Lately if you follow any “science backed” fitness coach or influencer they’re all saying that time under tension for muscle hypertrophy is outdated and you’re an idiot if you still believe in it. But is it really fake? No. But, yeah it kind of is. It’s a bit complicated but since no one actually explains…
Getting better at anything usually requires you to do more of the thing. I wanted to test out this theory and see how many pounds I can add to my squat if I squatted every training session for 100 days. To be clear, I’m not squatting everyday for 100 days. I’m squatting every time I…
I don’t know when it became the norm to do dozens of exercises each time you go to the gym. Back day has you doing 6 different variations of rows, leg day has you doing 8 kinds of lunges… What on earth is the point? Let’s take a moment to learn from minimalism. You don’t…
Being fit, strong, and healthy is hard work. You work hard at the gym, lift heavy, and run hard. It would be such a shame to have the gains from all of that hard work robbed from you. And you might be doing just that with these bad habits. Here are 3 things that could…
My wife and I often let friends and budding gym goers lift with us. I don’t mind. I enjoy having a good community of lifters and I love teaching others about lifting. One friend got into lifting about a year ago and loves it. He is still a relative novice but you can’t beat his…
This question will inevitably cross a beginner’s mind at some point. If a program says to do 5 sets of 5 on the incline bench press, do the warm up sets count towards those 5 sets? Simple. No. You only start counting the 5 sets once you get up to your working weight. You can…
Everyone wants to get jacked but no one knows where to put forth their time and energy. The 80/20 rule remains true for fitness. A vast majority (about 80%) of your gains will come from about 20% of what you do. This means that there are endless gimmicks in the other 80% that will distract…
In part 1, we explored common technical faults and injuries of running that can be remedied with strength training. As mentioned in the previous post, running is a strenuous activity. Proper technique requires a certain level of strength. In this post, we will go over the various performance gains runners can expect from strength training.…
If you’re looking for exercises to lose weight, you’ve probably heard from somewhere that you need to do cardio. Go out and run, jog on a treadmill, hop on an elliptical, or ride a stationary bike for an hour. Do that everyday for weight loss. Nope. That sounds like hell to me. Boring, time consuming,…
Getting better at anything usually requires you to do more of the thing. I wanted to test out this theory and see how many pounds I can add to my squat if I squatted every training session for 100 days. To be clear, I’m not squatting everyday for 100 days. I’m squatting every time I…
The weight room is my happy place. I like to think that it will welcome anyone who has any inkling of interest in lifting. But… I often forget that for the uninitiated, it can be a bit scary and intimidating. You can feel very vulnerable… You’re doing big movements on display in front of everyone!…
If you spend enough time in the gym or the fitness realm, you’ll find that there are a lot of things to spend your time doing. Strength, mobility, plyometrics, conditioning… but never cardio. F*** that shit (calm down, this is a joke, people). You may also figure out that there are a lot of muscles…
A common topic that my dad brings up are the physical problems that his friends are having. “Bill is having some trouble standing up from a chair. Is there anything he can do?” “Jack is having some shoulder problems. It’s bad. Can you take a look at him?” “My friend fell. This is the second…
Human beings are relatively predictable beings, so in general they will have a number of needs in order to achieve something. It is no different in strength training or getting jacked. There are general needs that everyone has, and if they are not addressing it, they are shortchanging their results. Give me any program and…
Lately if you follow any “science backed” fitness coach or influencer they’re all saying that time under tension for muscle hypertrophy is outdated and you’re an idiot if you still believe in it. But is it really fake? No. But, yeah it kind of is. It’s a bit complicated but since no one actually explains…
Getting better at anything usually requires you to do more of the thing. I wanted to test out this theory and see how many pounds I can add to my squat if I squatted every training session for 100 days. To be clear, I’m not squatting everyday for 100 days. I’m squatting every time I…
I don’t know when it became the norm to do dozens of exercises each time you go to the gym. Back day has you doing 6 different variations of rows, leg day has you doing 8 kinds of lunges… What on earth is the point? Let’s take a moment to learn from minimalism. You don’t…
Being fit, strong, and healthy is hard work. You work hard at the gym, lift heavy, and run hard. It would be such a shame to have the gains from all of that hard work robbed from you. And you might be doing just that with these bad habits. Here are 3 things that could…
My wife and I often let friends and budding gym goers lift with us. I don’t mind. I enjoy having a good community of lifters and I love teaching others about lifting. One friend got into lifting about a year ago and loves it. He is still a relative novice but you can’t beat his…
This question will inevitably cross a beginner’s mind at some point. If a program says to do 5 sets of 5 on the incline bench press, do the warm up sets count towards those 5 sets? Simple. No. You only start counting the 5 sets once you get up to your working weight. You can…
Everyone wants to get jacked but no one knows where to put forth their time and energy. The 80/20 rule remains true for fitness. A vast majority (about 80%) of your gains will come from about 20% of what you do. This means that there are endless gimmicks in the other 80% that will distract…
In part 1, we explored common technical faults and injuries of running that can be remedied with strength training. As mentioned in the previous post, running is a strenuous activity. Proper technique requires a certain level of strength. In this post, we will go over the various performance gains runners can expect from strength training.…
If you’re looking for exercises to lose weight, you’ve probably heard from somewhere that you need to do cardio. Go out and run, jog on a treadmill, hop on an elliptical, or ride a stationary bike for an hour. Do that everyday for weight loss. Nope. That sounds like hell to me. Boring, time consuming,…
The weight room is my happy place. I like to think that it will welcome anyone who has any inkling of interest in lifting. But… I often forget that for the uninitiated, it can be a bit scary and intimidating. You can feel very vulnerable… You’re doing big movements on display in front of everyone!…
If you spend enough time in the gym or the fitness realm, you’ll find that there are a lot of things to spend your time doing. Strength, mobility, plyometrics, conditioning… but never cardio. F*** that shit (calm down, this is a joke, people). You may also figure out that there are a lot of muscles…
A common topic that my dad brings up are the physical problems that his friends are having. “Bill is having some trouble standing up from a chair. Is there anything he can do?” “Jack is having some shoulder problems. It’s bad. Can you take a look at him?” “My friend fell. This is the second…
Human beings are relatively predictable beings, so in general they will have a number of needs in order to achieve something. It is no different in strength training or getting jacked. There are general needs that everyone has, and if they are not addressing it, they are shortchanging their results. Give me any program and…
