Hold The Standard Podcast

Misplaced Effort: Problem Solving with More Than One Strategy

For several years, I’d spend the warm weather months training in a semi-infamous Malibu backyard. The training was unconventional, albeit often with dumbbells underwater. The crowd was a bit notorious,

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Competence or Incompetence Four Ways (and a Map)

Use this detailed map about how ignorant you (and I are). It’s helpful to have context for your level of understanding of any area of life. Today I’ll tell you

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A Chance at Longevity with Skill-Based Movement

Hamster on a treadmill? The human mind is never going to fall for that. There’s an important point of view that we hold a DEUCE that makes us different from

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Come-to-Jesus Talks, 1000 Days, and Guaranteed Success

“If you go all the way with this,” I said. “You can go on and do anything you want in life. But if you half ass it, you’ll be like

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Why We Obsess Over Numbers that Don’t Matter

Most people come to DEUCE for some intangible, but important reason. Even the people that say they are here to weigh less pounds or increase certain lifts will soon find

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