Told a fat woman to go swim with the dolphins.

Eat less, weigh less, they say. That’s right, but that’s not the half of it. The other day I read through a thread on Reddit titled “what’s the worst thing about being fat?” There’s some eye opening stories in there. It wasn’t the big problems — so to speak — … Keep reading

A real genetic limit for the body-builders

One night back in April, over a bottle or two of wine — a lot for me as I hardly drink anymore — my dad and I got to talking about his uncle and the high blood pressure that runs in the male side of the family. That great-uncle died … Keep reading

The 2nd time I blew up my leg

Back in 2008, while sweating generously in a gym without air conditioning in the northernmost reaches of Australia, and also near the bottom of a 3-plate squat, this muscle in my left inner thigh went “pop”.  Let me tell you, if you never had a muscle go plink during a … Keep reading

A sequel to Squat Every Day?

I’ve been looking back through my book Squat Every Day. It hit me the other day that I published that book 10 years ago in April. Ten years. Dang. I hadn’t looked at the book itself in almost that long. If you’re new around here, or you got on my … Keep reading