They Don’t Tell You Everything in the Handbook! When I decided to go on the keto diet almost three years ago, I expected to lose weight. I researched it extensively for a month before giving it a go, so I thought I knew everything about it. But there are always those things beyond the scientific facts that often…

Through a Combination of Stretching and Strengthening Feet are often overlooked when it comes to exercise. People will work their chests, shoulders, backs, arms, legs, glutes, and some will even do their necks, but rarely do we think to include our feet. We often take our feet for granted, assuming that they’re already up to snuff for…

And It’s Ridiculously Easy! Anyone can lose weight. The problem is that many people just don’t know how to. Many people try to starve themselves to lose weight, but all that does is make you insanely hungry. Just as many people try to burn it off with intense exercise, but that just makes your…

How I make a resolution and stick with it — It’s that time again! The new year is upon us, and we’re determined to make that resolution to improve our lives in some important way. The internet is full of statistics showing that the vast majority of people fail to succeed in realizing their resolutions, but I believe that it…

Humankind’s best exercise — I recently injured my elbow, so I needed to give up weightlifting until my elbow heals. Having a bum elbow takes a lot of things off the table, and running or biking just don’t measure up to lifting when it comes to building any kind of strength. I’ve always enjoyed…

How to master a complicated movement — I love the kettlebell swing. It’s a great exercise. It’ll build explosive power in your posterior chain, and it’s great for conditioning. The only drawback is that it’s a complicated movement. A lot of things are happening at high speed, and if you don’t keep track of them all, you…

What it fails to take into account is insulin — It’s important to maintain a healthy weight. But sometimes, it ain’t easy! As someone who has lost over fifty pounds of excess weight, I know from personal experience that it can be difficult. But that difficulty arises from the prominent theory about how to lose weight: the energy balance model…

Great for lifters (and everyone else too) — When it comes to conditioning, there are many ways to slay the dragon. Any conditioning can be good, but what if you want to engage in a type of conditioning that improves your ability to engage in your specific activity? If you’re a lifter, you want to improve your ability…

What I do instead — As much as I do enjoy lifting, there are times when cutting some time from a workout can be a good thing. We’ve all got a million things to do, right? But I don’t want the quality of my workout to suffer if I can help it. Supersets have long…