Traveling Rings: An example of strength work that has become skill work 27 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm

Photo of me on the traveling rings taken by my friend Angela. In the bodyweight fitness world we often hear of strength moves and skill work.  In the beginning most things begin as strength moves....

The Easiest One-Ingredient [Banana] Ice Cream Recipe 27 Aug 2013 | 01:33 pm

Looks like ice cream, feels like ice cream, tastes like ice cream, but it’s 100% bananas. Recipe: Okay so get four bananas.  Slice them up.  Put them on a plate.  Throw them in the freezer for 2 or m...

Stop Looking For What You Want 24 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm

I’ve heard this song dozens of times.  And every time I’ve paid attention to the words, I understood what was being said just a little bit more.  I thought I knew what it said, but there’s a big diffe...

The Importance of Rest Days and Deload Weeks 21 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm

ANYBODY can train hard. There’s nothing magical about that. It’s all about training SMARTER. You don’t get stronger during exercise.  You get stronger during rest and recovery.  Nonstop exercise only...

Bicycles Take Over OMB 18 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm

Another foggy night. June gloom making its way deep into August this year. It was also Thursday, which means there’s a free concert at the Santa Monica pier right next to Old Muscle Beach. Troves of p...

Assholes Wanted for Congress 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm

Wanna hear something hilarious? Drivers are more likely to honk at me if I don’t look like I’m hustling my brains out. 15 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm

Here’s a pattern I noticed while bicycling and commuting in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, CA. Let’s take two scenarios. In both scenarios, I am in the middle of the right lane on the same s...

If other professions were paid like artists… 15 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am

It’s quite unfortunate that artists have to struggle so hard to make a living. Especially if they don’t have a clue about what it takes to run a “business.” Carving a niche in this rat race requires...

The [30 minutes a day] Squat Challenge 13 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm

We weren’t meant to sit in a chair.  We were meant to sit like this. For most of my life I have never been in the squatting position. It wasn’t a normal thing to do growing up in the US and as a resu...

It is always easier to criticize than to create 12 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm

There are people out there who provide constructive criticism and I thank them. Then there are people who criticize solely because it makes them feel smarter. The latter group doesn’t get to me beca...