Minimalism is when effectiveness and efficiency meet. Effectiveness being this: doing the right things, and efficiency being this: doing things right. So in the mornings, after my coffee, and perhaps after some reading and writing, but before my breakfast (and when I say breakfast I mean it precisely in the classical sense, which is the […]
Kettlebell Technique Standards (Part 1)
Good form matters. …And bad form will cost a fellow in all sorts of ways. It’s the outward sign of carelessness, recklessness, and to a slender degree, stupidity. Quality matters in movement as it does anywhere else. Grass fed is better than corn fed. Pasture-raised trumps McDonalds. Don’t move at the level of a Big Mac, […]
Free Ebook on the Kettlebell Swing
So check it out Most people swing with really bad form, right? Right. And… well… being the “form nazi” that I am, I want to help people swing with really GOOD form. I probably can’t help everybody, but I’m going to try anyways. So I put together a new eBook, specifically on the kettlebell swing. […]
10 Weird But Useful Bodyweight Exercises for Strength, Mobility, and Fat Loss
I’ve got some weird but useful movements for you today. I call them weird because some of them are weird–depending on who’s looking, of course. But whether or not you find them weird, I am very sure you will find them all useful. What are your favorite animal-inspired exercises? Please share yours in the comment […]
6 Reasons to Fast (Even If You're Not Trying to Lose Weight)
As many of you know, I was recently contracted for a second book deal with Dr. Kellyann Petrucci—to write another “For Dummies” book, this one on Intermittent Fasting. This is exciting. There are scarcely any mainstream books on this subject matter, and I look forward to bringing the practice of Intermittent Fasting to the masses. [You […]