Deb’s Day – A Request

Today is both Mother's Day and my mother's birthday. One month ago to the day she passed away due to complications from Stage 4 colon cancer. She was 47 years old.My mother was once a beautiful model, though she was always the most beautiful woman in the world to me, so suffice to say that … Continue reading Deb’s Day – A Request →

Discussing The Pre/Trans Fallacy Applied to Diet/Exercise

Normally, I start a post with a snazzy picture as a means of attention; instead, I'll define what the pre/trans fallacy is. Ken Wilber developed when referring to the path of enlightenment and how cluttered and mistaken people can become: The idea is simple: since both pre-rational and trans-rational are non-rational, they are easily confused. … Continue reading Discussing The Pre/Trans Fallacy Applied to Diet/Exercise →

Power Law Revisited

When I first stated this law I noted that might add commentary on the notion of Power Law Training, specifically the application from Art De Vany. I like the idea, but disagree with the application.To generalize, De Vany is a fan of varied frequency, working out only when you really want to, when you feel … Continue reading Power Law Revisited →

The Safety Squat Bar: Making a Tall Guy Squat Right

My friend Doug McGuff , author of the new book Body by Science, once made this comment at a training conference: "We tend toward the things we're not naturally talented at." I find this accurate in my own life, as I was a beanpole basketball player growing up who decided to try his hand at, … Continue reading The Safety Squat Bar: Making a Tall Guy Squat Right →

It Isn’t Magic To Eat Like A Hunter-Gatherer

I am not a paleo romantic. I don't believe life was better when we were roaming tribes. I don't care that my ancestors had more muscle and less fat. I live in a post-modern society that values science as a means to explain the world around me and I have no intention of looking like … Continue reading It Isn’t Magic To Eat Like A Hunter-Gatherer →

Sausage Salad

A quick, if unusual, update for me. Tonight's dinner is somewhat of a staple in my house, namely a turkey sausage salad with homemade apple vinegarette. Both of these recipes are from John Berardi's book Gourmet Nutrition and incredibly easy to make: sausage, english walnuts, fuji apple slices, spinach...omitted the quinoa because I don't like … Continue reading Sausage Salad →

Review: Fat Head

So I'm all for sports/health documenteries that take a nice preconcieved notion and jostles the shit out of it. Bigger/Faster/Stronger did this for me last year and now we have Fathead to have a chat about.I've been aware of Fathead since sometime last year, when clips of the documentary starting popping on on various health/fitness … Continue reading Review: Fat Head →

The Future of Strength Training?

So my studio recently became a testing ground for what just may be the future of exercise. What if you could train a muscle to total exhaustion, safetly, without the aid of spotters to save a large weight from crushing your skull? Intrigued? Read on...While Efficient Exercise has been on the cutting edge, using training … Continue reading The Future of Strength Training? →

46″ Hip to Box Jump

Just some vertical leap training that I've been working on. The chops were weighing me down, so I cut them off. 😉

Fitness Spotlight Article – Intermittent Fasting

Hello everyone, It's been a busy time of year with both training, class, and certifications. I've got a few new posts coming down the pipe but wanted to link over to the Fitness Spotlight where I wrote a post about my own experiments with intermittent fasting: Intermittent Fasting for Neurotic Athletes