A friend sent me this new and important study and asked my thoughts. Given that it delivers a somewhat controversial opinion about too much strength training being detrimental I thought this was ...
https://legendarystrength.com/surprising-longevity-insights-from-a-new-fitness-study/
For many people, weight training is all about personal development. It’s about bulking up, looking and feeling good, and lifting to beat personal goals. Sure, there might be an element of compe...
https://legendarystrength.com/which-sports-require-most-strength-and-power/
Get pissed off! Let’s talk about channeling aggression… You certainly don’t want to take this out on people for a wide variety of reasons. But to simply bottle it up inside is not good eith...
Went on a date night with my wife the other day to go see the new movie, The Northman. Both my wife and I love viking stuff. And this movie didn’t disappoint. But let me warn, it’s quite brut...
Keith asks: “What are your thoughts on strength training twice a day?? I’ve only done it once a day but I may be in a situation where I need/want to do it twice a day?? What would the approac...
https://legendarystrength.com/strength-training-twice-per-day/
Hamid asks: I want to know what are your thoughts on High Volume, High Frequency Basic Bodyweight training like Push-ups, Squats and Situps. Can these really make trainee strong just like Great G...
https://legendarystrength.com/high-volume-bodyweight-training/
A while back I purchased the breath ebook and loved it but have since fallen out of my routine due to external factors such as school, relationships, etc. I was wondering out of all the breathwor...
Got a quick question and answer for you today. Outside the Box Breathing vs. Upgrade Your Breath? Should these be addressed in a certain order? Which one to start with, please? And which one is �...
https://legendarystrength.com/box-breathing-vs-upgrade-your-breath/
Got a great topic for today that there seems to be some debate around. Ville asks: I’ve read some of your work on deceptive strength, testosterone and muscle control but mainly I’ve read your...
James asks: “I am 70 years old and have done very little exercise (mostly walking) since I retired a few years ago. I am thinking about getting one of two courses that you have to start. Would ...
https://legendarystrength.com/where-to-start-at-70-years-old/
The other week I posted a message with my case against personal trainers. (If you missed that you can read it here.) That contrarian perspective yielded a lot of response, but people agreeing a...
So many people train their body, but never give much thought to training their breath. This is a mistake! Here are 11 reasons why… Breathing is fundamental. By that I mean that you can only sur...
https://legendarystrength.com/11-reasons-why-you-need-breath-training-now/
Paul, a subscriber send me this video the other day. It’s worth the watch. It’s about how your eyes and how they change up your posture and movement. Summed up in the statement, “Eye exerci...
https://legendarystrength.com/more-to-movement-than-meets-the-eyes/
Going barefoot is great for your health. Over-engineered shoes can’t compete with the natural architecture of the foot. Secondly, you can get the benefits of earthing or grounding when touching...
Here’s a fun and interesting question from Zoubair: “My questions concern the flow state (funnily enough, you mentioned it in one of your recent newsletters). I get that human beings, when in...
“Do you think keto is healthy diet and good for testosterone if done properly through someone who is having the knowledge and who is calculating his macros making sure the carbs is less than 30...
Our third question in a series about 60-year-olds training but having more trouble than they used to, Chuck asks: “Here’s a question I have and maybe some of your other readers can relate to:...
A new study published in Environment International shows that air quality impacts your gut microbiome. “This study examined relationships between air pollutants and the gut microbiome in young ...
While writing the product description page for 7 Minute Flexibility I went over to PubMed to see how much (how little actually) research there was on the benefits of flexibility. Unfortunately,...
Terry asks: “I’m looking for a way to improve on my breathing during exercise, particularly moderate to high intensity exercise. Breath holding is very natural for me during more intense exer...
https://legendarystrength.com/breathing-methods-during-exercises/
Daniel asks: “When someone says “breath into your
No two people reading this email, despite the thousands that get these emails, do the same workouts. There are big variations and small variations. But think about that for a moment. No two peopl...
Daniel asks: “Some gyms require masks over both nose and mouth while working out. What are the implications of this and how can we mitigate any problems from it?” Well, on masks in general I ...
Daniel asks: “Taoist breathing exercises are very big on NOT holding the breath and having an even in-out. Yogic breathing exercises include plenty of breath holds. Some say it helps saturate y...
https://legendarystrength.com/to-hold-your-breath-or-not-hold-your-breath/
Did you know that my start in real fitness began with breathing exercises? Sure, I played football in high school and did some weightlifting around that. But I was not strong, nor athletic despit...
Yesterday, we picked some fun at the skeptical lunatic charlatans at Wikipedia for denying the science of breathwork because it doesn’t fit into their model of the world. Today, I want to get i...
https://legendarystrength.com/more-science-behind-breathing/
…at least if you believe Wikipedia. Here’s the start of their entry on Breathwork: “Breathwork is a New Age term for various breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathin...
