Each week I consume various content — a collection of newspapers, magazines, and books.

I supplement my reading with podcasts and Sirius radio programs…

There's no set schedule, and I enjoy it all for a few reasons.

• The different material provides cognitive fitness (a Cal Newport term... it's basically strength training for your brain.)
• I discover life hacks and develop creative ideas
• I laugh at a lot

Back in the day, I organized a club where fiends would...

I’m a big NFL fan and watch every week. 

The Sunday Boston Globe has a Football Notes column.

It's so solid.

This year, the Globe covers the Tampa Bay Bucs a lot because of Tom Brady.

This was in it...

“We take our quarterbacks to what I call the ‘driving range’ every day, and they’re working on fundamentals just like every other position for 20 [to] 30 minutes,” Arians said. “You try new things and see how it feels to you rhythm-wise....

Steve Saunders has a rule when he arrives at a location (after a long drive) to speak about training…

He shakes everyone's hand before he uses the restroom.

That’s his policy.

Steve is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

He’s also the founder of Power Train gyms.

(There’s a location in Rockville, MD.  I work there part-time, and also lift there. Tyler runs the gym.)

Last off-season, Steve came to Rockville to talk training with...

Since February-2020, I’ve been following the Knees Over Toes vertical jump program.

Ben Patrick is the head coach. 

It’s intense and incorporates lots of weight training with jumping sessions.

I’m making solid gains.

Each week, I try to lift six times (some days I lift twice.)

Depending on my current program, four lifts are from the jumping program.  The other lifts incorporate more supplemental stuff like upper body and core.

Ben programs lots of...

My diet was very poor when I played college lacrosse.

I didn't know how to eat.

That’s a fact.

(I played at Tufts from 2000 to 2004.)

It wasn’t until 2010 when I really started my "diet" education.  I was 29.

At Tufts, my typical dining hall meal would look like this:

I’d make a salad and load it with croutons and creamy dressing.

Probably snag a slice of pizza... 

I'd crush what was on the hot grill (meat, mac & chz, and fries maybe.)

And then I'd eat cereal...

I play tennis with my bud, Billy.  

He’s a great athlete and played lacrosse and hoops at the University of Virgina back in the early 2000’s.

Coach Starsia was his lacrosse coach.

I met Starsia at Billy’s wedding.  

Starsia wrote a book called, “I Hope You Will Be Very Happy”.

(Writing is actually in the Starsia family as his brother-in-law is Peter Lasagna.  Peter writes the back page column in Inside Lacrosse.  He’s...

Tom Brady talked to Howard Stern for over two hours last week.

I’m have a SiriusXM account so dove right in during my home workouts.

Brady's the man… and here’s why.

If you’re a regular reader, then you know I’m big on process… big on having a plan… big on having self discipline to do consistent work.

The first half of the interview was pure gold if you’re into that.

Stern and Brady have similar stories.

Howard talked about how he was a...

Hey there,

In normal life I read lots of news.

Definitely heavy on sports.

(That’s been non-existent for a month now.)

So I’ve shifted my habits.

I saw that Chuck Palahniuk just released a new book.

I didn’t know who he was, so did some research.

He’s the author of Fight Club and Invisible Monsters.

His new book is called Adjustment Day.

(It takes place in the near future and is about a corrupt senator doing some crazy stuff...)

Anyway, I saw that he was on Joe...

Hey there,

I'm tyrin' to make the best circumstance of what we’re faced with…

If it were normal times, we'd be in Miami with the Gonzaga team on spring break (about half way through our season.)

Instead, I’m in California stayin’ at Curt's house.

(I'm teleworkin' with my full-time engineering job....)

Anyway, he’s got a home gym and lots of outdoor space.  

Back in mid-March I had a sense this might go on for a while, so I scrambled to develop my...

Hey there,

I’ve talked about dunking before…

...and I want to discuss it some more.

Tyler told me about this podcast called Jacked Athlete.  

The host interviewed Ben Patrick (a.k.a. Knees Over Toes guy.)

(Tyler runs Power Train in Rockville. In normal times, I work there as a part-time trainer.)

I listened to the podcast... had a recap w/ Tyler.   

We concluded that Ben's workouts were solid.

BAM!

I signed up for the monthly subscription.

I...