The "Gym-Face" Project – Part 1

Some point a while back I decided to do a photo-essay called “Gym Face” chronicling people’s reactions and facial grimacing whilst in the throes of lactic acid death. It’s a continuing, on-going project of mine, but I’d like to share a few prize glories from my somewhat small collection.
Without further ado…

Above: This is what [...]

What’s With All the SuperSlow Posting Lately?

Francisco had a clipping from last Wednesday’s Metro newspaper that was about TimeLabsNY, a SuperSlow facility in Hell’s Kitchen (it used to be in the Financial District but was moved).
The first thing that I thought to myself was, “This is in the same newspaper that featured the ‘Tire-flipping-as-exercise-modality’ facility just two weeks ago. Good.”
The second [...]

SuperSlow + The Zone = A Marriage Made Halfheartedly?

Looks like Ken Hutchins took the plunge a little while back and “went corporate” with SuperSlow, forming the Super Slow Zone, LLC, complete with partnership with The Zone Diet (Dr. Barry Sears, 40/30/30, “eicosanoids will bring about the destruction of the universe,” you remember him, right?).
Sounds like a merger made in heaven. Or is [...]

Today’s Challenge: Squat 6 Times Your Age For Reps.

Taking me up on today’s challenge, Asher Levitsky puts up a couple of sets of squats at 365.
Ok, half-squats. And they were part of his workout with Coach Ebers today anyway. But it is still quite an impressive feat. And make no bones about it, those are 3 45’s and a 25 [...]

Don’t Try This at Home.

Above: Coach Ebers showing proper spotting technique for his trainee, Asher, during a set of squats at 365.