Where There's a Will There's a Way

For a while now, Billy, one of my good friends at the gym, has been working out with his wife, Katherine. Their enthusiasm and ability to encourage each other through a hard workout is inspirational for many of us.

The Best Workout Routine

Yesterday, two of my gym buddies were arguing about the merits of high volume vs. high intensity training. As the argument evolved, it got fairly technical, branching into questions of rep speed, time under tension, and year-long periodization.

If It Works It Works

If you’re like me and you spend a fair amount of time in the gym, I’m sure you frequently hear folks arguing about the merits of this or that exercise, body part split, or diet.  Many of the people arguing often even refer to clinical trials, or cite a study written up in a magazine article to back their claim. And, while these trials and studies are certainly valid, when well constructed, and offer guidance to the population as a whole, they sometimes don’t apply to that most important trial of all, that test of one, which is you.

A Fitness BLOG is Born

As someone who is passionate about health and fitness and sees dozens of articles on the subject every day, it doesn't surprise me how confusing all of this data is to most people. It makes it difficult to feel confident about, let alone act upon, even the most basic knowledge of the subject.  This confusion sometimes extends even to the "gym rats" I rub shoulders with constantly.