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Jon Finkel

Author|Speaker|Publisher

Jon Finkel

Jon Finkel is the award-winning author of 1996: A Biography, Hoops Heist, The Life of Dad, Jocks In Chief, The Athlete, Heart Over Height, “Mean” Joe Greene and more. His books have been endorsed by everyone from Mark Cuban and Tony Dungy to Spike Lee, Kevin Durant and Chef Robert Irvine. He has written for GQ, Men’s Health, Yahoo! Sports, The New York Times and has appeared on CBS: This Morning, Good Morning Texas, and hundreds of radio shows, podcasts and streams.

His upcoming biography, Macho Man: A Savage Life, comes out Spring 2024

He also writes the #1 newsletter for book-loving athletes: Books & Biceps.

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My BOOKS & BICEPS newsletter is simple. It’s like if you had a bookstore in a gym: Timely reading recommendations plus sports and fitness motivation/articles, all delivered right to your inbox. Every Friday at 5AM. Directly from me (your favorite meathead/author) to you.

The Fine Art of Old Dude Forgiveness

This week I witnessed what I’m calling the fine art of old dude forgiveness. It was a moment so impactful, yet so understated, all I can do is describe the scene and you can decide for yourself. Here goes: I’m writing at a coffee shop and I notice an older guy sitting by himself waiting … Read more

How ESPN’s SportsCenter United a Generation in the 90s

Dads and 90s kids, here’s a fact: We had it so good with ESPN’s SportsCenter and we didn’t know it…. How could we? We didn’t know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV… then the Internet and social media and YouTube… During that … Read more

A Quick Intro to Jon Finkel

Hey! To paraphrase Jay-Z, you could have visited any website or blog in the world and you’re visiting mine. I appreciate that. Here’s a quick intro to Jon Finkel: I’m a husband and father and dog dad and ocean swimmer and a guy with a sweet garage gym, AKA, The Flex Factory: I grew up … Read more Read More about A Quick Intro to Jon Finkel