Sometimes we get caught up trying to make things better through addition. Well, more isn’t always better. Better is better. It’s an overused phrase, but it rings so true in the world of strength training. Eric Cressey nailed it when he simply said “you can’t just keep adding”. Between moving, starting a new job, preparing for …
I don’t know how some of you guys do it. Kudos to all of you who manage to train hard and effectively at a commercial gym. Gaining strength and building muscle at a place like Planet Fitness or Bally’s is harder than finding a good Nickelback song or a tasty beer that ends with the …
Humans are asymmetrical creatures. We’ve got two lungs and two kidneys, but only one heart, one liver and one pancreas. The two sides of our brain are in charge of totally different things. And most of us can only write, brush our teeth and pick our nose with one hand. These natural asymmetries inevitably lead …
The weekend is here and that can only mean two things for the young adult male population – schmedium t-shirts and late-night attempts to impress the ladies. I haven’t looked at the data regarding the correlation between small shirts, big arms and attention from the opposite sex, but anecdotal evidence says that guys think girls …
I’m a bit of a culinary historian. Well, that’s not entirely true. But I watch a lot of Food Network and try to model my life (and biceps) after Robert Irvine. Anyways, over the course of human history, people have consistently taken food or drink and tried to make it worse. Hence the rapid and …
Part 1 and Part 2 of this post outlined seven rules for metcon workouts to help you burn fat, increase work capacity and improve both aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Here’s a quick recap: Pick simple exercises Use full body movements Utilize high-intensity, short-duration workouts Limit eccentric loading Pick a goal and stick to it Don’t …
In Part 1 of this article, we learned what metcons are, why people love them and why you might want to do them. We also discussed four rules to make metcons more effective. To recap: Pick simple exercises Use full body movements Utilize high-intensity, short-duration workouts Limit eccentric loading Here are three more rules to …
High intensity workouts are all the rage. CrossFit. P90x. Insanity. Boot camps. People love them, and it’s not surprising. People love instant gratification. That’s why the aforementioned workout programs are so popular. People want to feel like they went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson (pre-head tattoo and Hangover cameo) because they seek validation for the …
The past week of lifting was extremely challenging for me, both physically and mentally. For the first time since November, I trained above 90 percent of my all-time best 1-rep maxes. And I pretty much fell flat on my face. I laid out a minimum amount of volume I needed to accumulate with such (relatively) …
My jaw dropped when I saw the number on the scale. I hadn’t weighed so little since I was in high school. But then I snapped out of it and remembered that it wasn’t the number on the scale that mattered. All I cared about were the numbers on the DEXA scan (used to measure …
