Indigenous Ability

  The Black Box Store The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Raconteur Podcast

  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...

  [All excerpts are taken from The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman the observations were penned by a 23-year-old Parkman as he was to embark on a 2-month journey into the Great West.] This volume is a frontier Rough n Tumble classic that hints at many aspects of how life lived Wild is different from the domesticated. It offers many a lesson on how living closer to the bone of necessity can inform us for own venturesome treks or, at the vey least, provide some palliative perspective even if we decide never to set a foot into the unknown. “Meanwhile we erected our own tent not far off, and after supper a council was held, in which it was resolved to remain one day at Fort Leavenworth, and on the next to bid a final adieu to the frontier: or in the phraseology of the region, to "jump off." Our deliberations were conducted by the ruddy light from a distant swell of the prairie, where the long dry grass of last summer was on fire...