by Bryan Krahn | Sep 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not dumb. At least not anymore. Most would say that I’m a smart lifter. Seriously. I’m cool with that. Except that sometimes, I miss my ignorant ways. The first day I walked into a gym I was dumb. Like, really dumb, even by 1980’s standards. I was 16...
by Bryan Krahn | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m dying. Okay, I’m not technically dying. I’m not typing this from a hospital bed and no one’s told me to get my affairs in order, unless being reminded to empty the dishwasher qualifies. Just physically, I’m degrading. Eroding. Getting smaller and weaker. Getting...
by Bryan Krahn | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Advice from the Muscle Goat One of my (many) character flaws is that I can get kinda cantankerous, especially if I haven’t eaten in a while (sorry, fasters) or have too much running around to do. Whenever I get particularly cranky, my wife will usually refer to me...
by Bryan Krahn | Aug 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ebb and flow to decrease and then increase, as with tides; a decrease followed by an increase, as with tides. It’s shortly before noon on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. Late morning is prime training time for me as the gym is relatively quiet. The half-asleep Manhattan...
by Bryan Krahn | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Change is a big part of life. You aren’t the same person you were 10 years or 10 months ago, or even 10 minutes ago. Your body is constantly changing in response to stressors, both environmental and self-imposed. It seeks to make you the strongest, healthiest, highest...