The Useful Strong Stuff Journal Vol. 32 The Times Are Always Strange

“These are strange times.”  I have heard this about a lot of times.  I am reaching the age where I have lived through a good handful of times that things have felt weird for myself, and society at large.  I no longer pay any attention to all this weirdness or strangeness.

I am starting to think that MAYBE the time are always strange.

Life seems to be a pretty weird thing.  People always seem to behave oddly.  The more I look at things and try and really understand them, the more everything looks strange.

From a practical standpoint, I don’t think it even matters.

From a practical standpoint all a person can do is the best they can do.  While we need to pay attention to our surroundings we still need to get on with what we are going to do.  I think this matters even more when the times are indeed strange.

Executing on our visions and goals despite chaos and strangeness is possible.  Part of going where we want to go is actually going.  Strangeness sometimes can stop forward progress, but it doesn’t always.  I just try and ignore the strangeness and go ahead.  That’s what I’m thinking about today.  I know this post is a bit strange, but whatever I just try and ignore all the strange bits.

I am constantly on the search for new ways to get stronger, healthier and more awesome.  Here are some of the best things I have found lately.

Strength and Conditioning

Good article on using indicator sets to regulate your training sessions.  This makes you audible ready.  https://tonygentilcore.com/2021/11/the-art-of-the-indicator-set/

In my search for a bigger deadlift I’m getting serious about glute size and strength.  I found this hip thrust tutorial helpful.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM8XHLYJoYs

Good tactics to overcome stalled progress on a lift.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENWbC3miAM

Mindset

I liked this article about how to frame our thoughts.  https://zenhabits.net/frame/