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: 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,…
7 Physique Altering Unilateral Exercises that Build More Muscle & Improve Your Life
Do you feel like one side of your body is weaker than the other? Wouldn’t it be great as well if you could address those weaker body parts while also burning a few extra calories?
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…
The Best Damn Bodyweight Workout (That You’ll Never Do Because Bodyweight Exercises F*cking Suck)
Your vacation is finally here. All that time you’ve spent dieting to lose that unsightly belly fat and all those hours you invested into the gym to chisel out your rock hard muscle is about to…
Brandon Ridner on Losing Over 20+ pounds of fat, Gaining 10+ Pounds of Lean Muscle, & How Lifting Improved His Quality of Life.
In January of 2017, Brandon Ridner reached out to me about coaching. He had just lost a ton of weight via a weight loss competition at work, but he was weak; he had lost his…
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…
Swoltality: 7 Fat-Burning Workout Finishers that Torch Body Fat
Workout Finishers that Keep Your Metabolism Toasty Do you remember the first time you ripped off your mask and blew a fireball at your opponent and watched him burn down to the bone? Or do…
Joel Cohen on How to Lose a Marathon & Writing for The Simpsons
Joel H. Cohen is a Canadian writer who has written for Saturday Night Live, Suddenly Susan and The Simpsons. He penned the famous season three episode of “Flaming Moe’s.” Joel received a Bachelor of Science…
Why It’s Important to Practice Basic Lifting Patterns Everyday
I felt no pain at first. But once I saw the blood, dirt, and sweat coalesce, that’s when I felt it: A searing sensation that surged from my lower body to the back of my…