...
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