Tony Takes a Kettlebell Class
In keeping with the running theme of past segments like Tony Takes a Yoga Class (Part One and Part Two) and Tony Takes a Pilates Class, yesterday I added another adventure to my on-going exercise bucket list: Unfortunately, it wasn’t Tony Performs a Cannonball Into the Playboy Mansion Pool. Tony Takes a CrossFit Class will […]
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 12/19/13
Here’s this week’s list of stuff to read while you’re pretending to work. Paleo: The Good, Bad, and Ugly – Dani Shugart Here’s a joke for you: Q: How do you know someone is “Paleo?” A: They tell you. Hahahahahahahahaha. Get it? Oh man I love that one. Okay here’s the dealski: I’m not a […]
Steps You Can’t Afford to Skip: The Warm-Up
Yes, this is an article on warming up (both the pre-lift ritual as well as how to warm-up for your main lift of the day). Yes, most people are going to read the title and subconsciously yawn. Yes, these are the same people (athletes included) who tend to get hurt more easily, have more nagging […]
How To Do the Top 8 Back Exercises
Six pack abs and biceps don’t really impress me that much. I can walk into any commercial gym in the country or peruse an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog and see plenty of dudes with both. Not that I go out of my way to flip through an A&F catalog on a regular basis or anything […]
My Take on the “Knees Out” Debate
In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months or engrossed in the latest season of The Walking Dead, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a hot debate in the fitness and weight-training community surrounding the whole “knees out” technique when performing the squat (or deadlift for that matter). As far as debates in […]
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