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Three in the afternoon ...fading fast. Workout's at five. Gotta get psyched. Maybe take a walk or something. Coffee? That's the ticket. I'm dead! If science has shown us anything about the mid afternoon slump in energy, it's that you shouldn't fight it. It's a universal characteristic, it's normal, it's good, and it certainly isn't... Continue Reading →
It’s a little known fact that the eruption of Mr. St. Helens, and the continuing subterranean growls in the area, are purely mythic. What really happened up there in the land of perpetual rain and majestic mountains was that Doyle Kenady took a heavier than normal deadlift workout. It’s not a coincidence that those after-rumblings... Continue Reading →
Owing to the sad news that Fred Hatfield, or 'Dr. Squat' as he was more affectionately known, has passed, it seemed important to produce a small post on a man who gave real legitimacy to the iron game both in terms of his weightlifting feats and also his writing. Over the next few weeks we'll... Continue Reading →