Sugar Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | December 07, 2022 Over the last twenty years, no nutrient has been villainized more than “sugar.” This largely started with the booming popularity of the Atkins Diet in the late 90s/early 00s, and morphed into various other fad diets in the years that followed. Today it is called “keto” – tomorrow it will be called Something Else. Prior to this, fat was the demonic monster hiding in our food, however, it never experienced the constant resurgence in notoriety that carbohydrates and “sugar” have over the last several decades. Continue reading Intermediate Programming Step 1: Define Your Goals Nate Mielke | November 23, 2022 Eventually your NLP will end, and you will graduate to Intermediate Lifter status. An intermediate lifter is a lifter that can no longer complete the stress/recovery/adaptation cycle within 48-72 hours as was previously possible during the NLP. The cycle becomes longer, as the training stress required to drive further adaptation can no longer be recovered from in a matter of days. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 6: Rip is Fat Mark Rippetoe | October 11, 2022 And after all, why would you listen to a fat man tell you about a fitness program? Aren't fit people skinny? Isn't that the point of exercise – to get skinny, like in high school? Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 5: It Doesn't Work Fast Enough Mark Rippetoe | August 30, 2022 You can explain things to the general public at any level of detail you're prepared to spend the time on, and it won't matter. A certain body of information is codified in the Conventional Wisdom at a very deep level, placed there carefully and painstakingly through every aspect of the media, for purposes of selling bullshit to customers. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 4It's Too Hard Because It Works Too Fast Mark Rippetoe | July 27, 2022 I have seen comments about the program that indicate skepticism – not about whether the program works as fast as it does, but concern about the fact that it does, and whether or not this is a good thing. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Intermediate Programming Step 1: Define Your Goals Nate Mielke | November 23, 2022 Eventually your NLP will end, and you will graduate to Intermediate Lifter status. An intermediate lifter is a lifter that can no longer complete the stress/recovery/adaptation cycle within 48-72 hours as was previously possible during the NLP. The cycle becomes longer, as the training stress required to drive further adaptation can no longer be recovered from in a matter of days. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 6: Rip is Fat Mark Rippetoe | October 11, 2022 And after all, why would you listen to a fat man tell you about a fitness program? Aren't fit people skinny? Isn't that the point of exercise – to get skinny, like in high school? Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 5: It Doesn't Work Fast Enough Mark Rippetoe | August 30, 2022 You can explain things to the general public at any level of detail you're prepared to spend the time on, and it won't matter. A certain body of information is codified in the Conventional Wisdom at a very deep level, placed there carefully and painstakingly through every aspect of the media, for purposes of selling bullshit to customers. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 4It's Too Hard Because It Works Too Fast Mark Rippetoe | July 27, 2022 I have seen comments about the program that indicate skepticism – not about whether the program works as fast as it does, but concern about the fact that it does, and whether or not this is a good thing. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 6: Rip is Fat Mark Rippetoe | October 11, 2022 And after all, why would you listen to a fat man tell you about a fitness program? Aren't fit people skinny? Isn't that the point of exercise – to get skinny, like in high school? Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 5: It Doesn't Work Fast Enough Mark Rippetoe | August 30, 2022 You can explain things to the general public at any level of detail you're prepared to spend the time on, and it won't matter. A certain body of information is codified in the Conventional Wisdom at a very deep level, placed there carefully and painstakingly through every aspect of the media, for purposes of selling bullshit to customers. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 4It's Too Hard Because It Works Too Fast Mark Rippetoe | July 27, 2022 I have seen comments about the program that indicate skepticism – not about whether the program works as fast as it does, but concern about the fact that it does, and whether or not this is a good thing. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 5: It Doesn't Work Fast Enough Mark Rippetoe | August 30, 2022 You can explain things to the general public at any level of detail you're prepared to spend the time on, and it won't matter. A certain body of information is codified in the Conventional Wisdom at a very deep level, placed there carefully and painstakingly through every aspect of the media, for purposes of selling bullshit to customers. Continue reading Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 4It's Too Hard Because It Works Too Fast Mark Rippetoe | July 27, 2022 I have seen comments about the program that indicate skepticism – not about whether the program works as fast as it does, but concern about the fact that it does, and whether or not this is a good thing. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Why You Won't Do the Program, Part 4It's Too Hard Because It Works Too Fast Mark Rippetoe | July 27, 2022 I have seen comments about the program that indicate skepticism – not about whether the program works as fast as it does, but concern about the fact that it does, and whether or not this is a good thing. Continue reading
