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Month: April 2023

Photo essay / Apr 14, 2023

LIMINAL SPACES

Seneca loves being on bridges, in between bridges, in between transitional zones. Also, I love being at the airport, in transition.

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2023

Become more angular, more straight.

If you study Lamborghini design, it is all about becoming straighter, more angular, more aggressive. For example look at the front headlights of the new Lamborghini

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2023

On Becoming a “Better” Photographer

I think what we want is to become “better” photographers. What does that really mean? 1. Becoming a more productive photographer The first thought is in order to become a “better” photographer, it means …

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Photo essay / Apr 14, 2023

POWERLIFTING PHILOSOPHY

Do it for the courage: The purpose of powerlifting is to augment your courage: Podcast All about courage: AUDIO

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

One Rep Max Powerlifting While Fasted

A day or two ago, I got some pretty bad stomach food poisoning, and I threw up, and slept for about 18 hours. As a consequence, I fasted for about 48 hours, missing dinner …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

THE ERIC KIM APPROACH

Very simple — one rep max style lifting, the ERIC KIM APPROACH. That is, Lift the maximum weight you possibly can, just once. No “reps” (repetitions).

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

I am not Korean

I am an American who happens to know how to speak Korean, and also the cultural norms. Also I look Korean.

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

HARD MUSIC

The only good music (and perhaps art) is hard music, hard art?

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

I don’t want autopilot.

Why not? I don’t trust it. Also subtle things — I prefer keeping a very long distance behind the car in front of me on the freeway — I don’t want a computer to …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

How to become harder

Diamond goals. Intermittent fasting, fasting, cold exposure, also really hot exposure (insanely hot sauna), cold showers, ice bath, abstinence. Stoic training.

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

Do we acclimate to beautiful aesthetics?

Perhaps we do. And then the drive is to keep aspiring towards even greater, more beautiful aesthetics? Aesthetics in the context of clothes, cars, women, men, human bodies, etc. Therefore, the drive of the …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

Cold as a positive stimulus?

Perhaps it is the undulation between cold and warm which is wise. For example, allow yourself to be cold when outside, but ensure that your home is warm. Or, walking to the gym topless, …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

don’t force yourself to eat more

One of the big problems of chasing mass is you might try to inadvertently force yourself to eat more than you think you should. This is bad. Once you’re full, just stop, and put …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

Health above all?

When people talk about becoming “healthier“, what do they really mean to say? Does it mean losing fat, or putting on muscle mass? Or does it have to do with absence of pain? Overall …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

Weightlifting of the future

Funny enough, the weightlifting of the future will look more ancestral. Not all of these silly electronic things, but more basic, iron and steel. Kind of like the rogue fitness equipment meet strongman. 400 …

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Photo essay / Apr 13, 2023

INSANELY MUSCULAR LEGS

What is the most impressive modern day flex? Insanely muscular legs. Let us note, how the ancient Greeks and Spartans did not have much leg armor. Note — insanely heavy rack pulls (8 plates), …

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