Just One More Reason to Retain a Personal Trainer.

Above: Leg Pressing is good.
…for example, if you run out of plate space.
By the way, I am telling him to breathe, stabilize his torso, and push only with his legs (not his arms).
Note his workout attire (giving Dr. Warden a well-deserved plug).

Recipe of the Day: Chinchilla’s Chicken Galore

Michael Chinchilla, Muay Thai Instructor at the New York Health and Racquet Club, is in the midst of a 12-week fat reduction program. His exercise and nutrition regimen can best be described as “spartan.” One mainstay of his daily diet that I found incredibly interesting was his grilled chicken.
As most individuals obsessed with [...]

The "Holistic Effect" and its consequences

A perfectly crafted Rolex watch is a marvel of human engineering. Thousands of intricate pieces moving in unison towards an ultimate goal: the compartmentalization of time as a measurable unit.
Which can be completely thrown into chaos with the inclusion of a single foreign grain of sand. Or a single drop of water.
The human body is [...]

Headaches are a pain in the neck.

Perhaps the most valuable advice I garnered from my time as a Superslow devotee is to use neck exercise as a way to combat headaches, both exercise-induced and otherwise. I can’t overstate how many times this little tidbit has rescued a training session.
Cervical extension can be used as a preventive measure against exercise-induced headaches (EIH) [...]

Workout of the Day: The Evil Russian’s Quad-Shot-Down Leg Workout

Above: The Evil Russian, Nikita Popov, performing an isometric squat down Tote Road.
Day 1 (all slow reps – 10/10)
General warmup (if desired)
the following all one set to concentric failure:
Seated Leg Press
Hip Adduction
Leg Extension
Leg Curl
Day 2 (all moderately slow reps ~ 5/5)
General warmup (if desired)
the following with 1-2 warmup sets (for neurological rehearsal ONLY)
Rack Squat
Stiff-Legged Deadlift
Wall [...]