
Stronger Than Yesterday
169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation
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Michael Matthews
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Michael Matthews
About this listen
You aren’t stuck with the body you have.
You can make it better, even if you’ve mishandled it, and it’s far simpler than many people believe.
Because here’s the truth:
Every day, your body’s biology is changing.
It’s getting stronger or weaker, younger or older, healthier or sicker, and the driving factor behind these changes isn’t your genes, environment, or even your age—it’s your lifestyle.
How you eat. How you exercise. How you sleep. How you supplement. And not just how, but how often.
Because what you do every day is far more important than what you do every so often.
Hence this daily reader with 169 short and insightful chapters on how to get fitter, stronger, and healthier, including …
- Simple, evidence-based, time-proven diet, exercise, and supplementation techniques that’ll help you achieve your health and fitness goals faster, including improving your body composition, reducing the risk of disease and dysfunction, slowing aging, and more.
- Motivational musings that’ll inspire you to wallow in fewer “cheat days,” skip fewer workouts, and generally stay out of your own way.
- Zany fitness meanderings that’ll earn your smile because, as Victor Borge said, a smile is the shortest distance between two people. And one of the reasons I wrote this book was simply to get closer to more like-minded people, like you.
In short, Stronger Than Yesterday is a book to dip into every day for a morsel of education, spark of encouragement, or moment of joy.
And by doing just that—by listening and applying just a few daily minutes—you can gradually upgrade your mindset, diet, exercise, supplementation, rest, recovery, stress management, and more.
So, if you've been saying "one day" for too long now, is it time to say "day one" instead? Are you ready to get stronger than yesterday?
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What a Jerk.
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When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
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The Unlikely Thru-Hiker
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Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the New York comedy scene began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,184.2 miles of it. Suddenly he found himself asking, Could he do it?
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On My Feet All Day
- By bannedbum on 08-21-21
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Ball Four
- The Final Pitch
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When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a “social leper” for having violated the “sanctity of the clubhouse.” Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn’t true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn’t read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries. Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four.
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Three Ten Year Updates Give Bouton a 5th Star
- By Byron on 08-09-12
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The Last Season
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Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada - mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
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Well Written Character Study of an NPS Ranger
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The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told
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Follow the trails of hunters - the original storytellers - as they interpret signs, examine tracks, and chase and catch their prey (or fail to). Listeners can curl up with the best authentic hunting fiction and non-fiction, bringing the great Mount Kenya and the prairies of the American Bison into your living room. From Theodore Roosevelt and Gene Hill to Rick Bass and Charles Dickens, remember classic hunting tales and discover new stories of hunters’ luck, camaraderie, and use of smarts on the trail.
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A broad collection of hunting tales
- By Elaine on 06-21-15
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- Zaituni
- 01-07-25
Fitness and improvements in life best explained!
As a fitness enthusiast, I really enjoyed this book. Fact-based tips coupled by humor is a win! I learned a lot of new things that I am already applying in my fitness regimen. The additional resources are a chef's kiss! There's something for everyone, from a beginner to advanced level of fitness. Good value!
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- Natasha Chanin
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Get it. You’ll enjoy it.
This book was motivational, educational, and entertaining. I know I’ll be listening to it over and over again. Any fitness newbie or enthusiast will wholeheartedly enjoy it.
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- SH
- 03-24-25
great knowledge.
common knowledge that you need to hear. now on to the advanced one . worth the time for base knowledge
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- avichai kalij
- 10-28-24
A fun listen
A fun listen to book with gamed packed great advices. Loved the quotes and how it was integrated
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- Jorge
- 12-27-24
Bite size pieces of fit-wisdom
I’ve read pretty much every one of Mike’s books. Thanks to his teachings I achieved a strong and lean body and not just that, so much confidence and inspiration that overflowed into other areas of my life. Thank you Mike!
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- Sean Young
- 10-11-24
Amazing fresh content
Micro-dosing the best wisdom for 2024‘s attention span. Nothing new but great character and writing style. Just wish it was read by the author.
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- Luis Saavedra
- 01-12-25
Great starting point to get in shape!
Compelling and easy to follow information presented as a series of lists that get to the point, are clear, and engaging. All information presented is backed-up by research of which all sources are identified and contrasted with the opposing views. There's a lot of myth-busting as well as diet and workout recommendations and options for different types of schedules and habits.
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