About
My Philosophy on Training & Nutrition
Short story: work on getting strong and you’ll get bigger, leaner, and fitter. Strength is the root of every other fitness quality.
Longer version: I push the rational application of science as the basis of any exercise or nutritional program. This doesn’t mean pulling protocols straight from studies (may your god help you). Rather that the data from scientific research helps to define boundaries — not so much what does work, but what doesn’t. I’ve written a very long and somewhat complicated book on this subject that you can find here, if you want a thesis dissertation on my thoughts.
I’m obsessed with the stress responses of the body. Fatigue can cripple you with excessive and poorly-planned training. Mainstream views on exercise, pushing exhaustion and pain as virtues, recommend taking a sledgehammer to a problem requiring a scalpel and tweezers. Working with the human body’s adaptation processes — not fighting them — is a cornerstone of my programming.
Other than that, I’m a proponent of basic strength training combined with skill, flexibility, and conditioning work as appropriate. I like lifting heavy crap because strength is the root of all other fitness qualities. We can quibble over what strength means, and that definition will vary from circumstance to circumstance, but the core principle remains: being able to apply force and apply force in the right ways will enable just about everything else. Every other athletic quality is built on strength.
Of course you need to be able to move properly and without pain, too. Flexibility, combining stability and mobility work, goes hand in hand with strength training. Being strong and mobile are the foundations of the house. Once you’ve got the foundation, you can paint the walls with no problem.
Cover the basics, follow strength & conditioning principles, and keep it as simple as possible.
Are you available for coaching or training?
Perhaps. Read here for more information.
Communications and Privacy Matters
Regarding personal correspondence, any messages you send to me, whether by email, IM, site comment, or any other medium, become my personal property, and I reserve the right to use that correspondence as I see fit.
I consider personal communications to be private, barring a few exceptional circumstances. If you send me hate mail, you’ve implicitly waived your right to privacy and given consent for me to post your message all over this site and anywhere else I see fit.
Subscribers to my RSS feed and those choosing to post comments for discussion are guaranteed privacy. I hate spammers as much as you do.
Commenting Policy: I’m not in the habit of censoring comments for disagreeing with me, for the use of ‘objectionable’ language, or even funny trolling. Most posted comments will go through.
I will moderate comments at my discretion to control spam, to avoid any serious legal issues, and eliminate pointless abuse. Debate and discussion is fine.
Spammers. I will not tolerate you, point blank, and I will take steps to report you to ISPs and any relevant law enforcement agencies. Comments are moderated on this site and I’ve got several spam-filtering tools that are very effective at catching your crap anyway; your spam comments will never be published. I’d highly suggest you do not eat up my bandwidth. You’ve been warned.
Have a question, comment, or suggestion? Let me know.
Email Policy & Suggestions: While I try to answer questions or enquiries as time permits, there are certain messages or requests which I ignore with high priority. If you want a response, please read the following:
I work as a coach and consultant. I don't mind answering basic questions or talking shop, but I'm not going to design a program for you, nor will I analyze and dissect programs you've created or fix your problems for you. Clients pay me for that, and it's not fair to give that service away -- to them or to me. If you want a program or a tune-up or just to pick my brain, check out my business at Impulse Strength and grab a consultation package.
I don't advertise on this site, beyond the whatever Amazon and Google links I see fit to host, and I have no plans to change that. Emails asking about advertising and link exchanges will be ignored.
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