Latest Research on Weight Training: Much Less There than Meets the Eye Hardly a week goes by when...
Men’s fitness over 50
A 5-second trick to help overcome physical weaknesses.
A 5-second trick to help overcome physical weaknesses. As longtime lifters we gradually move into...
When Less is More: Give Yourself a Gift
When Less is More: Give Yourself a Gift As a devoted practitioner of fitness there are some free...
Where does fat go when you lose it? Mainly out of your mouth.
Where does fat go when you lose it? Mainly out of your mouth. For someone who has been involved in physical fitness activities for decades, I was surprised to find that I didnt know the precise answer to this question. There is was in my daily news update from MIT...
Small Changes that Make a BIG Difference
Small Changes that make a BIG difference and a hard to believe story from long ago Regular readers of this column know that one of my enduring bits of advice is that working to achieve near perfect lifting technique is the only way to realize your full potential. It...
Longevity Research: Some Hard Questions
Longevity Research: Some Hard Questions Longevity research has gotten a lot of news coverage lately in part because Saudi Arabia has announced plans to spend a billion dollars a year on extending life. The bozo press has routinely concocted stories about amazing...
Turning 82 and Still Powerlifting
Reflections on turning 82 and still powerlifting I turned 82 this past week and am getting ready to participate in Bull Stewarts August 20 Bench Press-Deadlift meet at Alki Beach in Seattle. That sounds strange even to me. Im truly blessed to still be able to lift...
Mini Practice: Stealth opportunities for valuable strength building
Mini Practice: Stealth opportunities for valuable strength building Most of us make a clear distinction between the time when we are doing our workouts and all the other time in the day. Time in the gym (or wherever) is when you focus on physical training. At other...
Fitness Metrics: Stick to what is important
Fitness Metrics: Stick to what is important The fitness market is awash in apps that promise miracle results through providing a huge amount of physiological data about the user. Any activity that can be monitored is recorded. Realtime information on physical...