Aug

26

Ankle Mobility: The Thing You Didn't Know You Needed.

Trivia question: what is the most common injury involving a ligament? Hint: it's not the anterior cruciate ligament

Aug 26, 2026

5 min read

Aug

13

The Rise of the Twigginator.

Editorial note: this is a companion piece to last month's article. Almost two decades ago, I trained a

Aug 13, 2026

5 min read

Jul

15

The One Crucial Ingredient to Fitness.

My latest piece is going to violate my two iron-clad rules: I try to avoid articles with a numeric

Jul 15, 2026

4 min read

Jun

18

The Smashing Pumpkins and Subjective Age Bias.

Every once in a while, something happens that crystallizes the passage of time. For me, those moments are usually rooted

Jun 18, 2026

8 min read

Jun

10

My Favorite Fitness Studies Volume One.

It's one of the most quoted scenes in movie history. In "The Big Lebowski," The Dude

Jun 10, 2026

5 min read

May

27

On Proust and Push-Ups.

At first glance, reading the seminal novel "Remembrance of Things Past" and push-ups have very little in

May 27, 2026

5 min read

Apr

29

Fitness Myth Busters (Volume One)

There's a dimly lit corner of the Internet that's musky and reeks of sweat. Its denizens

Apr 29, 2026

6 min read

Apr

15

How Much Weight Should You Lift as You Age?

My longtime friend and client Phil Clevenger came to fitness later in life. Phil has always been data driven, whether

Apr 15, 2026

4 min read

Mar

25

Three Obvious Signs of Physical Decline — and What to Do About It.

There are many obvious benchmarks of fitness. The ability to run a marathon, for example. Or cranking out a set

Mar 25, 2026

5 min read

Mar

11

From the Vault: Exercise and the "D" Word.

Winter is waning. Though hope is eternal in Spring, we live in fraught times. So, I thought this would be

Mar 11, 2026

4 min read