Dr. Stuart McGill, Yoda, with bad ass facial hair.

I saw Dr. McGill speak at the NSCA conference back in July. Essentially he is a B-52 of spine knowledge dropping Nuclear knowledge BOMBS all over the place. Here is a very good video (which I stole, cause I'm a thief,  from Mike Robertson's most awesome newsletter). http://youtu.be/033ogPH6NNE Damn, maybe that ABZZZZ class was a bad idea after all... … [Read more...]

Celebrities use Steroids…OMG!

Did you know it's really hard to gain 20lbs of pure muscle in a year without pharmaceutical help? Let alone in a few months but Hollywood types do it all the time..... "Over a few months in 2010, Momoa, a 6-foot-4-inch Hawaiian actor and model, added about 30 pounds of muscle to his 205-pound frame"- Rebecca Keegan, Muscle Summer- the men of 'Captain America', 'Thor' and 'Conan'   clean as a whistle.... or so we thought, or actually, YOU thought, cause they said crap like, "I workout 5-6 hrs a day and eat 8-10 meals a day and use copious amounts of anabolics" and you believe whatever you're told because they would obviously openly incriminate not only … [Read more...]

Hitler on Crossfit

This just about covers it all: http://youtu.be/3Z2b2x6C5o0 Hat tip- http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/training-logs.asp?qid=150612&tid= … [Read more...]

Holy Sh*t…Sport Science article on…Yahoo?

No really it's true... I thought is was BS at first but it's not. Yahoo sports ran a Grrrrrrrrrrrreat article about Usain Bolt and more so sprinting and running speed.  Usain Bolt: A Case Study in Science of Sprinting- Jay Hart    Hint: He's not fast because of "advanced training techniques" taught at the local "speed camp". Nor is it Under Armour 360 Combine training, HIT training, Crossfit or even 5/3/1.... Nope, not because of cones or parachutes, kettlebells, Bosu balls, bands or even chains......not even chains? Nope. It has more to do with Sir Issac Newton. Sprinting Speed= How much force exerted against ground and how long that … [Read more...]

Blog Neglect and bad ass Girl Squats.

Thats what I've practiced for 2 months now... Every time I get going again I get really busy and Mr. Mc Blog goes to the back burner. So to stave that off I'll go with some "quick hitters" in between my always thoughtful, insightlful and all around awesome blog genius. Best blog post I've read in awhile- "Trainers Wanted" from Sean Hyson. This is epic, finally someone from the "inside" tells the truth about the main stream media and fitness training. i.e. It's a giant joke/ lie and the joke is on YOU! It's worth your 2 minutes, whether you work in the field or not....probably more so if not.. Best line: "Most of these “trainers to the stars” and other TV … [Read more...]

Shelby Starnes is a Pussy…but being jacked is cool.

Yeah, he might be jacked: and yeah, he might have an encyclopedic knowledge of nutrition, be on the Q&A and have a log at EliteFTS.som...and yeah, he might  help people get in sick shape super fast: and be really f-ing strong (just read the log).....but he's still a pussy. Here's the proof, (in regards to lat pulldowns), "I always wear straps. If that makes me a pussy, that is fine."- Lean Gain Principles pg. 33 ....proof positive Mr. Starnes you are a total puss...now turn in your man-card... Personal note: Shelby,  please don't find me and pummel the shit out of me. K? Thanks. Shelby and Steve Colescott teamed up to write the Lean Gain … [Read more...]

Yoga, Jacks up knees…but it can cure cancer?? WTF!

  Headline: Yoga bad for your knees, Indian doctor warns. -Dean Nelson. Guess what?  Yoga can jack up people knees... "Dr Ashok Rajgopal says he has performed knee replacement surgery on a number of leading yoga gurus." Guess what?  Over stretching  a joint isn't a good thing and leads to orthopedic problems, "according to Dr Rajgopal, the extreme stretching exercises at the heart of the discipline cause severe stress on joints, leading to arthritis."   Guess what?  Yoga can cure HIV aids and cancer.. "Some of its most charismatic teachers, like India's Baba Ramdev, who has built a worldwide empire through television appearances, believe its breathing … [Read more...]

“I eat because I’m unhappy…I’m unhappy because I eat.”

Fat Bastard said it and....he was right. The people at Kaiser Permenante in San Diego have been running a weight loss clinic since 1982 which dealt mostly with the obese . After treating 30,000 patients they've made some pretty remarkable findings concerning obesity and published them in a paper titled, Obesity: Problem, Solution or Both. In short they found that obesity, "is not the core problem to be treated, any more than smoke is the core problem to be treated in house fires." Basically obese people are obese because they eat too much, yepper that whole law of thermodynamics is still holding steady..but what drives them to eat to much? NOTE: Yes, I know … [Read more...]