It can be tough working out in this kind of heat, Mister. It’s oppressive, and baleful, and mean. Towels wet themselves and stamps don’t need to be licked. Everything moves in slow motion, and you can see the swells of heat from out your front window, […]

                Yesterday, in the sultry middle of the afternoon, I visited the gym to film a series of kettlebell techniques including the swing, the squat, and the press. It was hot weather, and the only kettlebells I had available were of an ancient vintage, but I made the […]

                At the bottom of my street, next to my neighbor Frank’s house, there’s a small clearing where the teenager’s loiter and throw away all the kinds of stuff they don’t want anymore. In this dump there’s a stupendous assortment of broken bottles and Big Gulps, of soda […]

            How to Tell a Good Coach From a Bad One:   1. A good coach will always supply you with a reason why; he will be able to give you–at any time–a sound explanation for why you’re doing what you’re doing. A bad coach says “because I said so.” […]

Not too long ago, though I don’t remember exactly when, I took Lola to the Brandywine River for a bath, where I placed her large, cylindrical body into the rolling waters and watched it drift downstream like a barrel. Back then she was not as objectionable as she is now, and only a half-portion as […]