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Beneath the Skin
Issues & Ideas in Fitness by Josh Brandt, CPT

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Oct
15
On Push-Ups, Pull-Ups, and Pete Hegseth.

On Push-Ups, Pull-Ups, and Pete Hegseth.

I avoid overt politics in my fitness articles. The world is fraught enough, and if people want to know my
4 min read
Sep
30
A New Study Says That High Intensity Training is Beneficial for Older Adults.

A New Study Says That High Intensity Training is Beneficial for Older Adults.

Take that information with a grain of salt. Imagine this: you’re a mostly sedentary 70 year-old who occasionally
3 min read
Sep
02
What a Kids Game Reveals About Motor Skills.

What a Kids Game Reveals About Motor Skills.

The very definition of "cabin fever" is being sequestered in vacation rental on a rainy day with preteen
4 min read
Aug
26
Ankle Mobility: The Thing You Didn't Know You Needed.

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
5 min read
Aug
13
The Rise of the Twigginator.

The Rise of the Twigginator.

Editorial note: this is a companion piece to last month's article. Almost two decades ago, I trained a
5 min read
Jul
15
The One Crucial Ingredient to Fitness.

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
4 min read
Jun
18
The Smashing Pumpkins and Subjective Age Bias.

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
8 min read
Jun
10
My Favorite Fitness Studies Volume One.

My Favorite Fitness Studies Volume One.

It's one of the most quoted scenes in movie history. In "The Big Lebowski," The Dude
5 min read
May
27
On Proust and Push-Ups.

On Proust and Push-Ups.

At first glance, reading the seminal novel "Remembrance of Things Past" and push-ups have very little in
5 min read
Apr
29
Fitness Myth Busters (Volume One)

Fitness Myth Busters (Volume One)

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