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Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | March 06, 2024

In a country where nearly half of the population suffers from excess adiposity, it is only reasonable that many of its citizens are interested in reversing this trend. Excess adiposity, or “fatness” as most of us know it, is a complex first world issue that has led many people towards voluntary physical activity, exercise, and training. The interplay between adiposity and strength training is one that is poorly understood in the mainstream culture.  

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Jim Steel | December 27, 2023

Bobby had just finished up his junior year of high school, and he was looking forward to summer. For most kids Bobby’s age, summertime meant going to the beach, hanging out with friends and partying. Not for Bobby. Oh sure, he went swimming and crabbing in the Choptank River on Sundays after church let out, but for the other 6 days of the week, Bobby trained for football.

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Mark Rippetoe | October 04, 2023

“Because that's the way we do it” is never an acceptable answer to a question. Neither is “It's always worked for me,” or “That's the way I was taught, and I've always done it this way.” If someone asks a question about what you're doing, an answer like this demonstrates that you haven't thought about why you're doing it.

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Mark Rippetoe | August 30, 2023

I have noticed an increasingly common problem in barbell gyms, that I attribute primarily to laziness. Yes, the rack pull exercise is easier to do than the full pull off the floor. Yes, it's easier to get into a good lumbar extension...

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Mark Rippetoe | August 23, 2023

Modern Man is the direct descendant of animals that lived on the African savanna millions of years ago. Yes, animals, since they weren't yet people, with cell phones and imaginations and heroes and appetites for expensive whiskey. Their concerns were much more basic, and almost entirely concerned with survival – waking up the next day, finding something to eat occasionally, and not being eaten yourself. Being hungry and injured was part of this pre-people existence, and you had to deal with it as best you could.

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