About the Imposter Police

November 18, 2012July 29, 201329 Comments

It's a funny thing - whenever I mention the Imposter Police, women immediately know what I am talking about, and men look at me as if I have two heads. I first encountered this concept when I was a student in the Physics Department at the University of Amsterdam. I helped organise a symposium about … Continue reading About the Imposter Police

The Greeks called it ἀκρασία

November 15, 2012August 13, 20131 Comment

I first ran into the term akrasia, acting against one's own self-interest, in a post by Mark Sisson. I've had blogging about akrasia on my to-do list for a while, and tonight I finally sat down to do it. Grabbed a chocolate chip cookie before I started writing. Sigh. Paleo, huh. I have to admit … Continue reading The Greeks called it ἀκρασία

Squats are my favourite lift! #lifting #frontsquat

Gotta work on that depth! #backsquat

Back squats are fun! #lifting #backsquat

Life resumes! Doing some push presses. #lifting

Starting a new cycle of sumo deadlifts! #lifting

Strict press! #lifting

Heavy front squat before moving to the next cycle. #lifting

Poor lonely turkey. I hope he found his flock. #turkey

Front squats are hard at 90 lbs, but I did it! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 #lifting

The treat ball is the best cat toy ever. #cattoy #blackcat

Strict presses! #lifting

Nothing like tempo squats! FSQ/BSQ 66x0 #lifting

Front squat time! #squats #lifting

Love me some back squats! Building to a heavy 3. #lifting #oldpeoplelifting #backsquat

Love me some deadlifts! #lifting #deadlifts

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