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BOOKS

The Abduction: An Emilio Graves Story of Violence by Shea Serrano

The cover of this short story is bad ass. The tagline is even better: “They wanted him on their spaceship… until they got him on their spaceship.”

Despite the old school, killer paperback cover, this is actually a short story e-book from Serrano. I’ve recommended a few of Shea’s books over the years, including Basketball and Other Things and Movies and Other Things but those were both non-fiction.

This book is a sci-fi, action, thriller that Serrano put out himself. The story is fast, fun and awesome and it involves an action-hero / lunatic taking on a ship of aliens. There’s a bunch of cool twists and turns and in about 25 minutes you’ll be done. Great stuff and you can order it here.

BICEPS

Because of this newsletter and my garage gym and my time writing for Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, etc… I get a decent amount of dudes in their late 30s or 40s or older reaching out about how to start a lifting program.

Unfortunately, so many guys don’t think transforming their body is possible as they get older. That mentality usually goes something like: “I’m not a weight lifter so why start now?” or “weights aren’t my thing” or “I just do the treadmill a few days a week”… and that’s all fine, but the older you get, the more of an advantage having muscle is… Helps you look and feel younger. Helps you keep your strength longer. Keeps you active and healthy.

What I’m saying is, there are no downsides to getting jacked...

I’m friends with a ton of trainers and I love when they post incredible client results. My buddy Josiah Novak specializes in helping men over 30 and 40 rebuild their bodies. Look at this guy:

Josiah wrote a thread on 10 tips he shares with every client and it’s applicable for anyone who wants to make a change like this dude… Quality, legit, actionable advice: You can read it here.

QUICK FLEXES

Bruce Lee gave up 30" in height to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

But he became obsessed with fighting him.

This is the fascinating story of how the two stars formed a unique training partnership that helped Kareem take on Wilt and Bruce take on Hollywood:

READ IT HERE

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