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WLSTANDARDS.pdf (application/pdf Object) Cosgrove's 5 "Ah-Ha!" Moments. By Alwyn Cosgrove In my career I've had several moments of clarity when I learned something new, or when something I had believed was either verified, brought into question, or flat out disproved.

Cosgrove's 5 "Ah-Ha!" Moments

These mini-epiphanies are what I call my "ah-ha! " moments. Men’s Journal » Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie » Print. I hate the gym.

Men’s Journal » Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie » Print

At least, I hate "the gym" as imagined by the modern American health club: the mindless repetitions on the weight machines, halfhearted crunches, daytime TV during the treadmill. Such a sad, unimaginative excuse for a life, when I could be out rock-climbing, surfing, or, hell, even just scrubbing the bathroom floor. But I love working out the way I've come to understand it, and two big discoveries made all the difference. First, I realized that we all live in a kind of Fitness Fog, a miasma of lies and misinformation that we mistake for common sense, and that makes most of our gym time a complete waste.