Tag: exercise

Arnold Schwarzenegger giving a Roman salute, as well as demonstrating the Covid safety distance.

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Countless multitudes recently undertook an annual ritual: making New Year’s resolutions. Surely one of the most popular is to begin an exercise program. For regular gym rats, we observe that the January crowding starts to taper off by February. Perennially, it’s clear evidence that there’s a problem in following through. However, you can take extra assurance by a recent Time article, which tells us that getting fit isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the white thing to do. Thanks, mainstream media! (more…)

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Australian nationalist activist Blair Cottrell was Nick Jeelvy‘s guest on the most recent broadcast of The Writers’ Bloc where they discussed the phenomenon of pharmacology and its origins, as well as answer your questions, and it is now available for download and online listening. (more…)

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Cyan Quinn was host Nick Jeelvy’s guest on the latest broadcast of The Writers’ Bloc, and together they celebrated the Best Month Ever at Counter-Currents by reviewing a selection of published articles from the auspicious month of June.

Topics discussed include:

00:01:30 Fourth of July is Juneteenth for white people and July is White History Month
00:07:30 Who is Cyan Quinn? (more…)

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Part 3 of 3 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here)

23. What to Eat

Eating more calories to gain muscle is what gymbros call “bulking.” As we stated earlier, protein supplementation offers only a minute advantage and has drawbacks in terms of making your body produce more toxic ketones, which may strain the kidneys and affect the heart. (more…)

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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here, Part 3 here)

7. Gearing Up

Having lifting equipment at home will reduce opportunity costs of going to the gym, and thus make working out easier. Plus, when the gym is closed, you won’t miss a day.

When purchasing gym equipment, check out Craigslist and local stores for used gym equipment. (more…)

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It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. — Socrates

NOTE: None of this is intended as medical advice. If you have a medical concern, consult your doctor. (more…)

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The fall of Kabul was a serious and somber moment, one of those historic moments that great authors write about. But like real historic events, it was not without its moments of levity. Here’s a video of the newly-victorious Taliban playing around with the gym equipment in Kabul’s presidential palace. It even elicited responses from greatly esteemed Twitter users such as Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who criticized them for not trying to deadlift. This might be a good moment to look at the nature of physical fitness and our relationship to it. (more…)

Statue of Mars in the Forum Transitorium in Rome

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We live in a time of artificial hysteria over many things, including the supposed murders of innocent black criminals by white “racists.” But a much more serious problem is obesity. In 1960, less than 15% of Americans were obese. Today that number is 42%, with a full two-thirds overweight. This is not simply because of high rates of obesity among blacks or Hispanics; according to CDC data from 2017-2018, 42% of non-Hispanic whites are obese. How did this happen, and how should we address the fat question? (more…)