Mythical Strength

Rants, Raves and Ideas on Physical Transformation

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

I’D RATHER BE WRONG AND STRONG THAN RIGHT AND WEAK

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I have said the topic title on many occasions, and may have actually even written this exact same blog post at some point over the nearly 12...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

CONVERSATIONAL SURVIVOR BIAS

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On its surface, the notion of “survivor bias” seems like a GOOD thing: wouldn’t I want to be biased toward the survivors?   Wouldn’t I WANT ...
Friday, July 19, 2024

A SUMMARY OF THE PAST 15 MONTHS: MY EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS LEARNED LOSING 35LBS AND GAINING BACK 20

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  Greetings Readers!   I took a progress photo the other day documenting where I’ve gone over the past 15 months and honestly it was pre...
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Monday, July 8, 2024

NO, YOU DON’T GET TO BE A BARBARIAN-MONK: QUIT TRYING TO BE A MUNCHKIN

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Yes, I’m sure the title to this post has already alienated some, although given my reduced readerbase these days I do imagine that those o...
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Thursday, July 4, 2024

I DON’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, BUT I KNOW WHAT IT’S TIME FOR

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 Like many of blogposts, the above came to me in the middle of a workout.  Specifically, my most recent workout of 30 minutes of EMOM traini...
Thursday, June 27, 2024

IT’S SO HARD TO GET FAT

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I genuinely have no idea where this one is going to go, but I’ve had this thought circulating for a bit now and it’s pretty entertaining to ...
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Thursday, June 20, 2024

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

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Despite the inclusion of my favorite character class, this is NOT a post about Dungeons and Dragons, but instead I wish to discuss barriers ...
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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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