Sometimes in conversation the topic of stress, meditation or this “down-regulation” comes up. While there are a number of ways to go once we choose to do something about it, there are a lot of people who either aren’t sure where they are sitting on the spectrum (once we are familiar with living in a...

“Down Regulation” – the calming of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), or in a way, the “conditioning” or “toning” of the parasympathetic arm of the ANS. When we train at the gym to get stronger, we notice that we carry this “strength” with us. We have physical potential to use in all aspects of our life, not...

Instead of the “training,” “fitness,” “movement” or the health journey as a whole being the thing, What if it’s not about the movement? Or, if you prefer, what if it’s about more than the movement. What happens if we use the movement, training and maintenance and development of the physical body as a tool, or...

Even at the highest level, in any physical effort over 4 or 5 minutes, the pace is not overly fast. Or, at least it is consciously controlled – effort is placed carefully, in particular for the first 95% of the event. This is not the case in single lift efforts, or sprints. Here, while there...

Last December, I began writing this blog.  One post per day. Something I notice, or “see” – usually in the “health” culture, often related to ways of thinking or approaching the concept of “high performance.” First and foremost, this was as an experiment for myself. To see if and how it altered how I “look”...

In the current landscape of media and social media (the “highlight” era), it’s easy to believe that there is a certain “standard” that must be met, or a way that everything should feel and look. That if we don’t reach or meet these “standards,” then we aren’t good enough. These thoughts, or emotions are not...

The most difficult way is to have no method. To simply carry out the activity itself, directly. With handstands, many like to have 100 different drills to practice to converge in on the handstand With meditation, people compare their methods, how long, what type, different mantras etc. The Zen people say with meditation, just sit....

Yesterday I was the guest for a new podcast by my friend Joel. One of the questions he asked was about learning. He was interested in the process of learning to excel in endurance sports, then strength sports, or other unrelated areas. We spoke of the importance of mentors and how I highly I rate...