The degree of corruption in this President and his Administration is so exhaustive it's difficult to quantify. From the level of dishonesty on all things--from the most petty to the most consequential--the complete ignorance of, and most disgracefully, the complete disregard for the law, the Constitution and our bedrock principles of democracy, to the overt …
How Important is the Deadlift?
It's pretty freaking important. For the average Masters II powerlifter in the USAPL last year, the Deadlift was 42.5% of their total. When you consider that to win a Powerlifting Competition you must put up a total higher than your competitors, a big Deadlift is imperative to putting a W next to your name. It …
Cardio strategies for Fat Loss
There are none. That's not how fat loss happens. On the left, I did regular cardio on a stair climber. Almost daily, fasted, for 45 minutes to an hour. On the right, exactly 1 year of dieting later, with zero cardio. Zero. Lift weights. Eat less. Don't believe me? Good. I applaud your skepticism. …
So you want to get Lean
Get this app and log your weight every morning when you wake up. You can set it to remind you at your chosen time of day, like 6:00 AM or, if you like sleeping in, 7:00 AM. Don't worry about daily fluctuations. Once a week (I think it's on Sunday mornings) the app will tell you …
I don’t like Day Games
I think day baseball games should be banned. It's too bright out and hot in the summer. I'm probably doing something else so I can't watch. First pitch is 7:05 PM. That's just the way it's supposed to be.
UL83 for Powerlifting
Following in Jim Wendler's footsteps, I've taken my immensely popular (in my mind) strength training program, UL83, and updated it specifically for Powerlifting. If you've read the program, you know I stated that "This is not a program designed for a sport of any particular stripe, nor to make you more athletic or more intelligent, …
The 5th Percentile
I awoke at O'Dark:30 today for unknown reasons and bleary-eyed, I prepared my morning pre-workout bevvie and scanned Facebook to be sure the world hadn't ended while I slept. A friend posted an article from Greg Nuckols over at Stronger By Science titled, How to Get Strong, Part 2. Hard to resist such a title, …
The Number of the Counting Shall be 3
As I drove to the gym this morning, angry about the bones I picked before I left, I started thinking about the RPE’s for today’s training. In full rebellion mode now, I decided I would no longer use RTS’ RPE scale, but make my own. After all, why are there 10 numbers in the RPE …
Picking Bones
Jamie Lewis, one-time Powerlifting World Record holder, after preparing for a competition with his chaotic brand of training, including no deadlifts at all, wrote: “What I learned, training-wise...take everything everyone says with a grain of salt. There's very little training advice I've gotten over the years that's worth a shit.” My experience over the last …
An awesome start to MLB 2017
In 2003, I spoke prophetic words to my young family at the start of the MLB season: "I'm really going to get into it this year. Really immerse myself; watch all the games, keep score. Really have fun with it." My team, the Florida Marlins, would go on to have the most unlikely of seasons …
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