MycolleagueLcamefromSouthAfricaandtraced
backtoPortugal.58yearsold,heisshort(5'6"),
sturdy,andlooksmuchyounger.Herunsulta-
marathons,e.g.,50kms,50miles,100kms,etc.,
withhisteenagerson,almosteveryweekend.
Ihaven'tseenLsickoverthepastfluseasons.
Regaininghealthchangedmyattitudesothat
thesedays,Ioftenthinkaboutthefollowing:itisan
achievementtobeabletoaf...[
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Timhadbeenupdatingmeabouthisclassmates'
whereaboutsduringtheHolidayseason:Twentto
Hawaii,RvisitedJapan,HwasskiinginTahoe,etc.
Unlikethem,Timspentthe2017winter-break
preparingfortheISEEtest.Hegot94%inthe
SSATearlyDecandthewholefamilyjoinedforce
forthenextone.Hewasonlyfreethelastday
and,withtwofriends,wewatchedaStar-wars
movieandhadanicehotpotdinner.Duringthe
w...[
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Myinspirationsforjuicinginclude
-JoeCross(ofthe"Fat,Sick,andNearlyDead"fame),
-HelioGracie(GrandmasterofBrazillianJiu-Jitsu),
-JackLaLanne(GodfatheroffitnessontheAmericanscene),and
-mydearoldfriendDr.T.
Everyoneledorhasledbyexample.Itwouldbestupidof
menottoatleastgiveitatry.
IboughtsomeveggiesandfruitsatCostcoandweren'ttheycheap!
-$3.99for1honeydew
...[
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IpostedthefollowingattheStrongFirstForum:
Male/Chinese/Programmer/45yr/5'7"/145lbs
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First,Ineedtobephysicallyfit(toagewell,e.g.).
Exercisesatsomegyms,includingmine,can
begrueling.Myskinisverythickthesedaysand
Idon'tfeelashamedfallingbehind.Atthesame
time,Icouldn'thelpbutimprovingbywatching
andtryingtodowhatothersdo.IfIkeepgoing,
ImightenduplikeHelioGraiceandbeableto
traininmylastyearsonearth(hedidanddied
at94),amuchbetteroutlookthanaprolong...[
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Anepiphanycameduringourrecentvocabulary
building.InoticedthatTimhadnotroublewith
manyshortAnglo-Saxonwordsusedtoexplainthe
keywordsthatweweretryingtomaster.ThenI
realized,asanimmigrantthroughpursuinghigher
education,thewordsIworkedhardtoacquirewere
forpassingexamsandmostlymadeoutofGreekor
Latinrootswhichbookssuchas"WordPowerMade
Easy"doagoodjobexplaining.
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Thebook"WordPowerMadeEasy"byNormanLewis
arrivedonDec14,2017andittookmemorethan
twoweekstofinish.
Ilikeditrightaway.Foronething,Iscored
highinitspretestandmyvocabularylevelwas
rankedthehighest"superior."Vanityaside,it
wasararekindofwordbookthatoncestartingto
readIdidnotwanttoputdown.
ItblendsintheGreekandLatinrootsengagingly
whenexplainingthecom...[
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IlovetheGracieCombativescoursewhich
identifies36mostimportanttechniquesand
organizestheminaverybeginner-friendlyway.
Theempahsisonstreet-readinessappealstome
instantly.Toexecutethemoves,oneonlyneeds
basicleveloffitnessandmobility.Thisisfun,
too.It'salmostagame.
Itookclassesforonemonthbeforedecidingto
stopgoingdowntoSantaCruzandtostart
learningathome.Ihadthesp...[
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Itwasamemorableweekend.Afteryearsof
listeningtothenomadfitnessguru,ImetSteve
attheLavinMMAgyminSanRafael.65years
young,hestoodat5'7".Hehadveryshorthair,
sparklingeyes,andlookedveryfit.Testinghis
arm-lockinaweapon-defensedrill,Icouldtell
hisstrengthwasgreat.
His"Jiu-JitsuforaLifetime"coursecoversmany
aspectsofhealthandlongevityandonereally
doesn...[
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Dearreader,ifyouhaven'tnoticedfromtheposts
inthisblog,Iloveafewboringthings,e.g.,
longdistancerunning,swimming,andweight-lifting.
Inthemindgame,Ilovecollectingwords.
NomatterhowmanyvolumesonwordsandphrasesI
accumulated,Istillenjoyleafingthroughabook
abouttheminalibraryor(brick-and-mortar)
bookstoreand,ifallowedinthelatterlong
enough,eventuallyforkingoutafewbuckst...[
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