Density is one of the great yet underused methods of progression in training. In the 2nd Edition of Master Keys to Strength & Fitness I label it as one of the secondary methods of progression, bu...
https://legendarystrength.com/density-by-time-vs-density-by-set/
Yesterday, I covered how important the quality and quantity of water was to your health. And by health, I mean it’s impact on every single cell and system in your body. (If you missed it, you c...
https://legendarystrength.com/foundational-foundation-breath/
Health is on my mind a whole lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about a big overarching framework that covers everything…as well as how to really boil it down to the simplest basics. Or as I’m...
New research shows that nine minutes of aerobic exercise alters a whopping 9,815 molecules in your blood. Researchers at Stanford University attempted to look at everything that changes in the bo...
https://legendarystrength.com/one-exercise-session-alters-9815-molecules/
It happened! For the first time in something like eight years I hurt my lower back. (Methinks that’s a pretty good run.) Was it from kettlebell juggling? Was it bent pressing a heavy weight? Wa...
“How do you decide upon fitness goals? I’ve struggled with this my whole life. I’m not interested in lifting any specific amount of weight or anything, I just want to be healthy and pain fr...
https://legendarystrength.com/goals-for-health-and-pain-free-movement/
“How do I get rid of constant inflammation and body ache? I’ve had it for years from improper lifting and sports in my youth. I can barely move these days!” – Jack Unfortunately, this is ...
https://legendarystrength.com/combating-inflammation-to-move-well/
I don’t talk about this stuff nearly as much as other things, but I have some intensive training in various forms of energy work. I started doing a specific routine in my mornings and was surpr...
https://legendarystrength.com/buzzing-with-energy-sneak-peek/
I got turned onto this from my interview with Perry Marshall (one of my favorites you can listen to here). Be warned, science ahead… Cells can sense and adapt to oxygen availability. Part of ...
https://legendarystrength.com/breath-holding-2019-nobel-prize-and-you/
Got this email from Lee the other day with a great question: Recently, I saw something making the claim that if you slept in the “starfish pose” (on your back, arms and legs spread) it mimick...
https://legendarystrength.com/power-poses-and-testosterone-levels/
Yesterday we talked about the stress cup which workouts and all the demands of life fill. We went into how that stress cup can be made bigger or smaller. Today, I want to dive a bit deeper into t...
https://legendarystrength.com/muscle-stress-vs-nervous-stress-vs-endocrine-stress/
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several people asking me something along the lines of: “How do you balance stress from workouts with stress from life? How do you know when you’re goi...
https://legendarystrength.com/handling-stress-from-workouts-and-life/
This sure was interesting… I found an article with an interview with Mark Tanropolsky, M.D., Ph.D., neurology professor at McMaster University of Ontario. The topic was how the nervous system�...
https://legendarystrength.com/vitamin-to-increase-mind-muscle-connection/
“I would like to hear what you think about fear and its effects on health and wellbeing.” Marty Yes, I believe that fear affects people’s health in a big way. I’ll admit. During these try...
Like all things, whether or not you should do a warmup depends on quite a few different factors. I was just reading through a book that recommended spending 15 minutes engaging in a warmup in ord...
Recently, I recorded a fun interview with the Iron Tamer David Whitley for my Health Sovereign podcast. That’ll be out in April and I’ll let you know when it is. But he said something that wa...
https://legendarystrength.com/listening-to-your-body-whispers-and-screams/
I received the following comment in response to an earlier post about bodybuilding vs. powerlifting…as if those were the only two strength or fitness practices available. “I used to improperl...
https://legendarystrength.com/aesthetics-performance-or-health/
“Given the option, would you avoid the gym altogether and simply pop a pill or drink a supplement that brings about the same benefits as a workout? It sounds farfetched, but the idea of loungin...
Brandon asks: “Have you ever done the warrior diet before, or any other fasting diets? If you have were there ever any gains in strength even if it was gradual? I ask mostly bc I’m trying to ...
How was your year of training? What did you accomplish? I find it tremendously useful to reflect on and learn from the past…so that you can do even better in the future. So I’m doing exactly,...
https://legendarystrength.com/training-highlights-from-2019/
Please note that when I say overrated, I mean just that. These are rated higher than they ought to be in my judgment. That doesn’t mean they aren’t useful at all or don’t have their places....
Just the other day I was reading through a book that mentioned the piezoelectric effect. Are you familiar with this? It is a property of crystalline structures whereby pressure will generate elec...
Here are 3 weird, yet effective, recovery tips for muscle soreness that are most likely not in your routine. If you are actively working on strength or endurance training these tips may support y...
https://legendarystrength.com/3-recovery-tips-for-muscle-soreness/