Building things. Running far. Coaching humans. Currently training for Hellbender 100 🦎
Swannanoa, NC
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runners will argue about literally anything. now we can argue about which Cadence flavor is best without buying 12 of the same one
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The best parenting advice I've heard: You can't teach your kids anything. You just have to embody the things you want them to learn. Make a list of the traits and values you want your kids to have. Then make sure you're living by them every single day. That's really it.
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Why I don’t give a shit about the algorithm: this article does a decent job of explaining my entrepreneurship journey and digital creator philosophy (lifted/based upon my recent appearance on the Masters of Scale podcast). thewantrepreneurshow.com/blo…
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Capacity Training is out on the App Store!
I've been working on this for a while, and I'm really happy with it so far.
Right now it's mainly focused on combining running and lifting (and, of course, easy biking), but it'll soon do a lot more.
Link and learn more below ⬇️
ALT Capacity's Training tab: week 2 with an easy + steady run, an upper lift, an easy run, an easy bike, a sub-threshold run, and a full body lift, Sunday off
ALT Sub-Threshold Run in Capacity: an easy-to-steady warm-up, 3 x 5:00 with pace, heart-rate and RPE targets and 1:00 rests, then strides
ALT Upper Lift in Capacity: a bench press heavy set and drop set with weights, then accessories with sets and reps, each lift with a video play icon
ALT Capacity's results for a logged Sub-Threshold run: 5.15 miles, pace 8:15 in range, average heart rate 162 in zone, RPE 7.
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Flew a customer out to run NYC marathon. All expenses. We work for the athlete
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Give a man a gym membership & he will train for a month
Give a man crippling body dysmorphia & he will train for a lifetime
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Comparison is one of the hardest parts of building a business. One day you’re on a call with a year-old company doing $25M a month, profitable, no VC. The next you’re reading about a billion-dollar exit that took 15 years.
Meanwhile, your own business is growing 400%, 50% month over month, and somehow you still feel behind. It’s crazy how quickly you can lose perspective on what you’re building by looking at what someone else has built.
There is no playbook. No universal timeline. You’re on your own journey.
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I believe the greatest gift you can give your kids is a calm home. It’s not the big house or the best toys that stick with them. It’s a place where they feel safe. Where mistakes are met with patience. Where voices stay low. Where hard conversations are always followed by repair. Kids absorb everything. Create peace and they'll carry it for life.
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I’m telling all athletes…STOP TAKING CREATINE. You don’t need it. Stop putting that nonsense in your body. A good diet and proper sleep are best. Stop letting little Jimmy at the local Planet Fitness tell the top 1% of human bodies what to supplement. Creatine is like filling a balloon with air it looks bigger and better till it’s time to put it under stress. That’s why soft tissue injuries happen. Your muscles lack pure substance.
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Scientific research and the International Society of Sports Nutrition show no evidence that creatine causes soft tissue injuries or weakens muscles. Studies show creatine users experience an equal or lower incidence of muscle strains and cramping compared to non-users. thegpni.com/articles/show/…
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