Joshua Brandt

Joshua Brandt

Oakland, California
Oct
29
I Want to Lose Weight! Should I Focus on Diet or Exercise?

I Want to Lose Weight! Should I Focus on Diet or Exercise?

Kale or kettlebells? No question in the fitness world is so freighted with misunderstanding and laden with disappointment. No question
4 min read
Oct
15
Grab Your "Passport" to Health: Moving in Different Planes of Motion.

Grab Your "Passport" to Health: Moving in Different Planes of Motion.

Most of us are creatures of habit. Some of us more than others. (Guilty as charged.) That obstinacy results in
5 min read
Oct
01
Cracking the Code Volume Two: "77 is the New 45."

Cracking the Code Volume Two: "77 is the New 45."

The Mormon Temple in Oakland can be seen from just about anywhere in the Bay Area. It's perched
9 min read
Sep
17
The Agony of De Feet.

The Agony of De Feet.

I'm a member of a secret club. It's not really that exclusive. According to some estimates,
8 min read
Sep
03
The Hatred Lurking Within: Reflections on the "Biggest Loser."

The Hatred Lurking Within: Reflections on the "Biggest Loser."

A new Netflix documentary has thrust the cultural juggernaut "The Biggest Loser" back into the limelight. "Fit
5 min read
Jul
24
The Core Trilogy Volume Three: Advanced Core Exercises. (Or, How to Join the Circus...)

The Core Trilogy Volume Three: Advanced Core Exercises. (Or, How to Join the Circus...)

I've never been particularly adept at "reading the room." This was especially evident in the early
7 min read
Jul
17
The Core Trilogy Volume Two: The "Fantastic Four."

The Core Trilogy Volume Two: The "Fantastic Four."

This is the second article in my series on core training. The first article detailed what constitutes the core (see
4 min read
Jul
10
The Core Trilogy Volume One: The Most Influential Book I've Ever Read.

The Core Trilogy Volume One: The Most Influential Book I've Ever Read.

Although reading might be a lost art, there are still many people whose lives have been altered by a single
4 min read
Jun
19
Cracking the Code Volume 1: Phil Clevenger

Cracking the Code Volume 1: Phil Clevenger

"I would've done anything to look good...except for dieting and exercise." This is a new
18 min read
Jun
12
A.I. is not going to replace me. Yet.

A.I. is not going to replace me. Yet.

If there's a middle ground between being a Luddite and "techno-cautious," that's the terrain
5 min read