Posted on: 07/22/14
The Book That Lived
When my friend Ellington Darden released his new book, The Body Fat Breakthrough, it immediately rose to the top in Amazon’s Weight Training category. It’s still there as I write this. Ellington…… Read More
Posted on: 03/22/14
The Business of Writing
Recently I made a huge decision: I self-published my novel, Saints Alive. Huge for me, anyway. To the rest of the world, my fiction debut is somewhat less epic. But that’s okay.…… Read More
Posted on: 11/06/13
How to Eat Like a Caveman (the Real Kind)
A guest post by John Williams, Ph.D. A couple of weeks ago a study came out claiming that Neanderthals ate chyme – the partially fermented stomach contents of reindeer. My first thought:…… Read More
Posted on: 08/21/13
Letter to a Young Musclehead
There’s this young guy in my gym who bugs the living shit out of me. It started with an incident I wrote about for menshealth.com: My gym has one dual-cable machine, with high-low…… Read More
Posted on: 03/26/13
My Favorite Book About Training
I first heard about Josh Hanagarne through Megan Newman, the editor we share at Penguin. Megan told me I’d like Josh because we’re annoyed by the same things. I’m sure she’s right (editors…… Read More
Posted on: 03/14/13
What You Can Learn by Eating with Fitness Pros
I spoke at the NSCA Personal Trainers conference last weekend in Las Vegas. (It still kind of blows my mind that I can write a sentence like that in a nonfiction format.)…… Read More
Posted on: 02/13/13
How a Man Ages
For those endowed with a Y chromosome, the maturation process never really ends. Life remains unpredictable, sometimes disappointing, occasionally embarrassing. The best and worst parts typically catch you by surprise. Age 2: The…… Read More
Posted on: 02/06/13
Gods and Kardashians
My favorite book in adolescence was Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. I loved the stories about gods and mortals interacting and creating utter chaos — wars, harrowing (if often pointless) quests, demigod offspring who…… Read More
Posted on: 01/01/13
Is Supercharged Good for Advanced Lifters?
A question that often comes up when Alwyn Cosgrove and I release a new book in the New Rules of Lifting series: “Will it work for advanced lifters?” I have short answers…… Read More
Posted on: 12/26/12
A Supercharged Manifesto
I just finished my first post-Christmas workout. I felt a little shaky going in; it’s been a while since I asked my body to process so much alcohol and refined flour. Once…… Read More