Monthly Archives: October 2012

Seven Favorite Meals

Food. For some, food is just a means to an end, just a bunch of calories that serves no other purpose than to provide “fuel” and allow us to “do stuff.” These are generally the individuals who eat the same things everyday – egg whites, coffee and maybe a piece of toast (NO BUTTER!!11!!) for… Read more

Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: The Day After Hurricane Sandy Edition

WHEW – well, that wasn’t fun. Hurricane Sandy hit with a vengeance yesterday and hammered the east coast.  From what I can tell, we didn’t get it too bad here in Boston (I had to dodge a lot of fallen trees on my way home last night, and understandably there were areas that had blackouts),… Read more

Reneging on Egg Yolks

I heart egg debates. For those new to this blog, I think it’s nonsensical that there are people out there (most of which are well-educated and should know better) who believe that whole eggs are worse for you than cigarettes. Unfortunately, due to any number of reasons – big food, stupid people on the internet,… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Goblet Bulgarian Split Squat

Note:  Goddammit!!!!!!!!  My bad everyone. I know filming “vertical” videos is a big no-no on the interwebz and is about as convenient as watching a whale give birth, but you’ll have to forgive me as it’s a video that I filmed last night and it’s the only one I took. At some point I’ll eventually… Read more

Is There a Fitness Double Standard?

When my girlfriend and I first started dating 3.5 years ago, one of the major attractions between the two of us was that we both had an insatiable appetite for fitness.  Well that, and we both had an insatiable appetite in the literal sense, too. On our first date we crushed fajitas. But fitness and… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Drug Companies are Shady, Obesity Prejudice, and Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Training

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of the current medical model for health.  As a society – at least here in the States – we have a very reactive mindset as opposed to preventative. Using the most obvious example – heart disease – it’s more common for a physician to prescribe a litany… Read more

What’s the Deal With Spondy? An Attempt to Solve the Riddle in Less Than 1500 Words.

Q: Hey Tony – I suffered a pretty severe L5 spondylolisthesis a couple years ago, and it took me nearly a year to recover.  I’m now back training again and feeling pretty good.  From what I’ve read, I realize I need to make sure I’m not in an anterior pelvic tilt position, so should I… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Band Assisted Push-Up

Today’s guest post comes from former CP intern, and current Boston University assistant Strength Coach, Dave Rak. Dave likes deadlifts, Jason Bourne, and Chipolte.  He’s also single.  Ladies? Push-ups are a main staple in any strength and conditioning program.   They are a great body weight exercise that can get you really strong, and in case… Read more