The Best Teacher is Experience

The Best Teacher is Experience

The past few years I’ve come full circle. When I was a kid through my 20’s, I wanted to be a card-carrying musclehead. I was never too concerned with the competitive side of the sport. What happened on contest day didn’t do much for me. Instead I was far more...
When in Doubt … Work Harder.

When in Doubt … Work Harder.

In training, finding “your working gear” is everything. It’s that zone where all the noise drifts away, allowing your brain and body to fully get in sync. Now it’s not avoiding all distractions or human interaction like some insufferable...
Over 40 Training is a Scam

Over 40 Training is a Scam

  Everything you’ve read about working out past 40 is a scam. All right, that’s click-baity exaggeration. How about, if you’re fit it’s ineffective, out of touch, and painfully condescending? Some back-story: a popular magazine asked me to write an article on...
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...
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,...