Everything changed on Christmas Eve of 2020. My wife came home with a couple of pregnancy tests, and the next thing I knew, shit got real. But hey, I had a lot of time before…
What’s Better for Fat Loss: Cardio or Weights?
It’s a question that never seems to get answered — what’s better for losing weight: cardio or weights? Google that, and you’ll get millions of hits and enough articles to fill the Library of Alexandria…
The Bulgarian Split Squat: The Best Leg and Booty Builder
Fact: adding the name of an Eastern European country to the beginning of an exercise increases the amount of muscle you can build by 10x. Okay, that’s not actually true at all. But the Romanians…
Parenting Advice from Random People on the Internet
Once a year I poll my email list asking them how they’re doing, what they’re struggling with, and if there’s anything I can do to help them on their health and fitness journey. But this…
(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Motivation
The French call it raison d’être, a reason to live. But when it comes to meaning or purpose, I love the Japanese concept of ikigai. You see, ikigai combines two words, iki (to live) and gai…
How Star Wars Can Change Your Life
“Why do you need four copies of Star Wars?” To me, that’s the dumbest question my wife could ask me. Of course I need four copies of Return of the Jedi. There’s the unaltered version,…
What’s the Best Fat Burning Exercise?
How did you make it to the page you’re on now? Did you Google “fat burning exercises” hoping to find the secret to leaner legs, toned arms, and less belly fat? Cool. If you used…
ARMerica: 3 Exercises for Building Bigger Biceps
America is the best nation on Earth and that is a scientific fact. Why is this an undeniable fact? It’s not because we invented freedom, or Coca-Cola and McDonalds, and as much as I would…
Why Everyone Should Lift Weights
As the self-proclaimed “Sith Lord of Strength,” there’s one thing I (absolutely) believe you should be doing. You should be lifting weights. But my reasoning why may surprise you, as it has nothing…
Progressive Overload: The Ancient Secret to Getting Stronger
Have you ever heard of Milos of Croton? Sure, he sounds like someone from Game of Thrones. But he was a real dude. And his story is the best example of how to progress in the…