Fitness means many different things for many different people. Some people prefer to get big and strong, while others prefer to have maximum endurance. Through all corners of the internet, fitness magazine culture, and written fitness manuals, you will find almost as many nuanced opinions of how to optimize your fitness as there are people... Continue Reading →
Tricks and Tests of the Muscles (Health and Strength, 1908)
Recently I had the privilege of going through the British Library's fantastic collection of physical culture books, workout courses and magazines as part of my PhD research. Though this was work, in the lightest sense of the word, I made a point of reading as much as the great institution had to offer. One book... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Being Open-minded as an Iron Addict…Try Yoga!
Whether you’re an Olympic lifter, powerlifter, strongman, or crossfitter, there’s this cliquish attitude in the iron sports that what ‘we’ do is better than the other. Now it’s a lot less than it used to be, at least form what we can see on the internet. But it is still holding a lot of us... Continue Reading →