On Sharing and Kevin Larrabee

When I wrote yesterday’s post I wanted to talk about Kevin Larrabee but I completely forgot about it.

He’s a guy that’s overcome childhood obesity, got into strength and conditioning as an undergraduate, managed to intern and then work under among the most established private strength coaches in Eric Cressey and then Mike Boyle, then had the courage to leave initially to try and make a podcasting network and now opening up his own gym. He started his original podcast The Fitcast since 2006, when his journey into strength and conditioning began; when he was literally a student. And the podcast continues on today as he tries to set up his own gym (for now the episode is available only on Patreon) with the difficulties of it being laid bare for all to see. With originally just him as the host, then a trio (good times) and then him again as everybody moves on with life in their own different directions in the same field.

Just listening to the podcasts from the beginning will tell you his life journey and how he’s growing up. With all of his successes and failures to see; the times when he’s too hyped up (on Spike) and the times when he’s a bit more depressed (and his episode frequency slows down). His lack of qualification at the beginning (and he’s still not at the level of the more experienced experts in the field) doesn’t discredit his efforts at sharing at all, and seeing his evolution is as much the product as the content itself.

And I remember the times when I'd drive home from Kuantan to Serdang with a laptop open (I didn't have an iPod then) playing those podcasts, more than 10 years ago.

On Sharing

I just had a thought.

Do you really need to be an expert to be eligible to share your thoughts? Do you need to be established first? Do you need to pass and graduate first?

I believe that anyone can share their thoughts regardless of qualifications, as long as meaningful thought is put into it. I'm not talking about zealots sharing some crazy thought. I'm talking about people who are "in the process" and haven't necessarily crossed the finish line. That's because you can learn from each other. A wise person learns not just from his own knowledge and experience, but also from the mistakes (and what's correct) from those around him/her. By the time one shares only when already established, it may no longer be something current and applicable. Kinda like awake fiberoptic intubations, there's nothing wrong with spraying, eh, sharing as you go.

P.S. I tried to make notes earlier, but after 1 hour I could only write half a page as I was so sleepy and yawning; I just couldn't maintain my focus. Maybe a longer break is needed.

People are Walking into Apple’s House of Pane and Getting Hurt

  From the San Francisco Chronicle:

“When Albert Salvador, Cupertino’s building official, visited Apple’s new spaceship building last year, he worried that people would walk into the cafeteria’s glass walls because they couldn’t distinguish them from the equally clear automatic doors.

After he brought up the issue, a contractor walked straight into the glass.

He would not be the last.”

I’m pretty sure that Apple knows that people walking (or barging) into glass panes could cause serious (but sometimes hilarious) hurt.