Nobody in my family was in creative work. My dad wears a suit and works in an office. My mom is/was a school nurse. My grandfather worked for PECO (Philadelphia Electric) and my other grandfather, before he died, more or less moped around. Sometimes I don’t know where I came from. Christine has made the argument I’m […]
Archives for June 2016
The 5 Biggest Bang For Your Buck Kettlebell Exercises For Strength, Power and Fat Loss
The topic today is bang for your buck – what exercises, we all want to know, are going to be give us the best return for the time we put in? I’ll make my arguments and explanations, but know these are not answers, only ideas. (I am also restricting, for this post, at least, the movements to bodyweight […]
Why Kettlebell Snatches Are The Literal Shit
While not the ultimate or only exercise there is, I still really like kettlebell snatches. Mainly because so few moves aside snatching can so consistently give me such a strenuous sweat. Sprints can, I’ll admit that, but I don’t enjoy them and am always worried someone will think less of me once they see how I run. Christine says I look like an ostrich, actually, […]
Stop Waiting Around For Motivation
Motivation is as flaky and fleeting as that friend you always wanted to hang out with but could never get to commit to even the simplest thing. At one point or another, we’ve all had one of these friends. And do you remember how you’d waste such time waiting for that friend to show and how disappointed […]
Why You’re Not Getting Stronger – 2 Common Mistakes
Squid, You want to know why you’re not getting stronger and I will tell you right now. You are either not lifting heavy enough or not eating enough or both. Most people underestimate what lifting heavy really is. Next workout do a set of eight, a set of five, a set of three, and two […]