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Exercise and anxiety – February 6, 2012
Have you ever wanted to march down to your boss’ corner office, three-hole punch him in the junk, hurl him out a skyscraper window, and declare yourself alpha drone o’er the cube farm? Read more…
Time management for exercise – January 23, 2012
It’s time to break out the MBA again.
But I’m not going to “proactivate” you with a bunch of management buzzwords, and that’s mostly because I think the majority of hyper-detailed time-management stuff is a bunch of bullsh*t. Read more…
10 fitness facts many people get wrong – January 17, 2012
Top 10 lists are subjective. There are many common fitness facts, frauds and myths that are not on this list and some weird ones that are. This list is comprised of 10 that I’ve personally found are often misunderstood and that I want to clarify. Read more…
Setting and achieving fitness goals – January 9, 2012
I want to proactively synergize your core competencies toward an optimized fitness paradigm.
Sorry, that’s the MBA talking. Read more…
So you want to look like a fitness model – December 19, 2011
Commercials for home exercise equipment make me laugh. I recently saw one for something called the T-Core. The dude in the video has an impressive physique, and I can just imagine what he was thinking during filming: This thing is such a piece of crap. Read more…
To get in shape, focus on the 90% – December 5
There is so much “broscience” out there about fitness, and it’s all a massive endeavor in attempting to separate fly sh*t from pepper. Read more…
Why Nickelback deserves the hate – November 25, 2011
I remember when I first heard Nickelback I figured these guys would last about as long as a child molester in gen pop.
If only. Read more…
The worst machine at the gym – November 21, 2011
It’s interesting what money will make people do. I envision some inventor for a fitness equipment company sitting at his desk one day when his wife walks in to tell him what a nightmare her pap smear was. Then he starts thinking, “Hey, people go to the gym to torture themselves…”
And the hip It’s interesting what money will make people do. I envision some inventor for a fitness equipment company sitting at his desk one day when his wife walks in to tell him what a nightmare her pap smear was. Then he starts thinking, “Hey, people go to the gym to torture themselves…”
And the hip adduction machine was born. Read more…
Diet advice to a soldier in Afghanistan, Part 1 – November 10, 2011
This article is being published with permission of the United States Army.
Lt. Eric Collins is a career soldier in the United States Army, currently on his fourth combat tour, now deployed in Afghanistan. He is also a fan. He’s a fan of my writing and a fan of AskMen. Read more…
Diet Advice to a soldier in Afghanistan, Part 2 – November 11, 2011
How TV makes you fat – October 31, 2011
Have you ever noticed that movie titles with a colon in them really suck?
I’m referring to the grammatical colon, not the anatomical one, so stop thinking about Indy Anal Jones and the Temple of Poon and instead imagine Not Without My Cats: A Moment of Truth Movie. Read more…
When to fire your personal trainer – October 17, 2011
If your boat is worth more than my house, and you simply can’t motivate yourself without your trainer yelling at you, then fine, go ahead and spend a fortune if that makes you happy. Read more…
Why you need a trainer – October 3, 2011
Some personal trainers are worth their weight in gold-plated dumbbells, whereas others are incompetent scammers deserving a BOSU upside the head. Read more…
FEATURE: Three part series on metabolism myths – September 12, 2011
Part 1: Muscle doesn’t burn many calories at rest
Part 2: High-intensity interval training is not the holy grail of fat loss
Part 3: Eating six small meals a day doesn’t boost metabolism
How to lose weight after vacation – September 5, 2011
I awoke to the sound of every bird in the universe getting cattle-prodded up the poo-hole, and then I ran.
Perhaps I should elaborate. Read more…
The twelve types you meet at the gym – August 22, 2011
I’ve been working out at various gyms for about 18 years now. I’ve been to high-end health clubs and grubby little basements and everything in between, in at least 40 cities spanning five countries and two cruise ships.
I’ve seen a lot of interesting people in that time. Read more…
Gym etiquette – August 15, 2011
I smelled him before I saw him.
Actually, he smelled so bad I could almost taste the stench he was giving off. If reading this comment disgusts you, then imagine how I felt. My gym is a large and busy affair, so locating the offender was no easy task. I don’t know why I had to figure out who it was that smelled so bad he could knock a buzzard off a gut pile, but it is just part of my nature to want to put a face to someone who repulses me so. Read more…
FEATURE: The exercise-eating connection, Part 2 – August 8, 2011
Modern society seems pretty damn determined to make us fat, and for most of us, it’s succeeding in turning us all into tubs of bacon grease.
Mmmm… Bacon. Read more…
FEATURE: The exercise-eating connection, Part 1 – August 1, 2011
I once knew an Olympic rower who had to eat a pint of Haagen Dazs every day just to keep from wasting away. Mind you, she was training hard 30 hours a week and had reached her taste limit on healthy food to fuel her exercise performance. Read more…
Strategic planning for getting in shape – July 18, 2011
I have an MBA, which means I always needed help working the photocopier. It also means that, beyond getting something that looked good on a resume, I picked up a thing or two about strategic planning. And schmoozing. There was a class on that too. Read more…
Your workout is too easy – July 4, 2011
I keep doing stuff that my wife thinks is stupid. That’s because I embrace my inner MAMIL.
This morning I had an epiphany while on a training run, and by “training,” I actually mean I am training to get faster at running, and it’s friggin’ hard. Read more…
Screw golf. Go climb a mountain instead – June 27, 2011
The tagline for AskMen is “Become a better man.”
So, is that what you’re doing right now? Is that why you’re here? Or are you just killing company time in your cube, surfing the net because you hate your job? Is the only skill you’re building your peripheral vision to make sure the boss isn’t looking over your shoulder right now? Read more…
How to really have a midlife crisis – June 20, 2011
All right, fatso, do you really think blowing your kid’s college fund on that stupid Porsche is going to hide your flabby midsection and make you attractive to the opposite sex? Is it going to compensate for your sagging manhood? Is it going to do anything but annoy your wife and rack up speeding tickets while people point and laugh at how you need to compensate for something?
Pissed off yet? Good, because it’s time to go to war. Read more…
The 17-Day Diet - April 8, 2011
Dr. Mike Moreno’s new book, The 17 Day Diet, is another example of “As seen on Dr. Phil,” as if that somehow makes it legitimate. They might as well tell me “As seen on scientology.com.” Read more…
FEATURE: The ROI of getting in Shape - April 4, 2011
In the movies, the overweight couch potato rarely gets the girl. But in real life, too, he is less likely to get the girl, the job, the promotion, the raise, the better insurance rates, or even better grades in school.
Yes, adding muscle and losing fat will increase your likelihood of success with the opposite sex or make your wife or girlfriend find you more attractive, and its health benefits, such as improved strength, sexual performance and increased longevity, are undeniable. What is less known is the mounting evidence of how getting in shape can have a significant positive impact on your bottom line. Read more…