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Cinnabun Trutein Review
Erika Hurst has created an addiction. In January, we sat up late in Juliet’s apartment with Kyle, talking about the powerlifting meet, watching TED Talks. It was a great way [...]
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Bent Over Row with Kettlebell and Rope
I’ve never done “real” sets of bent over dumbbell rows in my life. When I first began exercising, I was always put off by their inherent meatheadyness. Barbell bent over [...]
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What Are Your Most Used Exercises?
Perhaps you haven’t figured it out, but I love me some Fitocracy. I joined in September and have tracked 91 workouts on the site so far, added a “Hero” membership, [...]
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Loss of Electricity Isn’t Revolutionary
Television has left me emotionally crippled. It’s not because of the questionable morals of the Laguna Beach cast. Remember them?! No, it’s because it seems that every damn time I [...]
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My New Favorite “Filler”: RFESS Band Pull Apart
Excluding President’s Day, Bench Press Monday might be America’s most celebrated holiday. Valentine’s Day is touted as über romantic, the world celebrates Abrahamic fables together, and for decades...
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April’s Fools: 5 Focus Points for Better Beach Body Prep
Ah, April. Spring has arrived, marked with fuzzy bunnies and pretty eggs. I liked the eggs the most, because they’re goddamn delicious. The spring equinox has been celebrated for centuries, [...]
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Better Than A Plank: Body Saws
Cats, oatmeal, hot yoga, Barry Manilow, reality TV, and planks. These are all things that people lovvvveeeee but are overrated. There’s a lot of hype for each of those in [...]
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People Who Love Breakfast Drive Me Crazy
There are two things that I eat at diners: Scrambled eggs and salads. Recently I’ve been erring towards salads, avoiding the possibility of a subpar scramble. Not that I’m biased, [...]
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Happy Explosive Calf Raise Day!
When I transition from studying music to studying exercise, I had to play catch up. Until that point, I was exercising like every other Bro at the gym, but I [...]
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Be a Master of Movement
Augusta National’s membership policies have long been noted as racist and misogynist. The biases of the institution are waved each year for the mystique of the The Masters, the first [...]
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Ain’t Got No Time For The Fire Alarm
In high school I’d wear t-shirts or polos regardless of the temperature, and rain or snow was the only thing that got me to put on a jacket. Now I [...]
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What I Learned at the APF Spring Iron Frenzy
I haven’t stopped thinking about squats in the last week. It might be an addiction. On April 13th, I competed in my second powerlifting meet, the APF New York State [...]
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Cool It With The Cardio
Do you remember when math was easy? All you had to do was Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally and you were the arithmetic champion of 6th grade. I remember [...]
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Talking Shop: Video Interview with Tony Gentilcore
I almost had a heart attack yesterday. Not a real heart attack, but one of those moments when something goes wrong and your adrenal glands say, “Hey, remember us?! We’re [...]
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May Squats Be With You
Yesterday was “Star Wars Day” and you might be thinking, Harold this post is late, what the hell are you doing? To that I reply “A wizard is never late, [...]
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Snatch Grip Romanian Deadlift
Within two sessions, a new client called me out as a “butt” guy. She finds anterior pelvic tilt to be home, so we’re focusing lining her hips up beneath her [...]
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Modifications to StrongLifts 5×5
I’m inspired by fitness professionals that can make very complex science palatable to those they’re influencing. People like Mike Boyle, John Romaniello, and Dan John have the ability to “Make [...]
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According to a Recent Study…
Do you remember citing your first paper? It was probably a book report in elementary school. Your teacher asked you to write down the name of the book, so everyone […]
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Monday’s ValSlide Circuit
A sledgehammer is great at doing it’s job, but there’s not else it can do. Are you going to put it on your desk like a paperweight? Didn’t think so. […]
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How Often Do Animals Do “Cardio”?
Holding out a jump rope, Paul asked:”Hey, Billy, where do these go?” After a brief pause, Bill replied: “Put them on the bike.” I glanced over at the bike, then […]
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