Why It's Good to be a Devil's Advocate

One time in college, I was discussing something with a friend of mine and he said "dammit Zach, it's so annoying that you always have to play devil's advocate." It was one of those odd, eye-opening experiences for me, as I never actually realized that I did indeed tend towards playing a devil's advocate. It depends…

How To Deal With Personal Image Issues

In my last post I talked about how I've been powerlifting for the past year. While I would like to say that I am doing this because I just want to be a healthier, more resilient individual, it's also because I just want to look better. Sure, powerlifting is not the ideal workout method for…

Reflections On a Year of Powerlifting

I'm writing this a bit prematurely as it's been more like 11 months, but whatever, close enough. For pretty much my entire life (with maybe the exception of my infancy) I've been a pretty lanky guy. Now, I've gone in and out of really "caring" about this. Most of the time I'd tell myself things like…