In 2007, a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism revealed a shocking truth. Testosterone levels in men in the US had plummeted. What they found was that on average the decline was happening at…
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7 Deadlift Mistakes Holding You Back from Gaining Strength and Muscle
Young Roman soldiers were required to do one thing post-battle: they had to walk the battlefield searching for their slain brethren and hoist them into a wagon for burial. Lifting dead weight from the ground…
The Meaning of The Iron Throne
Life’s greatest truths aren’t found self-help books, but in fiction. Game of Thrones is filled with tiny nuggets of wisdom throughout its pages. And the cultural phenomenon that has become the television series brings some of…
No More Bullsh*t (Part 2): 14 Nutrition Myths You Can Stop Believing in 2019
In Part One of this series, I covered the biggest and most bullshit-laden fitness myths swimming around the Internet today. But when it comes to food, there seem to be more nutrition myths than there…
No More Bullsh*t: 11 Fitness Myths You Need to Stop Believing in 2019
Dear Earth, we’re screwed. Right now, as you and I hurtle through space, some people believe that the Earth is flat. Yes, something that’s been a scientific fact for a few hundred years, is now,…
The Kick Ass Lessons I Learned from 37.5 Different Books in 2018
I read a bunch of books in 2018. Here’re my thoughts on each one.
21 Glute Exercises That are Better than Barbell Hip Thrusts
There’s a powerful and physique-altering exercise that athletes, supermodels, every goddamn Instagram fit chick on Earth, and even The Rock himself use to unflatten their droopy pancake-shaped asses. This exercise also builds tremendous lower body…
Barbell Rows: Chest or Stomach
How do you stand out from the crowd in a T-shirt? You could be one of those asshats who thinks wearing “Big Johnson” T-shirts are cool. They’re not. And if you wear those you’re lame…
How to Feel Your Lats like Never Before
Do you know what keeps your pelvis and lower back stable when you deadlift? Well, your core for one. And your glutes. But when it comes to all around strength and stability, you need strong(er)…
What the Jedi Got Wrong and the Sith Got Right
During the final pages of his 2005 NYT Best Selling novel, Looking for Alaska, John Green poses a question philosophers and religions have wrestled with for millennia. Why do we suffer? And, somewhat more importantly,…