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I would say it was probably about two months of work. Conventional wisdom will tell you that you need eight glasses a day. While we were there, nate called his friend steve kamb, the creator of nerd fitness. The overarching theme of nerd fitness is to level up your life, every single day. In his new book, nerd fitness founder steve kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you. As we kind of wrap this up a little bit, i know that a lot of strongies out there are in that same place that you were at before you decided to change your life, so if you could offer them one piece of advice, what would you say besides buy your book. Focus on getting stronger, getting faster, having fun, and eating right and your appearance will start to change as a result of that. Closing down a honkytonk bar in nashville with ray cronise and steve kamb, after a fun event at fleet feet nashville and hanging out with jeff sanders. I recommend this book if youre interested in business, entrepreneurship, and startups.
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