Quads, hamstrings, calves – read how gyms and members are making mistakes while training these large and powerful muscle groups.
My son, camp counselor and green team leader, lost a closely contested Color War competition last summer. The outcome of the entire tournament came down to the final event – a tug of war. Independent of strategy and heart, the other squad was just stronger. At such moments, there’s little comfort that a dad can…
Flying an airplane is a lot like getting fit. First, take a look at the physics of airplane flight: To climb, the energy from the engines must exceed what is necessary to maintain level flight. Once at cruise altitude, the engines are throttled back to achieve a level wing lift. Less energy is needed to…
I was 1,000 meters into the 5K corporate run when I felt sharp pain in my right big toe. I had run through every other lower body discomfort in my life, so of course I’d keep going too under these circumstances. Besides, after two steps, I could tell walking wasn’t going to make a difference…
I don’t understand YouTube Shorts. I get that it’s a TikTok competitor featuring videos of one minute or less, but I can’t figure how the algorithm works. The few YouTube Shorts I’ve posted get a handful of views, except for this one video I made about lifting barefoot, which got over 2,200 views in 24…