EUGENIZATION.

…or too small to start weight training. Just follow Aditya Dev’s example (courtesy Daily Mail UK):

Too bad his trainer has him lifting no more than 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) dumbbells, but I suppose it’s warranted as his total body weight is a mere 9kg (just under 20 lbs).
Let’s perform some calculations to see how [...]

A comment by a reader over the weekend reminded me of a topic that is little understood but comes up with surprising frequency: exertional or exercise-induced headache (EIH). 
I previously blogged about EIH here but here’s the skinny on it: EIHs occur due to either increased pressure in the venous sinuses around your brain, excessive tension [...]

Because it’s enjoyable and rewarding, if not downright fun (once in a while.  A long while).
It decreases your chances of sports injury (and other acute, accidental injuries as well).
It’s the only exercise that can appreciably build muscle tissue.
It’s the most efficient way of maintaining muscle mass as we age, staving off premature decline and death.
It [...]

Yesterday I was sent three different links to the same compelling study (thanks guys):
Fast/Glycolytic muscle fiber growth reduces fat mass and improves metabolic parameters in obese mice.
which I’m sure sounds exactly like something you’d want to read about in your spare time. 
Let me cut to the chase: the mice in the study were fed the [...]