At last, we’ve brought back our 15-part series on Alexey Faleev and his "80/20" system of power bodybuilding and physical culture as a downloadable PDF book! It’s available here, 100 pages for a suggested donation of $5 (or none at all). I am donating proceeds to charitable organizations doing works of lean, solid goodness around... Continue Reading →
Girevoy Sport (Pt. 2): The Snatch, “Tsar of Kettlebell Exercises”
In the snatch, if you’re going to last the full 10 minutes, you must spare your grip. How? Use your legs. After you “pull” the bell up, bend at the knees and dip down. That way you won’t have to pull as high. Even more importantly, when you drop the bell back down, rise up... Continue Reading →
A Farewell to Fatigue: How to “Fragment the Load”
Did Hemingway invigorate himself to run with the bulls in Pamplona by blowtorching his lungs doing Crossfit? Hell no. Papa knew how to pace himself. Part 5 in our series “Tao of the Lazy Badass.” Find the first four installments here, here, here, and here. You already know the First Law of the Lazy Badass:... Continue Reading →
The Tao of the Lazy Badass
“Like water, volume is soft and yielding. But volume will wear away rock, and it beats the crap out of excess fatigue. As a rule, volume wins over fatigue. This is another paradox: what is soft and voluminous is strong.”from the lost training manual of Laozi (Lao-Tzu) A difficult book, but the most important one... Continue Reading →
Bear’s-Eye View
Today's game was to climb to the summit on hands and knees: For every step, I had either to "bear walk" or lunge. Though that may sound wretched, it was a huge endorphin fest. The golden recipe for training is to do as much work as possible while staying as fresh as possible. That's the... Continue Reading →
Aryan Invasion
My house has been invaded by yogis! It's great! Everywhere you go, you stumble over someone pacing and chanting silently, hunkered down translating Bengali hagiographies on an iMac, or playing ragas on a guitar in the garden. These guys all trail the scent of sandalwood around the house, they keep the kitchen always smelling of... Continue Reading →
After Faleev: What to Expect
At last, we've brought back our Alexey Faleev material as a downloadable PDF book! It's available here, for a suggested donation of $5 (or none at all). I am donating proceeds to charitable organizations doing works of lean, solid goodness around the world, so please be generous!
Luck = Strength + Smiles
"Have fun. Luck goes to those who are strong and smile a lot. That is the only way." -A.V. Tarasov, father of the Russian hockey program
Kvass, Sour Life-Giving Ambrosia of Political Prisoners and Gods
We’ve edited our Faleev “80/20” power bodybuilding series into a 100-page, for-charity, donation-based e-book now available here. Enjoy!
Livid to Languid
We’ve edited our Faleev “80/20” power bodybuilding series into a 100-page, for-charity, donation-based e-book now available here. Enjoy!