Contemplative Fitness

06/10/2026

Ci******es, Junk Food, And Cable News...

Even the village idiot knows that smoking ci******es is dangerous and life-threatening. Anyone from the village idiot on up knows that the companies which manufacture and market ci******es, manipulate the product so that they are more addictive. And we accept that.

And anyone from the village idiot on up also recognizes that a similar template is used in the food industry. Foods, snack foods in particular, are manipulated and marketed to make sure that we consume more of them. Nobody argues with that.

Yet most people who believe that ci******es and our lesser foods are manipulated and marketed to make them more addictive, refused to believe that 24-hour news networks use that same template.

Like ci******es and a junk food, though, cable news outlets manipulate their product and market it in ways to keep people coming back for more as often as possible — and a polarized society, that’s never work better. 

Say no to ci******es. Say no to junk food. And please, for the sake of all that’s still good in the world, say no to cable news…. rc

06/04/2026

My first serious piece in several weeks. Some very specific thoughts on the value of AI versus the value of human leadership.

I promise you, there’s something in here to offend everybody. Please read on…

Most acts of corruption can be traced to a single word — desire. If you follow the path of corruption, it most often leads to the physical existence of a human being, and the desire he or she was born with, but unable to control. It’s that desire, and its long-standing relationship with the seve...

06/02/2026

Post workout meal — breakfast for lunch. Four eggs, mixed veggies, one tomato.

Also, 32 oz of iced coffee, with 5g of creatine monohydrate. 

Now, to program tomorrow’s workout, and then a nap.

It’s all about choices…

06/02/2026

Speak it, Chad…

06/01/2026

Smooth and tasty. Summer is upon us….

05/31/2026

If you’re cheating a strength exercise, and doing so regularly, you’re practicing mistakes over and over again. And the bad thing is, it means you’re getting better at those mistakes.

Smooth, fluid, deliberate exercise form. It matters. Proper form reduces the risk of injury, and makes you stronger where it really matters — in every day life…

rc

Lay on a prone bench, and position the dumbbells directly over face...

05/28/2026

Blogging Thursday…

(Redux)

05/23/2026

Getting closer…

05/18/2026

FALLBROOK LOCALS…

I am returning to work, on Fridays and Saturdays, in Fallbrook. Fridays are currently full, but Saturday late morning and early afternoon, I have several timeslots open.

If anyone is interested in a Saturday session, late morning or early afternoon, please let me know.

A great opportunity for you to work on…

- Balance
- Flexibility
- Strength
- Stamina

Let me know if you’re interested, and we can nail it down…!

05/14/2026

Haters gonnna hate, but…

Like most everyone else, my head has been spinning these last few years.