Markhasneverfailedtoinspire.EarlyMarchand
afterthreeyearsoftraining,hecelebratedhis
60thbirthdaywith100single-armbeast(48kg)
swingsin5minutes.Thenextday,herucked6
mileswith60lbs.
Almostexactlyoneyearago,Iwroteaboutmy
shoulderpainforthefirsttime.Itgotworse
lastNovemberwhenIdidmyfirst10x32kgTGUs.
ThatforcedmetotakeDecemberoff.Thismonth,
Ihavebeenabletoworkexclusive...[
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Mr.BaiwasourteacherwhenIstudiedattheNew
OrientalSchool(nowNYSE:EDU)20yearsagoin
BeijingtopasstheGREandTOEFLtests.He
realizedourcollectivedreamatthetime,i.e.,
thatheattendedthePekingUniversityandwenton
tostudyinaprestigousUScollegeonscholarship.
Alivelyguyinhisearly30s,heusedtotellus
storiesfromhisdaysabroad.Iforgotthedetails
butonethingheenlighteneduswithwithundisguised
...[
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18yearsago,IcametotheWestaPhDstudent.
Butthatwasonlythemeans;mytruemotivations
weretypicalofmygenerationandclassicConfucian:
fameandfortunethroughbook-learning.Iwaswell
treatedbythepeopleofthisland(forwhichIam
eternallygrateful).Curious,Iaskedmyprofessor
oncewhyDoctorofPhilosophyinsteadofsomething
else.Afterall,wehaveMastersofScience(MSc)
andEngineering(MEng).Iforgo...[
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Sincemid-2016,Ihaveexperimentedwiththe
Warrior'sDiet,aformofintermittentfasting.It
workedwellandIwasabletokeepmyweightat
around142lbsbytheendoftheyear.
Butovertime,disciplinestartedtoflag.Onepart
ofitwascomplacency:IfeltIhadthe"budget"
nowtosquander.Theotherpartwasplainold
naturalcraving:Iusuallywouldstartmindlessly
grazingonenergy-densefoods,e.g.,...[
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Ireadalongarticlethisweekend,"OneHundred
YearsofArmBars:Afamilyepicspanningthe
GracieJiu-Jitsudynasty'sgenerationsofcombat
andbetrayal,fromtheAmazontoHollywoodtothe
UFC,"byDavidSamuels.
IknewroughlyhowJiu-JitsuspredintotheWest
overthepastcenturyfromlisteningtoMr.Steve
Maxwellonseveralpodcasts.Thearticlewent
deeper,tracingtheGraciefamilyhistoryfrom
early...[
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IhaveworkedintheUSfor10yearsand
experiencedfourlayoffs.
Thefirstdidn'tdirectlyinvolveme:Ijumped
shiponemonthbeforethestartup,myfirst
employerintheUS,wentbelly-up.Itwouldhave
beenscaryhadIstayedasmysonwassix
monthsoldandIjuststartedworking.
Twoyearslater,mygroupinaninternational
conglomeratewassoldtoanotherfirm.Many
peoplewereletgowithgenerousseverance
pack...[
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Thethirddayintomyheat-offexperiment,I
stoppedeating.Fastingisnothingnew.The
MuslimshaveRamadan,theJewsfastofthefirst
bornatPassover,ChristandtheApostlesfasted,
andmyIndianfriendtoldmethefamilyhadabig
partyafterhisgrandma's30-dayfast.Thesedays,
Iheardaboutitoftenfromthephysical
sub-culturehereintheUS.
Thatnight,outdoortemperaturedroppedtoabout
40Fanditwashardt...[
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Withtheotherfamilymembersholidayingin
Beijing,Ihadthehousetomyselfanddid
whateverpleasedme.Ishutdowntheheaterinthe
morningandthetemperaturedroppedto60Fby
9:30pm.Wearingalightsweaterandaftersome
cheapwine,Ifeltperfectlyfineevenbarefoot.But
mynosefeltthedifference.
Thisremindedmeofearlychildhoodwhenmomand
Irentedasmallplace(oneroomdividedintotwo
byafauxwall)onm...[
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IstoppedKTBexercisesforamonthsincelate
Nov.Oneweekafterupgradingtothe32kgTGUs,
myshoulders,especiallytheleft,hurtwhen
depressingandretractingintheanterioratboth
endsofthecollarbone.Ibelievetheproblemhas
todowithMark'sdiagnosesofmythoracicand
cervixspinesandmyinabilitytomakea"proud"
chestatRic'sclass.
IknowthedirectionI'dbeheadingifIcon...[
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IvisitedthebakeryinSFbutneverreallytasted
theTartineBasicCountryBreadwhichsoimpressed
MichaelPollan(Seehisbook"Cooked")ataparty.
IreadChadRobertson'sfirstTartinebookacouple
ofyearsagoandevenbakedsourdoughonce
(notfollowinghisrecipe,though).Butafterthat,
Iwentontocondemnallcarbsandthewhiteflour
especially.
Recently,however,thingsstartedtochange...[
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