A nice article on SS's crookedfinger

[Mark Rippetoe]

The Man Who Left a Six-Figure Sales Career To Teach Special Ed - FG

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

When Mark walked into my gym last year ago for an appointment I remember thinking, "Huh, well that is not at all how I had him pictured when we talked."

[Cody]

What a cool interview. Great read.

[Farback]

Inspiring guy. I wish it hadn't taken me 58 years and a heart attack to put my physical and mental well being before making the big money.

[Charlocity2]

Great quote: "...and he pulled up my CAT scan, and — this is for all the guys out there who want abs, I guess — and he said, “These are your abdominal muscles. They are thicker than anything I have ever said. What do you do?” And I told him, and he said, “It’s working.”

And it’s funny, every time I go see him, he says the same damn thing. So it all goes back to barbell training: deadlifts, squats, and press. And throw in some chins. Don’t go do a bunch of sit-ups."

[Tom K]

Very cool - thanks for sharing.

[gadders]

I wanna be functional. When my neighbor needs help moving a fridge….I want to be able to go out and help them. When my wife needs a tire change, I don’t want to have to call AAA. I want to be useful. I mow my own lawn.

This. I live in amongst hobby farmers and two neighbours' rams got mixed up and started fighting. I had to help separate them which involved me carrying a 35kg sheep a couple of hundred yards. Apparently if you grab them in a bear hug and carry them like a hussafell stone they don't struggle.

I'd post the pic but I'm at work and firewalled.

[Jay Mund]

Beautiful. Proper respects to a fellow special educator.

[Roland Conde]

Amazing story. Thank you for sharing.

[John Petrizzo]

This was a very cool read. Thanks for posting.