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Welcome

Take a look around. If you like something please use the comment section, or you can email me at info@strongoldguy.com. If you have had a hard time getting started with any kind of fitness program, I would recommend that you start with the Sneak Up On Fitness series, especially parts I, II, and III. I […]

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A New Paradigm: Stronger Than Your Younger Self

The idea that getting weak and frail is primarily the inevitable consequence of aging is just wrong. Simply raising peoples’ expectations of what is really normal allows them to compete with their own possibilities, as opposed to being limited by averages and the bullying of conventional wisdom. It is not only possible, but indeed most people […]

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We Are All Late Bloomers

I was reminded yesterday while watching the Green Bay Packers defeat the San Diego Chargers of how often people are not able to initially live up to other people’s or their own expectations. Very often there are setbacks and disappointments that have to be overcome in order to live up to what appears to be […]

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Sneak up on Fitness Part I

Why Not Exercise? Why are so many people so out of shape that they can’t conveniently perform routine, day-to-day activities? After all, nobody sets out to be that way. The popularity of shows, like NBC’s The Biggest Loser, demonstrate the interest that people have in the dramatic transformative potential of diet and exercise. However, who […]

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