40 years old ain’t like it used to be

40 years old ain’t like it used to be

As I’ve said before: most over-40 training systems are BS. This is cause 40 years old today ain’t like it used to be. Sure some people will still peak in their teens and be broken down and overweight by their forties. But many others training at 40 are only just...
Stop buying fitness gadgets

Stop buying fitness gadgets

Stop buying fitness gadgets. Barbells, plates, dumbbells, benches, etc. have been around for 100 years. Jack LaLanne, the first fitness influencer, invented the cable-pulley machine in the 1950s. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if some yoked Soviet lumberjack beat him...
About Charlie and the fight of his life

About Charlie and the fight of his life

I love martial arts. It’s the perfect complement to strength training. The most intense and rewarding fight training I’ve experienced was at a Krav Maga school in New York City. I’ll spare you any contrived tough-guy war stories because this story isn’t about fighting...
Gaining and losing the same 10 lbs.

Gaining and losing the same 10 lbs.

Great question from a 40-something guy with a very common problem: “I wanna get a bit bigger, just not too fat in the process. But whenever I try the cut/bulk cycle, it just seems like I gain and lose the same 10 pounds of fat. What do I do?” Here’s the deal: bulking...