So what does it really take to get ripped? For anyone interested in “aesthetic bodybuilding” (or just looking fetching in your board shorts) getting ripped is the ultimate goal. It’s fascinating and daunting, not to mention grossly misunderstood. In my last post, I threw a stiff jab at a common myth in the diet and fitness industry: that being “ripped” is just a slightly more challenging...

I help people get lean. Most want to do it cause it looks awesome. But the benefits go beyond just looks. Being lean is healthier, easier on the joints, and a far better “place” to be, whether your goal is to add new muscle or just cruise through middle age looking and feeling like you have your collective shit together. As I’ve gotten older (and helped more people) I’ve grown to realize how...

The world thinks you’re a moron. A superficial fool. An insecure, overgrown adolescent. All because you want to be lean and muscular as you get older. What you “should” be doing, they say, is eat and exercise to “be healthy.” Presumably to maintain your ability to pee straight and not require a motorized scooter to cruise thru Costco. While I exaggerate of course, it’s the underlying “trade the...

I was tired of the question. How was Haiti? Either that or my answer was wearing on me. I don’t know. I recently joined a small team of Canadian and American dental professionals for a seven-day outreach in Port au Prince, Haiti. As a “non-doc,” I was to be one of a few support staff. As in sterilizing instruments and carrying anything heavy. “Sounds like job creation for meatheads?” I asked the...

I don't run guest blogs often. But I will make an exception when the writer is someone I like and has a message that I think needs to be heard. (A folder of inappropriate pictures and an ultimatum has nothing to do with it.) With that in mind, the following is a guest article from Slyvon Blanco, owner of Von Blanco Fitness, his blog where he writes about fitness stuff for busy men & women...