by Ben | May 28, 2018 | Articles
My grandfather was a marine. He was drafted when he was 18. His platoon was on the frontline of the Korean War, fire fights back and forth over the 38th parallel. I only know bits and pieces of the horror my grandfather saw, and nothing from his own words. I remember...
by Ben | Mar 27, 2018 | Articles
These are all quotes from an upcoming presentation revolving around chronic fatigue…It is amazing how deep the rabbit hole goes. “The typical American feels they have no-one to confide in and an average social network of two people. America is the most socially...
by Ben | Mar 27, 2018 | Articles
I love science. I love information, but “This fundamental belief about the role of information and knowledge in determining behavior is wrong and unscientific. Giving people information does not make them change.” Over the last year nearly all of my talks have been...
by Ben | Mar 27, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
If you ever post content about judging a stranger on their food choices, you are digging a deeper divide between yourself and “them.” You are creating a war you will never win. You are creating an Us Vs. Them, a Have vs. Have-Not mentality that will put any human on...
by Ben | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles
This picture is me benching 295 at a powerlifting meet when I was 25. Six years later, I hit 333 in the Jungle with my dad watching. Thousands of hours worked for 38 pounds, in the next 6 years maybe, just maybe I’ll hit 350. Everything has an aspect of diminishing...
by Ben | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles
In our industry right now there is this pendulum swing back from CrossFit that all metabolic training is horrible, criminal even, especially within the general population. Given that the vast majority of Americans are overworked, overweight, undernourished, and under...
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