You’re a Scam Artist

You’re a Scam Artist

It had been two weeks since I’d slept more than 3 hours a night. It felt like two years. I was at a career crossroads. My full time job had ended and I was left with a handful of side-gigs and about a dozen “irons in the fire.” I was in a good spot. I had options....
Protein, Crossfit, and P90X is Killing You Dead

Protein, Crossfit, and P90X is Killing You Dead

I have a “touch of OCD.” No, I don’t check whether the stove is off every 10 minutes or organize my sock drawer like Iron Chef Morimoto arranging an ornate plate of sushi. It’s just when I take an interest in something, I really take an interest — often at the...
Death By Cardio & the Fortress of Solitude

Death By Cardio & the Fortress of Solitude

You’re being misled. It’s not juiced-up bros and supplement hoes trying to pull the UnderArmor over your eyes. It’s “evidence-based” fitness trainers and writers, the ones who’ve taken it upon themselves to interpret the research for us. An interest in science is a...
Guest Blog: Where Geek Meets Muscle

Guest Blog: Where Geek Meets Muscle

I have a post coming out in a few days about bad research interpretation in the mainstream fitness media, but I want to set it up by offering a very smart researcher’s opinion. You see, I’m a total bro. I believe that the pump equals growth. I believe that hunger is a...
Muscle, Manhood, and Alpha Men

Muscle, Manhood, and Alpha Men

I’m insecure about a few things. I think most guys are to a degree. Some are insecure about their careers. Others are insecure about their relationships, or lack thereof. But there’s something about physical insecurities. They’re deep seeded and debilitating. And...
The Best Way to Lose Fat

The Best Way to Lose Fat

Fat loss sucks. Let me rephrase: Losing fat is pretty damn cool, but the process sucks like a Hoover. Especially the cardio, or energy system work, or whatever lipstick you want to smear on that old hairy sow. I loathe it; in an instinctual, visceral way that all...