Evidence-Based Fitness: How many sprinters does it take to change a lightbulb, or what about important but not significant?
Posted by in Science on December 13, 2012
This is an excellent article about the difference between ‘statistically significant’ and ‘important’ that a whole lot of scientists should read. Evidence-Based Fitness: How many sprinters does it take to change a lightbulb, or what about important but not significant?
Lessons Learned: TRT
Posted by in Science on December 12, 2012
NOTE: What follows is not medical advice and should not be construed as such. Speak to your doctor before acting on anything you read in this blog. The author is not responsible for any damage resulting from this or any other post. Take responsibility for your own life. As I mentioned way back in my […]
Have Some Standards!! « Bodyweight Strength Training « Beast Skills
Posted by in Exercise on December 1, 2012
Excellent article on why you need to hold yourself to correct form and depth standards while lifting. Have Some Standards!! « Bodyweight Strength Training « Beast Skills
Skeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism and Resistance Exercise
This is an excellent study showing the benefits of BCAA supplementation, especially for those of us who train fasted. Includes some surprising conclusions, like BCAA supplementation alone (without exercise) increasing muscle growth and BCAAs + carbs actually being inferior in some cases to BCAAs alone. As an added bonus, the full text is available for […]
Q&A: Diet–Pt. 2
NOTE: This is part of a running series of Question and Answer posts answering questions from readers and redditors. Q: I know that I need to eat with a calorie deficit in mind, but how many calories do I actually need to eat each day so that it’s not detrimental to my muscle gain/maintenance, and […]
Q&A: Diet–Pt. 1
NOTE: This is part of a running series of Question and Answer posts answering questions from readers and redditors. Q: I know the purpose of a ‘cut’ is to increase one’s muscle definition by shedding body fat. How does this differ from what the rest of the world knows as ‘dieting’? A: Simply – It […]
Q&A–Body fat related questions
I wanted to post up some of the questions I’ve gotten from time to time from folk regarding training and diet in the hopes that it helps other folk who are still finding their way. This will be the first of what is likely to be a length series. If you are reading this and […]
Want to know what’s wrong with education?
Posted by in Review on October 31, 2012
Some of you are aware that my career (and a large part of my expertise) is currently focused on perfecting education, however I almost never write about it in my blog, or discuss it in normal conversation. The reasons for this are many, but it mainly boils down to the fact that almost any discussion […]
Pain Is In Your Brain | Exercise Biology
Pain Is In Your Brain | Exercise Biology This is a pretty interesting article and video discussing the sources of pain, which is something I’ve become intensely interested in since I’ve come to the conclusion (especially after my injury) that I have an abnormal pain tolerance. It also helps explain one of the big historical […]
Are Deep Squats Bad for your Knees? | Exercise Biology
Posted by in Exercise on October 20, 2012
Here’s a pretty good article talking about both sides of the ‘deep squat’ debate that’s worth a read, especially as a counterpoint to my post on the subject. The one thing he doesn’t bring up that I believe is highly pertinent to the discussion is the fact that you can and must use greater weights […]
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