Author Archives: David Shirley

To stay flexible while weight training, take each movement through its full range of motion. This is with free weights, of course. People that read this understand that machines are garbage. If you are new to this blog, read my post about how bad machines are. So when you are back squatting or overhead pressing,Continue reading “Lifting Weights and Flexible”

If this is for me, then why don’t I work on this all the time? If this is for me, I will put all my love on these pages. If this is for me, It will be the closest thing to me there could be. It is for me. I write these words for noContinue reading “It’s For Me”

Introducing Your Fitness and Nutrition Blog: Guiding Your Journey to a Healthier You Welcome to a unique space dedicated to transforming your fitness, health, and overall well-being. I’m thrilled to embark on this journey together and guide you toward a stronger, more vibrant life. Allow me to introduce myself: I’m David Shirley, a dedicated fitnessContinue reading “Original Summary”

In pursuing optimal fitness, it is essential to align our exercise routines with how our bodies are naturally meant to move. This principle extends to the equipment we use during workouts. Weightlifting machines, which gained popularity in the 1970s, have long dominated fitness centers. However, as our understanding of human biomechanics evolves, it becomes evidentContinue reading “Unleashing Your Natural Strength: Embracing Free Weights for Optimal Fitness”

Time is a finite resource. It must be spent wisely. Time is the currency of life. Life is determined by the method time is spent.   How to spend time:  Spend time learning things that bring value to others.  Spend time with people who create value for others.  Spend time listening to people who needContinue reading “Time”

People’s lives are a collection of interactions. People’s lives are a story. This story is strong and manifests itself as a person’s identity. It is quite literally who they are.  The reason for this post is to explore the idea that a person’s story is simply a collection of experiences, and thus the story canContinue reading “You Are Not Your Story”

Have you seen the movie Cast Away starring Tom Hanks? His plane crashes in the ocean and he floats onto a deserted island. Stripped of modern conveniences, he teaches himself how to survive. He learns how to catch food, make shelter, and fire. But he soon discovers the one thing he can’t make, other people.Continue reading “We Need People”

Revenge is interesting to me. Because it is a natural response. An eye for an eye and all that jazz. It’s a human tendency that permeates all cultures and societies. What can revenge teach us so we can be better humans?  What I hope to convey with this writing is the fact that revenge isContinue reading “Revenge”

The reason for this writing is to explain why businesses should act like sports teams. Sports have created a great system of rules and procedures they use to win games and eventually championships. I will write about those systems and how businesses can borrow these concepts from sports and use them to grow and excel.Continue reading “Make Business a Sport”

I am obsessed with learning. I’m fascinated with the fact that we go from not knowing something to becoming world class at something. If we put in the work of course. And if we put in the right work.  Most of my day is learning and skill development. I spend my time on things IContinue reading “Learn”