Excellent article by Gretchen Reynolds of the NY Times (one of the very few credible and thoughtful writers on physical training) about the cellular benefits of hard exercise. Her focus — and the focus of the study she writes about — is the cellular benefit in particular for […]
Business Insider has a piece smacks a very popular myth…that age-related weight gain is due to a “slowing” metabolism. Uh, not really. Most of the people who peddle this twaddle actually understand little or nothing about human physiology; they’re the same people who proclaim that after your lift […]
For the better part of the last 20 years, the fitness industry has engaged in multi-layered fraud that has insulted, lied to, misled, and confused countless Americans. Their malfeasance, like the most notorious pyramid marketing schemes, has many layers, each designed to influence a different audience, from consumers […]
Makes a whole lot of sense to me. https://barbend.com/strength-training-world-record-mile/
So many coaches, especially the ones with mouths far bigger than their brains, make this mistake…more training is not the same as effective training. Or, as I used to tell the martial artists I tried to teach, exhaustion is not a training principle. Actually, it’s not a principle […]
Great essay by The Blond Bomber, bodybuilding icon Dave Draper, who writes a terrific periodic newsletter. This essay about The Best Workouts is an excellent read. Pay close attention to his list of internal and external requirements for an outstanding training session. Compliments are hard to receive and […]
An interesting article about a (rare) useful study of the risk of heart disease. The bottom line: even in people with genetic risk factors for heart disease, healthy lifestyle (exercise, normal body weight, not smoking, moderate alcohol consumption) is a powerful tool to reduce risk. If you have […]
It’s impossible to say it enough: exercise is the closest thing we have to a miracle drug. Ironically, sticking with that metaphor, it’s also your best tool for staying away from the medical care industry. When I read studies like this, it makes me realize how fortunate I […]
An excellent article by strength coach Lore McSpadden. It’s not about your size, it’s about your heart. I see every day what can happen from a more body positive approach to strength training. I see what happens when people discover the ways that movement is a celebration of […]
Most fitness apps are garbage. Nearly all the people I know who use Apple watches, FitBits, or other worthless gadgets and toys don’t need them and don’t make any change based on the feedback they get. They just like being cool and having a thing pat them on […]
