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Mudder Training: Day Three

Day Two was a rest day. Day Three: Ran 4 miles, again in my Sauconys. It felt like much longer than that. I wish I had some trails or consistent stretches of grass to run on, running on concrete is not so fun. It felt…

Justin BaileyMay 4, 2011

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Training Future Men

As a youth pastor, on of my great privileges is to play a mentoring role for several young men. I've been thinking about this lately since we have recently concluded a guy's group at our church. I remember hearing a Matt Chandler quote that has…

Justin BaileyMay 4, 2011

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Mudder Training: Day One

Though not that interesting to most of my readers, I have decided to log my training routine on the road to the Tough Mudder event in July. I put myself on the Runner's World half-marathon schedule, which called for only 2 miles on the first…

Justin BaileyMay 3, 2011

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What I’m Training For: Tough Mudder

Several years ago when I was working out at my local Globo-gym, I was stopped in the locker room by someone who asked me what I was training for. The question took me aback, because I was just trying to get in good shape. I…

Justin BaileyMay 2, 2011

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Garage Gym (3): Drawbacks and Direction

This will be the last post in this short series. How do I plan to use the garage gym. First of all, I will be the first to admit that garage gym-ing has its drawbacks, at least for me. I will examine each drawback in turn.…

Justin BaileyApril 29, 2011

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Garage Gym (2): Smart Shopping

As I wrote in a previous post, my desire to consistently do CrossFit workouts despite my low budget led me to research what it would cost to outfit my garage with the necessary pieces of equipment. The possibility that I could invite friends and my…

Justin BaileyApril 27, 2011

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Garage Gym (1): The Need

I thought I would pen a short series on a project I've been working on lately: constructing a garage gym. I was initially motivated to start researching how much it would cost to accumulate basic gym equipment when I realized that I my gym budget…

Justin BaileyApril 25, 2011

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Church of CrossFit (11): The CrossFit Open

This is sort of an update to the CrossFit series that I penned during February. Indeed, it’s that series that sends most of the traffic to my site. One of my non-CrossFit-related posts even got featured on the main site’s affiliate page last month, which…

Justin BaileyApril 5, 2011

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A Link Between Church and Obesity?

Today I read a really interesting article on CNN entitled, "Frequent Church-Goers Frequently Fatter." A great headline, by the way. But the gist of the article is that a study has shown that people who attend church regularly are significantly more likely to have a…

Justin BaileyMarch 31, 2011

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Spring Blake (2): The Cute, the Bad and the Ugly

In the previous post, I explored the contrast that William Blake creates between innocence (represented by a lamb), and experience (represented by a tiger). I asked, which is the exception and which is the rule? Is the world a friendly place, or is it ultimately…

Justin BaileyMarch 31, 2011

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Mudder Training: Day Three

Training Future Men

Mudder Training: Day One

What I’m Training For: Tough Mudder

Garage Gym (3): Drawbacks and Direction

Garage Gym (2): Smart Shopping

Garage Gym (1): The Need

Church of CrossFit (11): The CrossFit Open

A Link Between Church and Obesity?

Spring Blake (2): The Cute, the Bad and the Ugly

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