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Had a little bet with one of the old woods on the yard, who could bang out more burpees in a minute. I won. Barely. He laughed, wheezed, and paid up, with ink.
We did it in his two-man cell. His boy stood lookout. He had just cooked a fresh batch of soot ink in a bottle cap and clipped a guitar string from the chapel guitar. Sterile enough.
“What’s this ‘Cultured Thug’ shit mean anyway?” he asked, wiping sweat off his brow.
It’s hard to explain Byron or Bowden to a man who’s spent half his life reading nothing but rap sheets and commissary slips.
“You remember when I went to solitary? Put hands on that lame?”
He nodded. “of course Rundo, and you sent that kite after. Wanted books. Bunch of Roman history or whatever.”
I nodded back. “It was Seneca and Virgil I asked for. That’s cultured thug shit.”
He cracked a grin. Then the needle buzzed to life.
We did it in his two-man cell. His boy stood lookout. He had just cooked a fresh batch of soot ink in a bottle cap and clipped a guitar string from the chapel guitar. Sterile enough.
“What’s this ‘Cultured Thug’ shit mean anyway?” he asked, wiping sweat off his brow.
It’s hard to explain Byron or Bowden to a man who’s spent half his life reading nothing but rap sheets and commissary slips.
“You remember when I went to solitary? Put hands on that lame?”
He nodded. “of course Rundo, and you sent that kite after. Wanted books. Bunch of Roman history or whatever.”
I nodded back. “It was Seneca and Virgil I asked for. That’s cultured thug shit.”
He cracked a grin. Then the needle buzzed to life.
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Cardio, Testosterone, and Politics: When an Active Lifestyle Makes You Think More Clearly Than Today’s Politicians
That physical health impacts mental clarity is hardly a groundbreaking discovery — but apparently, the world’s politicians didn’t get the memo. According to a study from the Karolinska Institute, good cardiovascular fitness can reduce the risk of dementia by up to 35%, even for those with a genetic predisposition. In other words, running a few laps around the block might do more for your brain than ten years in a parliament seat.
Sadly, the evidence is clear. The most obvious recent example is former U.S. President Joe Biden, who appears not only physically frail but also mentally absent at times. Clips of him losing track of sentences, turning his back on the audience, or wandering around like a confused uncle have become a staple in the news cycle during his administration. It’s almost enough to make you wonder if the White House needs a treadmill more than a desk chair. And judging by Trump’s physique, a treadmill wouldn’t hurt him either.
Across the Atlantic, we find Europe — where testosterone levels in men have dropped faster than public trust in the EU. One study shows a decline of roughly 1% per year, meaning today’s 30-year-old has lower testosterone than his grandfather did after a shift at the factory chain-smoking two packs a day. No wonder politics is increasingly filled with hesitant, weary figures rather than decisive leaders.
And as the decadent cherry on top, French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Vietnam — only to seemingly get slapped by his much older wife, right in front of the cameras. Taken literally: even at home, someone else calls the shots. Even if you're responsible for millions of lives and have access to nuclear codes.
All of this points to a brutal but increasingly obvious truth: the world is being run by people who can barely make it through a workout — let alone a crisis.
But a new era is dawning. As we recognize the connection between physical health and cognitive strength, it’s only a matter of time before healthy, confident, physically capable individuals step forward — not just as role models, but as rulers.
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." - Thucydides
XIV 🏴☠️
That physical health impacts mental clarity is hardly a groundbreaking discovery — but apparently, the world’s politicians didn’t get the memo. According to a study from the Karolinska Institute, good cardiovascular fitness can reduce the risk of dementia by up to 35%, even for those with a genetic predisposition. In other words, running a few laps around the block might do more for your brain than ten years in a parliament seat.
Sadly, the evidence is clear. The most obvious recent example is former U.S. President Joe Biden, who appears not only physically frail but also mentally absent at times. Clips of him losing track of sentences, turning his back on the audience, or wandering around like a confused uncle have become a staple in the news cycle during his administration. It’s almost enough to make you wonder if the White House needs a treadmill more than a desk chair. And judging by Trump’s physique, a treadmill wouldn’t hurt him either.
Across the Atlantic, we find Europe — where testosterone levels in men have dropped faster than public trust in the EU. One study shows a decline of roughly 1% per year, meaning today’s 30-year-old has lower testosterone than his grandfather did after a shift at the factory chain-smoking two packs a day. No wonder politics is increasingly filled with hesitant, weary figures rather than decisive leaders.
And as the decadent cherry on top, French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Vietnam — only to seemingly get slapped by his much older wife, right in front of the cameras. Taken literally: even at home, someone else calls the shots. Even if you're responsible for millions of lives and have access to nuclear codes.
All of this points to a brutal but increasingly obvious truth: the world is being run by people who can barely make it through a workout — let alone a crisis.
But a new era is dawning. As we recognize the connection between physical health and cognitive strength, it’s only a matter of time before healthy, confident, physically capable individuals step forward — not just as role models, but as rulers.
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." - Thucydides
XIV 🏴☠️