(ThyBlackMan.com) The majority of people who exercise do so for physical purposes – to improve their physique, elevate conditioning levels and generally add years to their life. Ripped muscles, reduced inches and being able to run a marathon have always been hallmarks of the physical benefits of exercise. There is more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How do we prepare for tomorrow? Most would say, “Take care of tomorrow on tomorrow!” I say, though, that tomorrow begins today! In fact, condition your tomorrow tonight, as you prepare for slumber. Most coaching pedigrees emphasize the importance of prioritizing your day first thing in the morning. I suggest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever felt as if you were losing? Have you ever been associated with a losing culture? Between 2014-15 and 2015-16, the Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 straight games spanning two seasons, the most consecutive losses in NBA history. Now that’s losing! “Last night took an L but tonight I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Exercise has undergone quite a few changes over the past fifty years. We know so much more about how the body responds to muscular and aerobic stress than we did just a few years ago. One of the things we know more about is how to best train our tummy. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is no longer a secret that the global population is ever-increasing year after year. This exponential rate is staggering, but many often turn a blind eye to it. In many respects, it is much easier to do that than to face the facts, but as some point humanity will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The statistics are shocking: black men are twice as likely as their white peers to develop cancer of the prostate when they’re in their early 50s. Not only that, but they’re also twice as likely to die from prostate cancer and more likely to be in the late stages of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “What’s done is done!” we like to proclaim. What’s done is rarely done; it’s waiting to be sufficiently dealt with and adjudicated. ‘What’s done’ are the issues that line the shelves of our lives and are marked ‘closed’. The problem is they usually aren’t. We generally do not know what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thinking is the true business of life, power is the result, writes Charles F. Haanel. It is estimated we think somewhere between 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts per day. Sadly, for too many, the vast majority of these thoughts are of a negative variety. I sometimes sit and observe one’s thoughts. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are trapped in noise and noise in trapped in us. Don’t believe me? Ask yourself these three questions: When was the last time you sat still? How did it feel? Do you miss that feeling? Show me a person frazzled and fretful and I’ll show you someone who’s unfamiliar ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Negative health outcomes for Black men have been at a crisis point since the end of legalized slavery in America. It is no coincidence that as we came up from slavery we’ve gone down in health. The one enduring statistic by which to measure our overall health in America is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two types of people in the world: those who are grounded and those who have taken flight. Dreamers who have taken flight are not necessarily those whose dreams have taken off, but there’s an important discrepancy here: better to be dreaming in the air than being stuck on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I absolutely love strong carbonated drinks. Coca Cola was once a favorite, and I admit I indulged in the drink often. However, I begin to wonder about Coke when I saw it used to clean a car battery and when I learned I could clean blood off many surfaces. If ...