Category: Health – functional fitness, emotional and psychological clarity, and meaningful interconnections allowing individuals to cope with normal daily stresses, work productively, and realize their own abil
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Slow & Steady – Part 1 – Form Follows Function: How balanced movement protects your body and improves your health
When performing resistance exercises, it’s important to attend to three factors: form, load, and pace. In this first of three posts, I use the biceps complex to analyze form.
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Pathogenicity & Violence: Don’t worry about getting ebolavirus. Worry about why it’s spreading…
Ebola, a deadly virus thought to originate from bats, spreads through contact with infected body fluids, with strains like Bundibugyo and Zaire affecting humans. Regional conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo exacerbate the outbreak by destabilizing healthcare and sanitation. Addressing these crises requires international intervention and public health awareness to prevent further devastation.
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Proofing your Friendships: How to Tell Who Your Greatest Friends Are
Are you picking up more than your fair share of the tab? Are you practicing more than your portion of the active listening? Is your friend saying one thing to you and another thing behind your back? If yes, you may not have a great friend. Paradoxical Appearances How do you know who your friends…
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Cash Can’t Save Trump (Or You): Corruption, Inflation, and the Power of True Friends
A Nation Obsessed With Financial Gain: President Trump recently agreed to end his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization legal fund created to compensate individuals targeted by the Department of Justice (Phillips, 2026; Roebuck et al., 2026). The fund is the result of a lawsuit by Trump…
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USA v. Canada: Again…
Whether it’s geopolitics or hockey, there’s a clear “MAGA” v. “elbows up” vibe to the relationship between the USA and Canada. In the 4 Nations Face-Off (2025), the USA played Canada twice with two outcomes: (3-1) USA on 15 Feb 2025 (3-2) Canada on 20 Feb 2025 Trump had not been impressing Prime Minister Trudeau…
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Controversial Comments: Are Plant-Based Diets & Artificial Sweeteners Good for You?
Dr. Mike Israetel, PhD | RP Co-Founder & YouTube Host is smart, funny, and ripped. I consume and recommend his videos regularly for their entertainment and body building/muscle training value. My opinion is that he knows a lot about exercise science and weight lifting the right way. And he explains it very well. Usually…
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Underdog Basketball: What’s the most underrated team to win an NBA championship in the last 35 years (1990 – 2025)?
I watched a video today that got me thinking… What’s the most underrated team to ever win an NBA championship? Disclaimer: First off, I’m lazy, and I don’t want to exhaustively research this list. So, I’m going to do quickly for the last three-ish decades of NBA basketball: we’re talking 90’s, 2000’s, 2010’s, & 2020’s……
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Pain, Motion, Strength: The three phases of physiotherapy
It was my third or fourth clinical experience in Missouri State University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. The location was an Apex outpatient clinic in Monett, MO. My clinical instructor was laid back and practical. One of the most memorable things he taught me was to troubleshoot a person’s physical dysfunction in an oversimplified three-phase…
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The Art of Connection
In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.
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Beyond the Obstacle
Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning.
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