Exercise is an end in itself, but training has a goal. The mistake a lot of people make is choosing the wrong goal — aesthetics. Everyone wants to have visible abs, the bikini or beach body, etc., and there’s nothing wrong with that. But unless you’re a physique competitor of some sort, you should be […]
First, take a minute to check out the competitors in the photo above (I chose this pic at random from the approximately 17 million on the internet. It’s a standard Men’s Physique competition; hence the board shorts – legs aren’t judged). Just glancing at the photo – or if you saw these three dude-bros
This is the follow-up to Consider the Source (August 2021) that I forgot to write. Sorry for the delay. In that early post I admonished people looking to YouTube for training and nutrition advice to consider whether they are part of the audience being advised. In other words, even correct information can be wrong for
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My biggest issue with the fitness space (“space” is the new word for field, industry, business, etc. — and that’s my second biggest issue) is the constant message that we need to constantly be adding something to our diet or training to get results. I get it, it’s a business, and a business thrives by
I’ve mentioned in a previous post – and in my eBook – that I don’t think fitness should involve daily math homework, that you shouldn’t spend the rest of your life opening your calorie tracker every time you eat. In the short term, however, it’s a good idea, and not just for those of
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Not long ago at my gym I saw a guy, probably my age or older, doing alternating barbell bench presses. He put a 25 lb. plate on the left end, did some reps with his left arm, turned the bar around, and did reps with his right. About a week later, I saw the same
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This post will be brief because I’ve addressed this subject before. The criticism of this year’s SI Swimsuit Issue – at least the criticism coming from those in the health, fitness, or medical fields – is not a personal attack on Yumi Nu. It’s not about body-shaming. It’s not about “fat-phobia.” It’s not about aesthetics.
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What if I told you there really was no such thing as “nutrition science?” I don’t mean that we know absolutely nothing about diet and nutrition – of course we know that eating to excess causes weight gain, that protein is important, that beef is more nutrient-dense than kale, etc. We know these things in
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If you haven’t read Part 1, please do — the following will make a lot more sense. Ancel KeysIn addition to the Minnesota Coronary Survey, Ancel Keys was responsible for the Six Countries Study, which measured the use of saturated fat substitutes like margarine and vegetable oils against cardiac disease rates. His findings clearly showed
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Over the past two years, we’ve become obsessed with “the science,” as if science were a synonym for fact. It’s not. Science is a process of discovering what’s true and is (often) subject to change. This is especially true in the area of nutrition and training, where the main variable is a human being, no
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