Creatine Supplementation
This post covers the ins and out of creatine. What it is, how it works, why you'd want to supplement, etc. If you're impatient or don't really care for all the nitty gritty details, skip down to the summary section for the highlights. Ok, let's dive in. What...
Smolov’ed
The Smolov Cycle is an intense 13 week squating regimen that'll have you pushing your limits in the squat cage 4 days per week. For those of you that would like to dabble in the program, but don't want to devote a full 13 weeks, the Smolov Jr. variation is a good...
Jerk Box / Pulling Block Costs
I recently posted about my homemade jerk boxes / pulling blocks. After receiving a few requests for my exact materials costs, I figured I'd put together a quick post outlining them. The items listed below are exactly what I purchased from my local Home Depot and...
Resources Section Added
Just a quick update today, I've been getting a number of requests from readers and 626 members to list some of the books I recommend and supplements I've been taking. My preference is to disclose these items one at a time in individual posts where I can outline how I...
TV Reduces Athletic Potential
As a parent, you probably know (or at least have an intuition that) there are many reasons not to use the television as a babysitter. If you're unaware, it has been demonstrated that increased hours in front of the boob tube during adolescence leads to worse dietary...
Diet Smarter Not Harder:Macro Timing
Fresh on the heels of my carb backloading experiment, I happened across a study examining a similar protocol. However, instead of leveraging macronutrient timing to accelerate muscle mass growth (as in backloading), this study looked at its effectiveness in weight...
2 Month Carb Backloading Experiment
My Motivation I kicked off 2013 with an 8 week conjugate strength training and intermittent fasting (IF) experiment. During this period I increased skeletal muscle by 0.7 lbs and reduced body fat by 1.6 lbs. These changes in body composition dropped me from a body...
Jerk Boxes / Pulling Blocks / Jerk Blocks
Motivation A few months back I attended the USAW Level 1 Certification at Waxman's Gym. Besides really enjoying the cert, I also came to appreciate the benefit of weightlifting technique work from pulling blocks. Though I pissed a couple of months away day dreaming...
Debunking the Kids Lifting Myth
Common "Knowledge" It's amazing to me how pervasive common knowledge can be and how loudly some people are willing to preach with little to no background on a topic. A recent post on the 626 blog included a photo of one of the children in my kids program performing a...