Protecting Your Mind Space

Part of the reason I turned off comments on this blog is to reduce spam, but most of the reason is to insulate my mind space from distracting information. Brad Pilon summed this up in a recent facebook post beautifully. Guys and girls as a reminder: It would be greatly appreciated if you would not … Continue reading Protecting Your Mind Space →

A Saturday Hike

Texas, on the balance, is pretty damn flat. Save for the Big Bend Region, there really aren't much in the way of mountains like the ones I grew up with in Arizona. That said, Austin is effectively the start of the Hill Country here in Texas where it starts looking like this: And possibly the … Continue reading A Saturday Hike →

“Strength Training and the Biomarkers of Aging” video from the 21 Convention

This past summer I presented a talk to the young men of the 21 Convention in which I described how strength training can help expand and retain health through our very finite human lifespan. I felt at the time the talk went well and in viewing it now I still feel this way. Are there … Continue reading “Strength Training and the Biomarkers of Aging” video from the 21 Convention →

The “Magic List” by John Christy

I'm a big fan of the late John Christy's work. Basic progression, big exercises, avoid injury, think long term...these were his basic tenets. He wrote a LOT of stuff over the years and you can still buy his book "Real Strength, Real Muscle" for the in-depth version of what I'm about to post. Is the … Continue reading The “Magic List” by John Christy →

The Truth About Exercise Revisited

I'm a minimalist when it comes to exercise. A really small, really intense dose is all that is needed for the vast majority of people to manifest all of the health benefits that exercise can provide. This does not mean that you can then get away with bed rest in the face of this concentrated … Continue reading The Truth About Exercise Revisited →

RIP: Greg Anderson

On Sunday December 2nd, I received a call from Doug McGuff was very sad news: our mutual friend Greg Anderson had suddenly died. It was all I could do not to cry as I staggered to sit on the curb in Downtown Austin. I was speechless, which is not something that often happens to me. … Continue reading RIP: Greg Anderson →

Rate Of Gain Vs. Injury Potential

The inspiration for this post came from a comment I left on Free The Animal: Maintain your modest goals and a modest rate of gain; your peers are in decay and if you advance even a little bit you’re doing even better by comparison. I stress this to my clients on a daily basis. From … Continue reading Rate Of Gain Vs. Injury Potential →

When It Comes to Food Intake Reporting, People Are Damn Dirty Liars

There is no other way to describe it. People want to jump through all sorts of mental hoops, finding increasingly complex minutia to pin the obesity epidemic on but the fact is that people don't know what they are eating and obese people really don't know what they're eating. I'm being kind with that statement. … Continue reading When It Comes to Food Intake Reporting, People Are Damn Dirty Liars →

Doug McGuff on keeping your liberty by keeping your ass out of the medical system!

I've known Doug McGuff for a number of years now and had the privilege of being able to pick his brain nearly at will (save for when he's not saving someone's ass in the emergency room). Gracious, humble, and more informed than any 3 people you might know combined. As I told him after my … Continue reading Doug McGuff on keeping your liberty by keeping your ass out of the medical system! →

Skyler The Grouch

An alternate title might be "the duality of a personality as it pertains to physical exertion." For those of you still hanging around, let me explain. I'm a very easy-going guy. I like to spend most of my time in idle, a life of languid rest, lost in thought, and generally as low on the … Continue reading Skyler The Grouch →