EUGENIZATION.

Benchmark yourself.
That’s right; hold yourself to your progress.  What I’m asking you to do is to test yourself.  Not in the Marines’ “Everyday you don’t test yourself is a day wasted sir!” way, but by performing a workout that tests your current ability against your past ability.
The athletes reading this post are all slapping their foreheads [...]

Scott posted a great blog about Intermittent Fasting and carb loading - check it out.
What’s most instructive about Scott’s post is the notion of a “controlled-carbohydrate” diet for athletes (particularly those involved in high-effort activities) vs. a traditional ketogenic diet.
(Now, I (being a geek of sorts) enjoy labeling and compartmentalizing things, so realize that none [...]

I previously blogged about cheating in professional-level sports and how athletes, though they’ve given their pound of flesh to achieve the lengths they do, are still cheaters if they use illegal substances (read: steroids) to enhance their performances.
Poor Marion Jones.  She was one of my two favorite female athletes from the track and field world [...]

What’s the best time of day to exercise? Morning? Evening? Lunchtime?
The short and simple answer: Whatever time works for you.
For example, if you’re like most people, you may find that you don’t really get a choice - your schedule (and its relative inflexibility) decides when your exercise time is, even if it’s 5:30am.
For those of [...]

Seth Godin delivers some great insights on coaching.
If you’re like most people, you have neither the time or the inclination to become a savant on exercise, nutrition, and the science of fat loss. The smart thing to do, in this case, if you’re looking to lose a little around the waistline, is to go [...]