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Why The 10% of Your Brain Myth Is Probably A Little Bit True

August 15, 2014 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

I ran across this quote by Muhammad Ali the other day: You can hear Arnold Schwarzenegger quote him in this video, which is well worth watching if you have time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyhOmBPtGNM One of the things that always amazes me about the human body and mind is their ability to keep going. Despite what your mind tells you, you almost always have more left to give. The 10% Myth There's a myth that you only use 10% of your brain. ...

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A Glutton For Punishment: The Need For Pain

May 20, 2011 By Joel Runyon 36 Comments

I’ve been in a lot of pain this week. A lot. Running a marathon has literally been the most painful thing I’ve had to do in my entire life. Not only was I hurting immediately after the marathon, but this whole week has been a blend of slow movements, ice baths and newly invented swear words muffled under my breath. My penguin walk upgraded to a hobble and is now a slight limp [Go healing!), but my ankle is still problematic and hurts as I walk so I’m going ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible Tagged With: Impossible, lots of pain, marathon pain, pain, running pain, the need for pain

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