Cannabis and Us: Pain, Recovery, Inflammation and Mood
Last month, I told you about how I’ve been navigating an entirely new bodily experience since 2020, when COVID cut the lives of so many people into a before and…
Is Bodybuilding Better In 2025 Than It Was In The 80s?
I was getting ready to train the other day, and shortly after arriving at the gym, an older man (so, 55-ish, you know, like me) approached me and started a…
Metformin’s mysterious metal effect could explain its big health benefits
Scientists in Japan discovered that metformin shifts blood metal levels, lowering copper and iron while raising zinc. These changes could be a key reason behind the drug’s broad protective effects,…
The Biggest Lie in Strength Training
There’s a lie that’s been floating around strength-training circles for decades—and it still messes with lifters today: “It’s not that easy.”“It’s more complicated than that.” This always happens when people…
The Bench Press Pre No One Talks About
The bench press is the king of all pec exercises and is considered fundamental to exercise programs worldwide. It doesn't matter if you use barbells, dumbbells, or specialty bars; the…
The Ultimate Dad’s Guide to Burning Fat After 35
We all know how this goes… You go through your 20s loving life, working out when you want, seeing results even if you were out until 2 a.m. that morning,…
Why the Barbell Squat Is King: A Historical and Scientific Breakdown
“There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular…
Muscle Protein Synthesis Made Simple – A Better Understanding
Muscle Protein Synthesis (MPS) is a term you hear a lot when discussing bodybuilding and fitness supplements, but it’s a term that doesn’t mean what a lot of people think…