In Defense of Higher Learning

In Defense of Higher Learning

Check out the photo below. It was taken late one night (okay, maybe not late by NYC standards) at a speakeasy in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. In the photo is me, my wife, and our very good friend and fellow Canadian, Dr. Bryan Chung. Whenever I see this photo, the...
Meathead Meditation

Meathead Meditation

A few months ago, I basically doubled my training volume — from about 5 hours a week to 10 hours — doing a mixture of heavy lifting, higher volume hypertrophy work, and a lot of martial arts training. Adapting to the sudden increase in work was...
10 Things I Love About New York City

10 Things I Love About New York City

It’s Fall in New York City, and while the heat is still hanging around the humidity has officially left the building, making way for the best season to be in the Big Apple. It’s also the busiest. Holidays are over and students are everywhere, staking out coffee shops,...