Jack Modern weight training is great, fun, can improve athletic performance, potentially reduce injury occurrence, improve many health markers, aesthetics etc, but relying on it as a sole means of activity is incomplete. It is of course better than doing nothing and an overall net positive, but humans should treat it as a supplement to more … Read more
Most people in the gym know the rule of thumb: “Pull as much as you push” to keep your shoulders healthy. The idea is that your back work should “balance out” your pressing. That’s not wrong. But it’s nowhere near the full picture. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, and designed … Read more
Everyone has vices: alcohol, nicotine, junk food… some have murkier ones. Yours should be exercise. You don’t need to give up the others, you don’t need to devote much time, energy or money into it, but you should exercise. It is a natural high, and leveller. If general health allows, every person should move, be … Read more