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St. Patrick's Day Blessings!

feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:05:01 PST

May God bless all of you on this feast day of Saint Patrick!

Saint Patrick - Pray for us!

The Chaplain

Dino Files

feeds@kickapps.com (grffn) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:25 PST

Brooks is bringing back the Dino Files

Retreat and Goals

feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:11 PST

Hello everyone!

Looking back after a week long silent retreat with no technology and no noise (other than prayers and the sounds of nature), I'd have to say goals are that one thing that I find are most useful. They are a darn good benchmark to look at one's progress, but are a source of fuel to better oneself in almost every aspect of life. I know I met my short term goals during the retreat week, but it also helped reorient me to realistically assess my long term goals and adjust them accordingly. In fact, it has given me the motivation to re-read the excellent book "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz that Bob recommended to me a long time ago (Thank you and many blessings to you Bob!! ) and gain new insight on what I want to achieve on a personal, mental, and spiritual level as I move towards ordination in May. While we often are never satisfied with ourselves and continually struggle and strive to outdo our achievements and...

training for us oldies

feeds@kickapps.com (manning) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:47 PST

hi to everybody,,, i just felt like saying a few words about this subject,with the recent discussions over Brooks new book etc,i realise that i obviously don't know everything about training,far from it,but it does seem to me that Dick Conner got it right when he wrote in Hardgainer issue 86 that the great lesson of drug free lifting was to train less and train harder.i think that really says it all.even on reduced volume routines we probably do to much and train to often.how many of us would actually just train one particular lift on one training day,and lets say train two other lifts each on their own over lets say a ten day period?the progress you make ,,you cant help but enjoy it!many of the old timers trained along these lines.many of these guys where the strongest that ever lived.From what i have read of Bobs training ideas etc it would seem that the older trainee trains every 5 days or so and when i asked Jim about his most productivr training routine it seems it was quite...

Hitting the mental reset button

feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:26:49 PST

This Sunday, I am starting a week-long silent retreat at a monastery in preparation for ordination. However, retreats are not just for the religious, or for esoteric new agers chanting mantras. Every now and then, especially if life is delivering us major challenges, we need to step back and "take a breather," so to speak. Retreats are those times that we take for ourselves to escape from the action, reflect on our lives, get in touch with ourselves and our higher power, so that way we clear out the mental closet and gather energy and focus for a renewed participation in life. Retreats are just that: a tactical retreat, so that way, we cleanse our minds, learn to relax and jettison that which clutters our spirit and mind. Even if one just takes a true break/vacation at some nice beach or mountain cabin, away from the crowds, to enjoy nature and silence so that you can come back refreshed, focused, and energized, tackling your tasks, your goals,...