What's worse? Having a kid that is always in his protected little bubble for all the days of his life so he can become fat and obese or have him go out and possibly do something great for his body with the potential of maybe getting injured. Or [...]

It was a long drive last weekend from upstate New York to the Fitness Summit in Kansas City, Missouri and I can't say it was all that pleasant.  For some reason I always have the habit of performing super heavy deadlifts or legs the day prior and th [...]

Lou Schuler was a key guest speaker at this years Fitness Summit 2013 and boy did he make a good presentation. Some things about Lou is that he is a completely awesome speaker, has several dozen books out, has great sense of humor, and he likes re [...]

Back when I was a young boy I used to have a lot of chores that were somewhat tedious and literally quite boring.  One such tasks that stands out in my mind is sorting the bolt bin at my Dad's welding shop.  Now when I was a young boy the bolt bin [...]

Why The Fitness Industry Is Broken Musings of a dick! Dick Talen describes himself as an ex-fat kid turned fitness enthusiast, whose epic couch potato habits evolved into a revelation that got him off his couch and into the gym.  Dick turned a [...]

The realization that anyone can do it came to me all of a sudden this last weekend while participating in The Face of American Ride. Do what you ask? Well, pretty much anything you set your mind to do. I took a long hard look at these Veterans and [...]