It’s not a Triathalon, but… August 20, 2008
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Just read an interesting post from DefenseTech.org regarding the Marine Corps new Fitness Test.
Looks to me like the Marines are getting the ‘Functional Fitness’ mantra.
Wondering when my trainer is going to introduce the grenade toss into our work? 
Why is it that… August 20, 2008
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It's been almost 8 full months since I started this blog, and it has been a lot of fun to write for you.
One of the challenges is in putting myself in your shoes and then writing what you want or need to hear. Some days, this is really easy, and other days not so much.
I was reading Copyblogger today, and Liz had a great post that caused a 'duh' moment for me. You know, those times when someone makes a recommendation and you think, "DUH, I should have done that long ago..."
The suggestion is to have your readers contact you and even suggest things for you to write (duh).
With that, let's open things up. If you want me to write about something related to recruiting, send me an email, write a comment, get in touch w/me about it. I'll take your base suggestion, and assuming it's recruiting, or technology related, I'll write about it, confidentially of course. Shoot, I'll even write about stuff off these topics if they are fun or funny (but beware my sense of humor, it's definitely not mainstream)!
Humility, thy name is change August 20, 2008
Posted by hardly Bar, Kettlebell, Pullups, Pushups, Row, Sit-ups, Tabata
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One of the key aspects of functional fitness lies in changing up the workout. Today, we did a couple of things that were twists on the usual, and the outcome is a hard workout. Constant shifts keep the body and the mind off-balance, and yield growth.
Warmup:
- 500 M Row
- 50 Push-ups
Workout:
- Kettlebell Swings, 20 ea:
- 20 kg - high
- 28 kg - low
- 24 kg - high
- 32 - low
- …and then go back down
- Kettlebell Squats, 10 ea:
- 24 kg
- 28 kg
- 32kg
- 30 “Eat the Apple”w/16 lbs slam ball (knee-ups, with a slam ball between your legs)
- 300 M row for distance, keep strokes per minute to 15 exactly: 765
- Big Tabata (20 seconds on/10 off, 8 rounds per movement, no rest between movements for total reps):
- Sit-ups
- Push-ups
- Bodyweight Squats
- Pull-ups
- 320 reps
- 10 Overhead Squats @ 45 lbs
Body types v. Performance August 20, 2008
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Love this article in the NY Times today on ‘Nonconforming’ body types in the Olympic Competitions this year.
This article is important for the non-Olympic athlete. The reality is that we’re all different from each other, sometimes in almost imperceptible ways, and sometimes in very obvious ways.
The key bit is to not think about your performance v. everyone else. It’s to think about your performance v. you. Keep a log, keep track of your work. Think about how to improve your performance. This is what yields great performances and new techniques.
A different take on stories August 20, 2008
Posted by hardly Strategic Concerns
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Seth has a great story today about creating stories that resonate.
When I've written about creating your story, the point of view is from the positive perspective. Tell your audience what you can do, what you want to do, and align that with their story (works from both the candidate's and hiring manager's perspectives).
In Seth's post, he illustrates very clearly how the use of the negative story works. Or doesn't.
A helpful illustration by way of the negative example.
