There is hardly a thing more heinous, or more despicable, or more deplorable or grotesque, or even disgusting than a kettlebell complex made by yours truly, save only for getting your legs boiled in molten sulfur, having some limbs detached, and mother-in-laws. And people ask, Pat, where do you come up with these vile things? […]

It has been in speculation, I gather, that The Great Destroyer has been dethroned as the long-standing King of Tyre, and replaced by a new Apollyon; an ever-more haunting and hellacious nightmare. The BeastMother, as she is known, and like any other form of hellish miscreant, is a charming deceiver. She is inviting, and lures […]

I offered the advice, not to long ago, of working 300 swings a day, cut up, and served however you’d like, as to afford yourself the luxury of some additional fat loss. And when I sent out the idea, why! Didn’t everyone want to try it! And how quickly did the simple prescription become muddled […]

Motivating is gained like muscle—by working against resistance. To strengthen our will, and our resolve, we must face the resistance of doing the things we do not want to do. If there is no resistance, there is no good reason to do it. Because nobody is faced with resistance to watching TV, to eating fish […]

The most important element, and one largely and foolishly neglected, in any given strength program, is safety. What good is a triple bodyweight deadlift with a double herniation? Not very. Strength and safety do not compete, and are only at odds if you put them at odds. Otherwise, where you are the safest, you are […]