Here’s what happened in March — When I quit my job in December 2022, I planned to focus on writing on Medium for the first quarter of 2023. I wanted to establish a writing habit and publish at regular intervals, ideally daily. However, as often in life, not everything did go to plan. In January, I…

Fear is not to be feared — The timing couldn’t have been more wrong. My boss has just given me a raise and reduced my working hours to 32 hours per week. Russia's war on Ukraine resulted in a massive increase in living costs. And unexplainable gut problems kept me from working efficiently for almost 2 months. …

Building a body that endures. Kettlebell training and ultrarunning are a perfect match. If you want to enjoy either for many years and continue to make progress, you need self-discipline, a commitment to excellence, and an iron mind. I started running in 2006 and added kettlebells to my routine in…

Movement over Muscle — The trainer at the gym refused to take me to the free-weights section. Signing up for a trial training at my potential new gym, I wanted to train with barbells. I had been training with kettlebells for a while and was ready to increase the weights I was lifting. However…

The ugly truth about accountability — The biggest mistake I made on my journey of becoming an entrepreneur was thinking I needed someone to hold me accountable. I believed those articles that claimed that having an accountability buddy would help me push through when things got tough. If I only had someone to report to, I…

You don’t get your goals, but you always get your standards. — On a scale of 1–10, how happy are you with your level of physical fitness? If you are not between an 8 and 10, what stops you from achieving a higher level? You may lack time to work out or prepare healthy meals. Or you don’t know how to cook…

Exercise-induced orgasms are surprisingly common — Working out can come with unexpected side effects. I’m sure most of you know the positive impact on bone health, body composition, and cardiovascular health. But how many of you knew that working out can lead to increased orgasms? And I am not only talking about the positive body image…

Beginner’s Guide — My last article covered the basics of how to get stronger without getting big and bulky. In this article, I’ll go over the basics of building muscle. No matter if you are skinny, skinny fat, or fat, if you want to improve your body composition, then building muscle should be…