What I'm thinking about,
when I'm not coaching.
Long-ish form essays on programming, nutrition, behaviour, and the quiet psychology of getting in shape as an adult. Sent to my email community first, archived here.
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- 9 May 20266 min
The PDF that ruined fitness for me
The PDF that ruined fitness for me ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ …
Read - 4 May 20267 min
How I got two Swedes to eat sheep's stomach
How I got two Swedes to eat sheep's stomach She used to be a vegetarian by the way ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ …
Read - 3 May 20266 min
Your Path To Fitness Starts June 8th
Your Path To Fitness Starts June 8th An 8-week coached fat loss programme with real structure and real accountability. Starting June 8th. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏…
Read - 2 May 20266 min
Your Path To Fitness Starts June 8th
Your Path To Fitness Starts June 8th An 8-week coached fat loss programme with real structure and real accountability. Starting June 8th. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏…
Read - 13 April 20266 min
26 floors, 25,000 steps, and the side of fitness nobody talks about
26 floors, 25,000 steps, and the side of fitness nobody talks about ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ …
Read - 14 March 20266 min
You're already dreading it
You're already dreading it 18 years old, not lean enough, ended up bald with a tattoo on my arse. Sound familiar? ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏…
Read - 6 March 20267 min
I nearly quit coaching twice
I nearly quit coaching twice one of them involved a lawyer ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ …
Read - 28 February 20267 min
One day away from homeless in Amsterdam
One day away from homeless in Amsterdam I sat down on a stranger's bench in Amsterdam and felt my chest tighten. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏…
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