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…
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No More Bullsh*t (Part 2): 14 Nutrition Myths You Can Stop Believing
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
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,…
Why You Should Count Macros vs Calories (and how to do it)
Imagine with me for a moment that you’re a 200-pound man, and you decide to start your day with breakfast at Starbucks.
How to Get Superhero Strong: 4 Heroic Strategies for Serious Lifters
Strength training is the fountain of youth. That’s not hyperbole, either. It’s science. Over an 18 year period, researchers studied 8,762 men aged 20-80 and found that those men who built and retained strength throughout…
How to Get (Long-term) Results at Planet Fitness
Let’s talk Planet Fitness for a minute. And no, I’m not here to lambaste the company. (I mean I do find it extremely hypocritical that they claim they’re “judgment-free” and yet they won’t allow tank…
The Secret the Greek Gods Didn’t Want You to Know
Why You’re Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon All Wrapped into One In the Summer of 2000, the third single off Vertical Horizon’s hit album, Everything You Want, was released on the radio. After their second single…
Why One Night of Overeating Isn’t Going to Hurt You
Overeating Isn’t Hurting You Like You Think Allow me to introduce Janet and Jason. Both Janet and Jason have been attempting to lose weight. Their average calorie intake for the day is around 2,000 for…
You Have the Same Amount of Hours in Your Day as Lin-Manuel Miranda
I spent the first weekend of October 2017 in Philidelphia for the Roman Fitness Systems Mastermind. The entire weekend was an amazing experience. But as I watched the sunrise over the edge of the Philadelphia…
It Takes a Village, Or Why Your Friends Matter More than You Think
On March 18th, 1962, a mission school in what is modern-day Tanzania, was forced to shut down completely due to an epidemic. What had incubated in a few girls, quickly spread to the village where…