3 Ways You Can, And Should, Be Like Batman
Originally published on Medium < https://medium.com/@jesse_irizarry > “Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Just A Little Work, Over and Over
Knees were meant to bend and bend completely. I could have avoided so much of the pain and stiffness that I dealt with daily when lifting...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 15, 2021
- 7 min
3 More Movies That Call YOU Out
It was a year or two back, I think. But really, who remembers timeframes anymore?, I wrote a piece for Breaking Muscle on some of my...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Wind In The Trees
I get wound into frantic spells of higher thought here and there. It’s usually on mornings when I slept well the night before where I get...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
My Stutter Step
It’s kind of like dad jokes for a dad. Your kids reach a certain age and you not only start enjoying them but they come to you from the...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Coffee Stain That Is My Life
Spilled coffee on a Carl Jung book that I was reading this morning. Not a good look. Why wouldn’t I spill something on a book like that? ...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Uncommonly Good At The Common
I’ve tortured myself right and proper. My mind has always had compulsive thoughts steadily running through at hyperspeed. Even as a kid,...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Why I Have A Sword
I didn’t have a lot of friends when I was a little kid. My stutter was staggeringly worse than it is now so it was really difficult for...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Dec 15, 2020
- 4 min
What To Do With The Dead Space
I wish you could see what I’m looking at right now. I’ll take a picture of it for this blog but it’ll be a lousy painting of this picture...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Burn It To The Ground
I think I’ve written about this before, I’m not sure. I don’t care at this moment if I have or not. I’ve recited D.H. Lawrence’s quote...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Let Me Tell You A Story
Another repost of an article I wrote on Medium a couple of years back Let me tell you a story… Matthew loved superheros, from the first...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 28, 2020
- 12 min
5 Lasting Lessons From a Master in Strength
This is a repost that never made it to my new blog when I shut down my old one. I wrote it ( I think) 4 years ago. Coach Bill has been on...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
You're Not As Strong As You Could Be
I took my singlet off, changed into my shorts and t-shirt, and started whipping my back. I used dumbbell presses for my cat o’ nine...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Would You Fix Your God-Awful Mobility, Already?
I don’t get it. If you’re an athlete or lifter, why do you never work on your mobility? Maybe you’ve already put time into improving it...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Barbell Training Should Be Martial Arts
I remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...
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Jesse Irizarry
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
I Am The Breath
I’m pivoting some in my career. Even with all the uncertainty of life during this global pandemic, I feel pretty confident and strangely...
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Jesse Irizarry
- May 5, 2020
- 6 min
It's Time To Learn What Healthy Means
I don’t think we get many real wake up calls. I’m not even sure about the phrase itself. But dealing personally and socially with a...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
No, They're Just Playing
Guy lifts weights. Maybe he isn’t all that consistent, but dammit he’s identified with it, at least when it suits him. Guy’s wife has...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
The Moment Of Real Practice
Meditation can be very difficult. We’re told to let go, but we have no instinct for it. We need to learn to understand it. And learning...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Feb 20, 2020
- 3 min
Strength Athletes Suck At Accessories by Alex Hall
Because I coach powerlifting at a strength gym, I spend a lot of time around athletes who train specifically for strength. My gym, JDI...
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