HFCS+Actors=HILARITY (LOL)
In case you missed this week’s episode of The Fitcast, we briefly touched upon the topic of how the corn industry has apparently gotten their panties all up in a tither (ie: they’re being whiny bitches) about how high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has gotten a bad rap within the past few years. In a… Read more
Newsflash: Everyone Used to Bench 400 lbs!
As many of you already know, I was back in NY this past weekend for a family reunion. I’m happy to report that I ended up not wanting to kill myself. Yay me! In all seriousness, it was great to see my family, whom I haven’t seen since last Thanksgiving. It was also great to… Read more
Random Thoughts (More Vitamin D, Skipping, and Bagels Suck)
1. A few weeks ago, I touched on the topic of Vitamin D and how I feel it’s going to be the next “big thing” as far as supplements is concerned. In short, just about everyone (even people in Texas) are deficient in Vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a key role in many things such… Read more
Morning Cup of Vomiting in My Mouth
I received an e-mail from a fellow fitness professional this morning, which simply said this: Don’t know if you’ve seen this yet, but holy s***, un-freakin-beleeeevable: www.downsdisc.com Hopefully these NBA players are just endorsing it and not using it. But it’s fooling the public nonetheless!! Keep up the great blog and articles!!! Other than having… Read more
Two Words: Bench Off
At CP, we’re always game for a little healthy competition. Whether it’s seeing who can perform the most push-ups within a minute, who can come up with the most bad-ass medley and make someone else puke, or who can come up with the most things for Kevin, our intern, to clean (Hint: the entire facility… Read more
Random Monday Thoughts (Except It’s Almost Tuesday)
1. So I read last week that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps eats upwards of 12,000 calories per day. Until you start training five hours per day, six days per week, don’t get any crazy ideas. 2. Why are you not reading my training log over at t-nation.com? I’m pretty sure it’s been voted the most… Read more
Harder, Not Longer (Planks That Is)
In his book Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, Dr. Stuart McGill notes that when referring to low back stability, one needs to place an emphasis on endurance rather than strength training. As counterintuitive as it may sound, most people with chronic lower back pain, do in fact, have strong lower backs. The reason why they’re… Read more
Forced Repetitions and Why You’re Still Weak
Q: I asked this guy for a spot on my last set of bench presses and said I was going for three reps. He’s like alright lets do six then, I assumed he was joking, so after I did my third rep he helped me with the last three. So my question is, is that… Read more