Choosing to read this post instead of scrolling is already a small but meaningful habit. It shows a willingness to engage deeply with ideas, to think carefully, and to reflect on how daily actions shape who we become. This post explores a powerful truth that has echoed through centuries: excellence is not a one-time act but a habit formed through consistent choices. Last week, I shared a simple message on Instagram: "Every day you're either becoming stronger or weaker. There'

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live." — Socrates The myths don't tell us what Hercules ate. But we know this: he lived in ancient Greece, where food was whole, unprocessed, seasonal. No refined sugar. No industrial oils. No packaged convenience foods engineered to override satiety signals. And we know from how he's depicted—lean, muscular, powerful—that he didn't overeat, didn't rely on alcohol, didn't treat food as enterta

There comes a moment in life when you realise that the path you’ve been walking no longer serves you. For many of us over 40, that moment is both a challenge and an invitation - a call to rediscover strength, purpose, and vitality. I found myself at that crossroads not long ago, searching for a way to not just survive but thrive. That’s when I stumbled upon the Herculean fitness method, a transformative approach that reshaped my outlook on health and personal growth. It’s not

Lessons for a Life of Strength and Purpose I want to return to the myth of Hercules, not least because this website is named after him....

One of the main themes here on The Herculean Way has been that pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones is an important, if not...

The Herculean Way was always envisioned as way of thinking through what might be a roadmap for living the “good life”. In a world full of...

This article is about a training approach called Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT). At 98 gym we call them Hybrid workouts. Metabolic...

The other day, during a yoga class I was taking, the instructor, said to the class that “It is important to find joy in the journey so...

At the start of each year, many of us promise some change to our habits or our character in the hope of improving some aspect, or all...

I’ve been silent for a while and there are several reasons why. The first has been a long, hard rethink about who I am and what I stand...

This blog is about the University- and much more. It is about how we as humans understand ourselves and what it means to be humans. It is...

Hyrox Sydney has come and gone. 5600 competitors found their way to Sydney’s Homebush Park to run, push, pull, burpee, carry, lunge and...

I believe there are many lessons that can be learned from the gym. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks of the benefits that come from learning...

I’ve thought a lot about whether I should be more a little more political. It is very true that the personal is political, so our daily...

It is only appropriate that THW advocates sprinting. Not only because it is the best exercise that over 40s are not doing. Rather, it is...

It’s been a while since I last posted and I’ve got no excuses for not doing so before now. The reality is that I’ve struggled to find...

The Turf Games, is subtitled the “Fittest in the City”. It is a competition requiring contestants to spend a couple of hours of rowing,...

Last week I wrote about the increase in the number of people taking up some form of activity that fit the definition of being a masters...

I have been looking at some materials on ageing, especially on biological ageing. There is no slowing down of the clock- I’m 54 years old...

This week I attended my university’s graduation ceremony. I probably attend a ceremony every year and have done so for about a decade as...