So, you suddenly need to train at home…

I’ve been tweaking workouts to accommodate home gyms if (when?) commercial gyms are required to close. For folks who have a barbell, weights, dumbbells, adjustable bench, and squat rack (ideally), I can make most anything work. But for those with just resistance...
The Rock’s Cheat Meal

The Rock’s Cheat Meal

Wow! Look at the Rock’s cheat meal! What a horrible message. He’s labelling his favorite foods as a cheat! Doesn’t he realize stigmatizing foods as off-limits or “bad” creates enormous anxiety in the average person? It becomes like...

30 Years Without a Cheat Meal?

I don’t have many noteworthy qualities that I’m proud of. Unlike my wife’s friend. He’s absolutely brilliant and a lead researcher in developing the recent Ebola vaccine and (apparently) even tested it on himself. When I first heard that, I...

Survivorship Bias in Fitness

During World War 2, the US Air Force had a problem. Planes were returning to base riddled with bullet holes, so the military decided it needed better ways to protect the planes and the crew. When they plotted out the damage the planes were incurring, it was...