Attitude

March 26, 2007 by Jimson Lee

The best example of attitude that I have ever witnessed was American Decathlete Dan O’Brien.
As the 1991 World Champion in his event and the alarming favorite to win the 1992 US Olympic Trials (and the Olympics for that matter), Dan no-heighted in the pole vault at the Trials and as a result missed making the […]

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10 Success Tips

March 19, 2007 by Jimson Lee

According to Brian Tracy, a leading expert on the development of human potential, highly successful people think differently than others. They are habitual optimists and generally have a positive/constructive attitude toward life.
Optimists are focused on the future, feeling that the best is yet to come, while pessimists tend to focus on the […]

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Stretching and Flexibility

March 12, 2007 by Jimson Lee

I think STRETCHING should be renamed to CHECKING.
After all, you are checking if your muscles are warm and long enough. When you do. for example, the classic hamstring stretch and can’t touch toes when you normally can, Dude, you are STIFF! You checked if your muscles were ready.
Instead of doing a […]

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World Record in Chin Ups or Pull Ups

March 5, 2007 by Jimson Lee

How many chin ups can you do? Are you palms facing you or away? Do you go all the way down with straight arms?
Over 15 years ago, I thought about joining the Ontario Police Force and looked into their entry requirements. One of the tests included maximum number of chin ups. […]

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