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03 Apr
General Advice, General Training, Opinion, Uncategorized

How to lift weights and not be a bellend. 7 Steps to being a better gym user.

  • April 4, 2016
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • Advice, Gym, Opinion, Satire
TL;DR - This post is highly opinionated and contains naughty words.  If you have a tendency to take things personally or don't want to have your exercise views challenged please click the back button. Lifting...

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22 May
Attitude, General Advice, Uncategorized

Don’t Allow your Narcissism to get in the way of your own growth

  • July 3, 2013
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • General Advice
This is something that I think we can all relate to especially if you are involved in the Health and Fitness industry, high level sport or any realm of progressive human endeavour.  As you build yourself as...

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02 May
General Advice, General Life, Uncategorized

Dealing with failure and Rejection.

  • July 3, 2013
  • Posted by Marc Keys
Every knows those feels when you submit job application number 200,323 and you get the obligatory rejection email or if you get through to an interview but don't quite make it or when you finally get...

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