The Saga of Fitness Bullshit Continues

Question: Dear Marc, I subscribed to your newsletter(s).  Good stuff.  Been helpful.  Just wondering why you don’t email that often?  Not that I want daily emails but you go months without a word. You alive? Answer: Indeed I am alive.  Thanks for asking.  There’s 2 reasons why I don’t email that often. Sorry Excuse #1: …

The Right Way to Do Dumbbell Squats

I think when his trainer said dumbbell squats, maybe they meant hold the weights not stand on them? How do people come up with this stuff? While on Facebook, this image came across my timeline.  I knew immediately this wasn’t some joke or staged exercise.  It was another “functional fitness” believer preaching the virtues of…

Train like a Powerlifter, Look like a Bodybuilder?

Something bugs me about the current state of weight training in relation to the visual objectives.  I’m seeing more people engage in crossfit, kettlebell, functional fitness or training with a powerlifting 5×5 routine in hopes of getting a nice V-tapper of that slim bodybuilder physique. Are you with me so far? I’m out the other…

Frank Zane vs. Markus Ruhl

Frank Zane (classic bodybuilder) next to Markus Ruhl (current). TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS: Which look do you prefer if any? Is there such a thing as too big? Submit your comments in the box below.

That's NOT Revolutionary!

Seriously… can that word even be used next to “bodybuilding” without laughing hysterically? Occlusion Training now called Blood Flow Restriction Training Sets to Failure now called Neurological Overload Sets What in bodybuilding today is truly revolutionary? Think about it for a moment. For the sake of argument, let’s just agree that Creatine was the last…

This Really Ticks Me Off!

I got an email recently from a big shot that claimed that he could help me build muscle, tone my body, and all of the other body building related practices. This is not the bad part…Read on. Here is what really gets to me about people like this. The thing is, I happen to know…