So we're in the thick of the holiday season, where you've purchased everything you're going to make for Thanksgiving and cannot wait to push it down your neck. I get it! I spent yesterday going to 4 stores just to get the ingredients for a (totally incredible) spice blend that will go on our roasted … Continue reading Ideas for managing the “weight gain gap”
Author: Skyler Tanner
Some people “get it” and some people don’t.
I'm going to try blogging once per week, to any length, about things I've been thinking about, or about what I've been reading as long as it pertains to exercise science in some capacity. I've noticed that across the blogosphere, there seems to be a binary state of affairs regarding diet and exercise: you either … Continue reading Some people “get it” and some people don’t.
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The Value Of Abbreviated Training
Long time, no talk. Hope you all have been well. Briefly, an abbreviated post (see what I did there?). Sarah and I recently had our second child and I cannot begin to tell you the value that I now derive from that which I have been a proponent of for 16+ years. Rationally, I understood … Continue reading The Value Of Abbreviated Training
Questions & Answers: Generalism & Modality Combination
Just received this question: Skyler, Great article. How might a workout look if you're combining modalities and only have a few days a week to train? I have a job and a kid; I can't wander the world looking for new ways to move just because! -Tyler Skanner, Austin, TX Thanks Tyler, So here's a … Continue reading Questions & Answers: Generalism & Modality Combination
What is a “generalist” anyway?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook … Continue reading What is a “generalist” anyway?
It’s True: Wood Really Is Better
I feel like I'm going all Raymond Calitri here: "Metal is cold...ugly. Wood is warm...clean...provided by nature." I would have thought it crazy, but a fictional character is a great, bad action flick is right. Ryan Hurst at GMB talks about this in a podcast but wood just feels better for the sake of doing … Continue reading It’s True: Wood Really Is Better
“Suddenly We Were Aspiring Gymnasts.”
Craig's comment from a couple posts ago got me thinking. First the comment: Interesting to see your followup comments about body weight exercise and injury. After reading the previous post, I looked at the GMB site and saw a lot of gymnastic looking stuff. My first thought was how rough some of those things can … Continue reading “Suddenly We Were Aspiring Gymnasts.”
A Little Bad News/Good News
Remember how in my talk "Resistance Training, Brain Structure, and Brain Function," I talked about how much of the evidence I was presenting was from my graduate research? I had submitted that paper for publication and was waiting to hear back. Bad news: My paper was rejected! Good news: It was rejected because not long … Continue reading A Little Bad News/Good News
More Questions: Supplements and movement
Got another question, and another answer! Fantastic. I’m considering doing equipment free bodyweight training and being active instead of those draining infrequent sessions. Everybody has 45 minutes a day for “activity”. You don’t mention supplements. I became kind of mentally dependent on creatine 5g/day and would like to drop it, the fear of missing out … Continue reading More Questions: Supplements and movement
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