Indigenous Ability

  Resources for Livin’ the Warrior Life The Black Box Store The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Raconteur Podcast

  I offer the following Single-Answer to 22 Classes of Questions in all the kindly messages I’ve been receiving. Those familiar with the wisdom principle of via negativa will appreciate there is a lot to learn from negative injunctions. It is important to steer clear from error then [and only then] do we apply the course correction. THE QUESTION FORM YOU: “ Hey Old Man, I see by the photos that you ain’t doin’ too shabby for 59 years old. How much running do you do?” ·         None. I DO NOT RUN. “Do you deadlift?” ·         Nope. “How often do you back squat?” ·         Never. “How many days per week do you shoulder press?” ·         Nada Do you still do your own conditioning programs “Gladiator Conditioning” and/or “Mega-Gladiator?” ·         Nope. Not at all. Do you Power Clean? ...

  Resources for Livin’ the Warrior Life The Black Box Store The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Raconteur Podcast  

  Photo Time: 7:28 this morning Age: 59 years & 81 days. “ Time: If not aware of its inestimable value, sell it to the highest bidder for cash, and always be cheated. No one but a fool ever sold more of his time than he had to .” Today’s Unleaded Training Time: 21:52 ·         That was Unleaded Whole Hog: Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps ·         The Breakdown: 17 minutes for Biceps & Triceps, 4:52 for Shoulders. ·         If travelling, on vacation, or in a time crunch I would switch to The Aristotle Maintenance Program and have been done in 9 minutes total.   “ It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants, what are you industrious about? ” ·         MORE is not better. ·         HARDER is not better. ·         VOLUME is not better. ...

  The Claim : You can build astonishing strength, muscular endurance, tendon/ligament and joint stability using Old School Physical Culturist methods for both aesthetically pleasing and fight-ready arms in as little as 4-minutes per training day. The Proof : Is in the pudding. Give it a go, and you’ll find out for yourself how doing Less can give you More. It’s worked wonders for me even at the age of 59 when I am well in the midst of sarcopenia. FYI : If it helps, I use no aid that was not available in 1910. That means no TRT, no supplements, hell, not even creatine. The Unleaded Experiment is pure Old School. The Method : Well, I won’t give that away for free, but here are some glimpses. ·         The 2/3rds Iceberg Approach to Arm Conditioning ·         11-Exercise Choices ·         The Vital Importance of Anterior/Posterior Balancing ·     ...

  Let’s set the stage… “ As a general statement, I don't like Yankees, I'm as polite as I can be, but I don't like their behavior. I've had occasions to tell some Yankees that they wouldn't stay alive two days in the counties I come from, acting the way they act, talking the way they talk, shoving people out of the way.   You can't do that .”-Harry Crews As a Bonafide Southern Man who has been privileged to travel the world a bit, I find truth in Mr. Crew words. Me? I like “Yankees” hell I like most people but the behavior he mentions…we’ll come back to that. And it isn’t just a Southern Man thing… “ What Southern women are is loyal, very sexy, polite to a fault, and when necessary, razor-sharp with their wit. And most importantly, a Southern woman (when pushed) will-- in every possible meaning of the phrase—“Kick your ass!”— Branford Marsalis These dual characteristics of Charm and Harm seem to linger in all those I have known who come from true south...