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• September 12, 2012

  Heavy Weights Are Bad For You

  The gossip exchanged in weight room conversations makes The National Enquirer and TMZ seem like the most reputable sources of information you can find.  People pass on well intended but biased info from The Doctors or Fox News, but they also exaggerate their own tales of woe and misinformation when it comes to exercise; it’s…

• September 10, 2012

  Four Fillers to Save Your Shoulders on Bench Press Monday

  Today is National Bench Press Monday*.  Across our great nation, Monday seems to be the preferred day for workouts that start with the bench press, or are labeled as “Chest Day”.  If you can get away with this, all the power to you, but most of the time we run into problems with this training. …

• September 8, 2012

  Bring a Buddy for Better Gym Etiquette

  I love going to the gym.  Sure, you can exercise anywhere, but why not go to a place that has all of the equipment you can possibly need.  I often dream of my own exercise utopia full of bumper plates, kettlebells, and an army of Airdynes to make my stomach churn. Unfortunately, this isn’t a…

• September 5, 2012

  Catabolism is Bullshit

  Bodybuilders fascinate me.  They work very hard, grow freakishly big, and can do some pretty damn cool things with muscle.  While I don’t have any aspirations to be a bodybuilder, I do enjoy learning about the science behind how they pack on muscle and strip off fat. Most people have similar goals, albeit not to…

• September 4, 2012

  NYC Meat Up with Juliet and Erika

  If you had the good fortune of celebrating Labor Day in the States yesterday, Happy Labor Day.  Regardless, here’s a belated ‘Happy Monday’ to everyone; I hope you’re week is off to a strong start. I’m looking forward to a week full of hard work, smart training, lots of learning, and sharing some great advice.…