Faster, stronger, longer is my aim. To be healthy for longer. Maximising healthy and productive years. Not slowly sinking in an array of diseases linked to poor lifestyle choices.
I’m always trying to stay in good physical shape. This is not the diary of some super athlete dashing from one achievement to another. It’s the life of a distinctly average man trying to do his best and proving that we can all be faster, stronger and go longer.
My mind is open regarding research, methods and techniques in the area of physical wellness. I spend much time considering diet, sports nutrition, and supplementation. Experimentation is fascinating; I often try new dietary interventions and exercise regimes. It helps that I work in the sports space, I get a lot of access to leading-edge techniques and thinking.
You don’t need to be outstanding to improve and be faster, stronger, and train and compete longer. Let’s just do the work and do it regularly.
Before explaining my misogi challenge, I want to explain the core concept. Then I’ll tell you why I’m pursuing it, together with the big and small challenges I’m entertaining. I encountered misogi during a discussion in a chance meeting with a successful US entrepreneur who …
Is 2025 My Last Shot? The last dance for my big annual athletic event is almost upon me. My mind works like this: I know I have to stay fit to have a decent later life; I’m not naturally athletically gifted, and I need to …
I wrote a blog post about whether to stick with or quit my training some days ago. I’ve been busy since then, trying to understand what’s going on for me and finding a way forward. After a short mental slump, I realised I needed to …
The Best Laid Plans ‘Stick or quit’ is not my usual conversation with myself. It’s on my mind now, and I’m not sure if it’s my psyche playing with me, introducing the ‘quit’ word to get me going again. Or is it that time? It’s …
Keep It Simple And Focus On Four Areas Staying in shape at 50 and beyond. I’m a 67-year-old weekend warrior athlete who spends time in the gym and working on my cardio through running. I’m in the top 15% of my age group in crucial …
One Last Blog On Resilience Do the work. That’s been the core mantra for me over the last couple of years. I am going to move my writing on after this post, into a broader look at physical and mental wellness, particularly in the context …
Positive Mindset My positive mindset powered me to deadlift my body weight for three sets of eight yesterday. So what? It was a significant milestone for me only four months after a serious cycling accident. I was knocked unconscious, and while there was no lasting …
Indicators of Fitness And Readiness HRV is the key metric that determines my fitness and training readiness. Heart rate variability measures the time between each heartbeat. Somewhat counterintuitively, for me, more variance between beats is better. A higher variability indicates better cardiovascular fitness and a …
Grinding For Life I use keep grinding as a hashtag in my Instagram exercise photos and videos. I’m deep into my sixties and when I refer to keeping grinding, I’m not referring to the sound of my knees. I am highlighting an essential truth of …
Build A Routine If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. I can do all the exercise I want and make all the lifestyle adjustments I want, but how do I know it’s working? As you know from following this blog, I’m interested in …