Joe Myers anxiously glanced at the clock on his office wall. The hands read 4:40pm, which meant another twenty minutes until the workday was over. Though it was a crisp Thursday in late October, and though the Dow Jones was up today and prime interest rates were down by a quarter percentage, the only fact [...]

Scott tightened the laces of his Converse athletics shoes and then glanced at his watch. The digital display on his Timex sports watch read 9:53 am. Scott took a sip of coffee and looked around at the spacious and well designed locker room of his gym. It was a beautiful autumn Saturday and Scott was [...]

Philip McCabe reached forward and opened up his red igloo lunch cooler. He selected a ripe banana from the assortment of food and closed the lid. Taking a bite out of the banana, he looked around and thought to himself “What in the world am I doing here.” Phillip was fifty-six years old and would [...]

The old rusty bar lay across a blue tarp on the chilly October ground. Also occupying the space was a hockey stick, three pairs of roller skates and several miscellaneous golf clubs. The old rusty bar was just one of many items that were being sold at the 12th annual St Casmir’s Parish rummage sale. [...]

Timothy Pearson removed his sunglasses and wiped the sweat of his face and neck with a small towel. The hot Namibian sun beat down on his head and neck creating an endless river of sweat. It was his first trip to Africa, but it would not be his last.
Timothy stood six foot one and weighed [...]

If I had to make a list of things that were essential to success in weight training, that list would include written goal setting, maintaining a training journal, progress on the basic movements, adequate rest and recovery, positive mental attitude and ongoing self evaluation and critique. Of all of those items listed, ongoing self evaluation [...]