Been down so long looks like up to me

To those of you who started reading this post because you are fans of Richard Farina – my apologies. This post will not discuss his seminal novel of the same name/title (see above). For some reason when I sat down to ponder reverse culture shock this phrase/title literally popped into my head. Score one for […]

An Ode to Powerlifting Meets

Powerlifting is the sort of sport that you generally fall into. I’ve never heard of an absolute beginner walking into a gym with expressed intent of competing in the sport. It’s a sport that you might gravitate to after you’ve spent a certain amount of time in a gym and have decided you have an […]

Sofrito/Epis – The delicious secret weapon for athletes – A recipe

This is a recipe that I am publishing for all my brothers and sisters in the Strength Sport community. It is a tasty method of injecting a tasty, highly nutritional component into your rice, stews, sauces and other recipes. What follows is a personal observation regarding the value of eating 100 percent organic. Please jump […]

Random Musings on Gym Behavior – Part 1

30 years ago I joined my first gym. It was a hugely overpriced affair located in Boston’s Financial District. It was filled to the brim with big, bright, shiny machines (Nautilus was a big deal in those days) and entitled Type A douchebags. Forget even approaching the bench press in those days as: a) there […]