Resistance Training as the Mode of Choice for Health and Fitness

I was alerted to the following paper through James Steele via Twitter: Uncomplicated resistance training and health-related outcomes: evidence for a public health mandate. Abstract: Compared to aerobic training (AT), resistance training (RT) has received far less attention as a prescription for general health. However, RT is as effective as AT in lowering risk for … Continue reading Resistance Training as the Mode of Choice for Health and Fitness →

Reader Q&A – Strength Without Size Plus More

Reader Jeff had a series of questions for me after viewing my 21 Convention talk. I thought it would be a good opportunity to share with you, my amazing readers, the answers as I think you'll find it helpful. My response will be normal text while Jeff's questions will be in italics: ... Hey Skyler, … Continue reading Reader Q&A – Strength Without Size Plus More →

My Presentation at the 21 Convention

Recently Anthony posted my speech from this summer's 21 Convention in Orlando, Florida. After my quasi-manifesto post, "The Six Year Itch," Anthony contacted me to do a live version, expanding what I had been through and adding some wisdom about potential, training, and the hype that so many marketers like to put on strength training … Continue reading My Presentation at the 21 Convention →

Exercise vs. Recreation Revisited

I found myself getting prepared for a client this morning, getting my points I wanted to make addressed, and I came across a post over at Steve's "Diabetic Mediterranean Diet" blog that actually back-linked to an article posted at our website. In this, Ken Hutchins talks about how exercise and recreation are not necessarily the … Continue reading Exercise vs. Recreation Revisited →

Exercise And Longevity: Dan Buettner (Almost) Throws The Baby Out With The Bathwater

I've had this post in my "to be finished" list for some time now, mostly because I had a knee-jerk reaction and never revisited the article. I'm glad I didn't shoot from the hip on this one. Dan Buettner is a "longevity expert" by osmosis. There's no degree in longevity or an industry requiring such … Continue reading Exercise And Longevity: Dan Buettner (Almost) Throws The Baby Out With The Bathwater →

Motor Learning and Exercise Physiology

So this semester I'm taking 2 courses to fulfill my leveling requirements for entrance into my M.S. program. While I find motor learning and exercise physiology terribly fascinating, I'm even more fascinated by the the fact that so few trainers and fitness enthusiasts have anything beyond a mere clue when it comes to these subjects. … Continue reading Motor Learning and Exercise Physiology →

There Are No Shortcuts

I hate traffic. Not that I think anyone in the world actually *likes* being traffic (which is the case, as opposed to being stuck "in" traffic), but I think some people handle it better than others. Traffic used to irritate me to the point of intense rage. I would quickly find myself in a very … Continue reading There Are No Shortcuts →

Ancestral Health Symposium 2011

There are approximately a gajillion posts about this event (hell, just crank through the twitter hashtag #ahs2011) but I thought I should throw my 2 cents in. First, I'd like to show you the greatest thing I've ever seen: Right in the fat of the UCLA campus no less. Keith and I presented with what … Continue reading Ancestral Health Symposium 2011 →

You have limits…what will you do when you reach them?

Steve Prefontaine was an obscure distance runner made famous by Jared Leto... Actually "Pre" was a record-setting distance runner that is cemented is mythology by tragically dying in a car crash. "Pre" believed that there was no such thing as talent: it was a myth and he was merely willing to suffer more than anybody … Continue reading You have limits…what will you do when you reach them? →

In Support of Technological Advancement in Exercise

I've been knee-deep in school work since the semester is only 1 month long but I've been thinking about tech, specifically how mainstream health and fitness are effectively neo-luddites. I think this has to do, in part, with the relative youth of exercise science. While the teaching of physical education at the University level "officially" … Continue reading In Support of Technological Advancement in Exercise →