Training: Finished week 5 of the operator template. Squats 445x3x3, bench 275x3x3, Rack pull 475x3x3, clean and press 175x3x3, db farmers walks and bw pull ups. Trained this MWF. I’m again struggling with the general thoughts on how to progress this over time. My body feels fine I’m just not getting anything good or badContinue reading “Training Log Aug 27, 2023”
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Book Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale CarnegieAuthor’s Website: https://www.dalecarnegie.com/Category: Leadership Worth the Read: Yes Insights: Classic leadership text that has simple and practical advise. People care more about themselves than you, as such seek to know them and they’ll be more receptive to your suggestions. Avoid arguments and criticism. Become interestedContinue reading “Book Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People”
Book Review: Risk – A User’s Guide
Book: Risk – A User’s Guide – Gen (Ret) Stanley McChrystalAuthor’s Website: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/people/stan-mcchrystal/Category: Risk Managment Worth the Read: PassInsights: There are general lapses in character that create unnecessary risk if not monitored. There should be systems in place to limit unnecessary risk. In a corporate setting there should at a minimum be valuable input fromContinue reading “Book Review: Risk – A User’s Guide”
Training Log 8.19.23
Training: Week 4 of the Tactical Barbell Operator Template. 3 sets of 5 at 75% on the lifts on MWF. Squat 405, bench 245, Clean and press 175. I would do 5 pull ups following each of the main lifts. Was doing a couple sets of DB farmers walks in between bench sets. The squatsContinue reading “Training Log 8.19.23”
Book Review: Digital Minimalism
Book: Digital Minimalism – Cal NewportAuthor’s Website: https://calnewport.com/Category: Philosophy per Amazon Worth the Read: I don’t think so – main point – don’t use social media Insights: Social media is not generally advantageous. People are addicted to their phones and fake relationships. There are apps and products on the market that will monitor phone pickContinue reading “Book Review: Digital Minimalism”
Training Log 8.13.23
Training: Week 3 of the operator template. Trained MWF – Squats 470x3x3, Bench 290x3x3, clean and press 195x2x3, DB farmers 100x100m x 2, ab wheel bw x10x2. Training felt better this week. Trained at a new gym and the bars had no knurling which made the squats very challenging just to hold. Don’t have aContinue reading “Training Log 8.13.23”
Book Review: Stress Less Accomplish More
Book: Stress Less, Accomplish More – Emily FletcherAuthor’s Website: zivameditation.comCategory: Self-HelpWorth the Read: Maybe Insights: The book proports the benefits of meditation for Driven personality types ie type A people who are looking for an additional performance boost. There’s a large marketing component for her meditation course. Was a lot of additional wordage that couldContinue reading “Book Review: Stress Less Accomplish More”
Book Review: Buy This, Not That – Sam Dogen
Book: Buy This, Not That – Sam Dogen Author’s Website: https://www.financialsamurai.com/Category: Personal Finance Worth the read: Yes Insights: Really enjoyed his writing style. He did a great job providing very useful and actionable rules of thumb for personal finance. He challenges the reader to pursue a high income. This book is targeting high earners muchContinue reading “Book Review: Buy This, Not That – Sam Dogen”
Training Log 8.5.23
Training: Week 2 Operator template. All three workouts this week were the same. 415x5x3 squat, bench 255x5x3, clean and press 175x2x3, pull up b2x5x9, deadlift 1 day a week 425x5x3. All the workouts were completed in about 45 minutes and followed by 20 min walk. Trained on MWF. BJJ: 0x this week. Hopeful to findContinue reading “Training Log 8.5.23”
Rolling Reflections 40
This past week has been a lot of ILE reading on the definition of states as well as power and strategy. It’s interesting comparing business strategy and military strategy. Business strategy is generally defined as low cost, differentiation, dual advantage or niche. Military strategy is based on achieving a desired end state through various means.Continue reading “Rolling Reflections 40”
Seeking Progress 