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“General Fitness”- What are your Practical Uses for Abnormal Strength?

by Anthony 'Dream' Johnson on 02. Jul, 2009 in Exercise, Lifestyle Design

After my first session training with an experienced HIT professional- Patrick Diver- we were discussing uses for strength in everyday life and why people exercised to begin with.

Of course there are

  • health reasons
  • aesthetic reasons
  • performance considerations for sports
  • rehabilitation purposes (which I will post about soon)

and so on… but what’s the core reason?

As fantastic as proper exercise can be for your life- notice I did not say exercise in a generic sense- what is the real reason you are working out?

Patrick said something that really struck me- “general fitness”.

It sounds a bit generic at first glance, but I- now-  believe it actually does a great job as a term at encompassing the multitude of reasons one may exercise.

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2 Videos You Need to See…

2 Videos You Need to See…

by Anthony 'Dream' Johnson on 23. Jun, 2009 in Lifestyle Design, The 21 Convention

I check the stats of The 21 Convention site fairly often, and when I do, I can see which pages are getting the most views.

Day in and day out, I see that the more popular guys get the most traffic. This isn’t TOO surprising, they are “popular” and well known after all- makes sense.

However, the data is heavily skewed. The lesser known videos get a very minimal amount of traffic- despite them being of equal and sometimes even greater value in terms of content from the speaker.

Today I’m here to help (attempt to) correct this imbalance. Below are 2 of my favorite speeches from The 21 Convention. One is from 2007 and one from 2008.

Nilatak spoke in 2007 about identity, the inner psychology behind meeting women, relationships, and a bit about “logistics” as it pertains to meeting women at bars and clubs (actually inspiring…

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The Dream Way Lives Once Again

by Anthony 'Dream' Johnson on 21. Jun, 2009 in Lifestyle Design

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Not everyone knows this, but I spent the first few years of my college life approaching women at bars and clubs. And by spent, I mean a minimum of 4-5 nights a week- at one point in time I went out every single night for months on end. I did this without a drop of alcohol, and often times “flyin solo”- interestingly enough this is where most of my success has come from, even to this day.

I set out to do this primarily because I had not enjoyed success with women growing up. In fact, before finding the “pickup community”- as popularized by best selling books like The Game and Vh1′s hit show The Pickup Artist- which motivated me to take these steps in college, I had kissed a total of 3 women.

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An Experiment in Lifestyle Design- Selling My Car for a Think Bike Fun

by Anthony 'Dream' Johnson on 16. Jun, 2009 in Lifestyle Design, The 21 Convention

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So…how do I begin?

If it isn’t obvious by now, I sold my Jeep Grand Cherokee and purchased a bicycle- but not just any bike, an electric hybrid “pedal assist” bicycle.

Sound crazy? It is, a little =). Let’s continue Q an A style.

Question “numero uno”- is this a short term or long term change?

Neither, it’s a choice I made for an undetermined duration. It’s unlikely I’ll ride a bicycle for the rest of my life… but there is no telling when I’ll get a car again.

Was this done by choice or necessity?

By choice. I’m sure a lot of people immediately…

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