Mythical Strength

Rants, Raves and Ideas on Getting Bigger and Stronger

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

IT’S WHAT YOU DON’T DO

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Americans, and possibly other westerners, are obsessed with doing.   We take pride in it: “we’re doers, not talkers!” and other such trite b...
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Friday, January 24, 2025

GREATEST HITS ALBUMS SUCK

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Full credit to Brandon Crawford over at T-Nation, who pointed out that this would be an excellent blog post topic on the very day I was stru...
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Friday, January 17, 2025

IGNORANCE VS STUPIDITY

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At one point in my life, I found myself in the position of a professional educator.   During that time, my fellow educators and I found ours...
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

THE SWORD OF BERSERKING: EVERY CURSE IS A BLESSING

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  For some reason, I’ve always been a fan of the “Faustian Deal”, which, for those unaware, is a reference to the character of Faust, who ...
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Friday, December 27, 2024

TACTICAL BARBELL MASS PROTOCOL WRAP-UP: 12LBS IN 15 WEEKS, LESSONS LEARNED AND RANDOM THOUGHTS

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Greetings once again folks.  I’ve finished up 15 weeks of Tactical Barbell Mass Protocol, consisting of 3 cycles of General Mass and 2 cycle...
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BAD MAC N’ CHEESE/GOOD CHEESY POTATOES: A MATTER OF CONTEXT

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Allow me to tell you a story, dear reader.  Really, what choice do you have?  It’s my blog.  But anyway, once, I attended the wedding of my ...
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

DON’T SKIP THE SIDEQUESTS

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Anyone who has regularly read this blog most likely knows that my favorite genre of video game is role-playing game (RPG), with an affinity ...
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I am a strongman (200lb LW) and former powerlifter (181 class). Best total in competition is 1439 (unequipped) as of 2012, with a 502lb squat, 336lb bench and 601lb deadlift. Best gym lifts of a 545x5 squat, 350lb bench and 650 deadlift. I have competed in 12 strongman competitions taking 4 first place, 2 second, 1 third, 2 fourth places and 1 sixth in the 200lb class and 2 fourth place showing in the 220/231lb class (competing up), along with a ruptured ACL and a third place finish in a team contest. I am an avid reader of all things strength related along with philosophy, with a focus on political theory and existentialism.
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