Roscoe the Iron Intern had a big week. He did a cold plunge after every lifting session and dropped the converted garage freezer temperature to a frigid 35 F since 1) he does not pay the electric bill, 2) he went on a YouTube Joe Rogan ice bath binge. He justified this as going more hardcore for “extra adaptation.” I told him, as part of his education, to listen to my Expert Interview in the Phys Flex Cert with Dr Fuchs who has researched CWI and muscle hypertrophy in the lab and now Roscoe...
about 5 hours ago • 5 min read
This morning I told you the Phys Flex Cert is open and I am so stoked… …however, I left out the part where I hired a brand new intern and I will tell you why this matters. His name is Roscoe. Official title: Extreme Human Performance Iron Intern. He lifts things he should not, reads half a study, and sprints off to “optimize” before the sentence is done. And yes he is a raccoon. Why a raccoon you ask? Well, they have opposable thumbs which make them handy. He is not technically a hooooman so...
about 19 hours ago • 2 min read
Ever build a training program so beautiful you briefly considered framing the spreadsheet? Perfect progressions. Carefully planned deloads. Enough color-coded cells to make an Excel nerd weep with joy. Then your client shows up, and reality kicks the door off its hinges. They're training consistently, nutrition is pretty dialed in, and sleep isn't a complete trash bin fire. Yet one hard interval session, a little heat, or another stressful week leaves them absolutely cooked like any NFL...
1 day ago • 3 min read
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...
4 days 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...
5 days 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...
6 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...
8 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...
11 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...
12 days ago • 2 min read