Quick update, Meatheads: 9 of the 15 seats in The Meathead Engine Project are taken. That leaves six. Enrollment closes tonight, Friday, at midnight Pacific. Six months of aerobic programming built around your lifting, your recovery, and your current level of conditioning. Not some recycled cardio spreadsheet dug out of a dusty folder from 2017. Actual programming from yours truly, adjusted as you progress, with testing on both ends so we can see what the hell actually happened. We fire up...
about 3 hours ago • 2 min read
Super stoked about the response to the Meathead Engine Project so far. I’ve gotten a few versions of the same questions so instead of letting those objections reproduce in the dark like unsupervised gym socks, let’s kill the big three. “I Don’t Have Time For Cardio” I get it. No self-respecting Meathead wants to spend 12 hours a week pedaling toward nowhere only to emerge with a blistered keester and an exciting new hatred of bicycles. Me neither. That’s exactly why the goal here is: Get the...
about 20 hours ago • 3 min read
If you missed last night’s email, or skimmed it while life was throwing furniture at you, here are the full Meathead Engine Project details I want to tell you why I’m doing this for six months. The Number Was Dog Crap For years, I made the same mistake a lot of lifters make. My lifting was programmed. Cardio was…stuff. A little Zone 2 here. Some harder work there. Maybe a heroic rowing session when guilt finally won the argument. I was training hard, so I figured my aerobic system was “good...
2 days ago • 2 min read
I am back from an amazing conference in Chicago! I am still working on the "Done For You Aerobic Programming for Meatheads" and my goal is to get all the info and registration out to you tomorrow by 6pm CST if I can get the check out page all tested by the tech team. Wahooo! More then! Today ,I sat down with Dr. Jordan Shallow, D.C., known as "The Muscle Doc," a chiropractor, strength and conditioning coach, former competitive powerlifter, and founder of Pre-Script. Is getting stronger really...
4 days ago • 1 min read
Greetings from Chicago as I am about to give my talk here at the Home Hope conference on performance, healthspan, and avoiding the slow transformation into a human houseplant as you get older. A while back, I asked you a simple question: What's your number one obstacle? The answers came flooding in, and one theme stood out like a powerlifter at a marathon starting line. Time. Not enough freaking time. One person even asked if I could extend it. Another felt their short workouts were selling...
7 days ago • 7 min read
Greetings from ye olde MSP airport, where your favorite nerd is currently mainlining coffee and preparing to board the flying germ tube for a quick hop to Chicago. Why Chicago? I'm presenting Friday and Saturday at the Home Hope Conference, where I'll be diving into one of my favorite topics: Performance as a massive component of healthspan and longevity. Because here's the deal. Living longer is cool. Living longer while being strong, capable, and able to do badass things without needing...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Monday night, a 38-year-old third-string quarterback who hadn’t started an NFL game in 1,009 days strolled into Soldier Field to face a 2-0 Philadelphia team that half the sporting press had already sized for Super Bowl rings and a parade route. Case Keenum. QB3. The guy you keep on the roster so your rookie franchise savior has a warm body to watch film with. Not the guy you expect jogging out for the coin toss on Monday Night Football with the whole country watching. But Caleb Williams was...
10 days ago • 5 min read
Massive thanks to everyone who filled out the survey, really really appreciate it! It looks like there is interest in the "Done for you cardio for meatheads" which is great since I've been working it in the background for a couple months. More details soon on it. And speaking of cardio for lifters, you are going to love this Flex Diet Podcast as I sit down with Dr. Martin Gibala, Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University. He is the go to researcher on high-intensity (HIIT) and sprint...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Recently I asked for your help making this the best fitness insider newsletter, bar none. So far, 147 of you have completed the survey. Thank you. Seriously. I spent part of the weekend digging through the responses, and a few things jumped out at me that I wanted to share here. You Are Not A Beginner Audience Almost 74% of you have been training for more than five years. Hell ya! A large chunk of you are coaches, trainers, health professionals, or competitive athletes. Most of you already...
11 days ago • 2 min read