Okay, you pencil-neck geeks, listen up. I am sick and tired of people dogging on upright rows. It is tired, clichéd, and predictable. Don't believe me? Check out any generic 'exercises to avoid' article and you'll usually find upright rows there. I am not an exercise scientist, but I am an angry historian which makes… Continue reading Why Does Everyone Hate Upright Rows?
I like to consider myself to be a semi-decent researcher. Coming up to nearly a decade of historical work, I've spent quite a lot of time studying the origins of certain exercises, foods and workouts. Don't get me wrong, I love it ... Most of the time. Research for this exercise was not one of… Continue reading Why The Nordic Curl is Older Than You Think
Picture the scene. It's cold outside, there's 30 teenagers, hormones raging, running back and forth in an old school hall. As a lovable, but somewhat crotchety, teacher screams at the teens to run faster beeps can be heard echoing throughout the hall. The rapidity of the beeps grows. Where once there was a 15 second… Continue reading The History of the Beep Test
As a teenager the advice I got when it came to diet and exercise was often problematic to say the least. We lifted too heavy, with terrible form and took far too little rest. This, we were told, would make us better rugby players or something to that effect. When it came to diet, we… Continue reading The History of Carbohydrate Loading
