The CSPI Stikes Again: Movie PopCorn Edition

The militant-vegetarian-posing-as-nutritional-big-brother CSPI were (shockingly) allowed to comment on this story about the amount of calories in a a medium popcorn and soda combo at your local theater. The grand total of this dynamic duo, 1610 calories and 60 grams of saturated fat, is certainly excessive for anyone in one sitting. However, let's play this … Continue reading The CSPI Stikes Again: Movie PopCorn Edition →

The Definitive Growth Hormone Post

I'm a fan of a hormonally adequate environment for health and fitness. By this, I mean that all hormones should be in a normal physiological range. Point of fact, if one was to believe the claims of supplement hucksters, all the cortisol in our body should be destroyed, when in reality only excessively high levels … Continue reading The Definitive Growth Hormone Post →

The Favorable Path

I was recently re-listening to the discussion between Charles Staley and Arthur De Vany. In typical cock-hole bravado, I went and found studies that refuted the notion of fasted state workouts expressing genetic adaptations favorable to hypertrophy. However, there is a line at the end of the interview that I really like. Staley quoted Art … Continue reading The Favorable Path →

Lift Weights Until You Keel Over And Die

Just a quick blurb about an older study I found this week whilst writing a post over at the work blog: We conclude that high-resistance weight training leads to significant gains in muscle strength, size, and functional mobility among frail residents of nursing homes up to 96 years of age. 96 years old. That's 70(!) … Continue reading Lift Weights Until You Keel Over And Die →

Define Your Terms

"You want to start working out. Great. Why? Health and fitness? Good. What's that? Low body fat and a high vertical jump? Great. Have you always thought these associate with health and fitness? No? So why now?" It's quite the dilemma, using precise language for an imprecise and moving target. However, I think it is … Continue reading Define Your Terms →

Personal Mythology: Using The Narrative Fallacy To Your Advantage

After a short discussion with Brent over at Healthcare Epistemocrat, I posted this simple quote on my announcement wall at my studio: "Culture and mythology trump everything: we live by fiction." And just above that quote, I added a quote from Shinzen Young that tied in serendipitously: " To teach is to inevitably mislead people … Continue reading Personal Mythology: Using The Narrative Fallacy To Your Advantage →

Update On The Work Blog: Avoid Getting Mired In Minutia

It's a simple message but it needs repeating: worrying about the small things when the large things are fucked up will only leave you spinning your wheels on the road to health. I like a big smokey burnout as much as the next guy, but not in this instance! Click here!

Feast Or Famine: Effects On Alcohol Absorption

Picture this: it's Friday night and earlier in the day I set a new PR in the squat. I always overfeed and allow for some irregular (for my diet) food consumption on my training days. The girlfriend had kicked me out because it was girls night, so I was going to have a couple beers, … Continue reading Feast Or Famine: Effects On Alcohol Absorption →

The Extra-Fat Experiment

I like fat. A lot. I typically go through a pound of aged cheddar a week. I just ate a homemade, grass-fed bacon cheeseburger. I like fat. A Lot. I like carbs. I typically drink a liter of chocolate milk from Jersey cows after my workout. I'm about to enjoy a local blonde ale. I … Continue reading The Extra-Fat Experiment →

55″ Box Jump – A Video

I've been working on my vertical leap more and more, training toward a 40" vertical leap goal. We're inching, literally, along and here's an example of improvement (the still shows the vid sideways, but it plays normal. Strange, I know): If this doesn't get me onto Conditioning Research, I don't know what will!