If I could excel at only 2 exercises, they would have to be the deadlift and the T-pushup.
- Both can be done with minimal equipment.
- Both use a lot of energy-burning muscle.
- Both require your body to work together as a fine-tuned machine.
- Both strengthen the musculature of the “posterior chain”.
- Both challenge the body to [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Become A ‘Two-Trick Pony’
Posted in Serious-talk, tagged deadlift, Ed Coan, JC Santana, t-pushup on October 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Celebrities Spotted Hanging Around Cheap Motels
Posted in Humor, News, tagged celebrities, motel, People's Temple, spot reduction, vibration on October 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Fitness trends are cyclical, indeed.
This story about shaken (not stirred) mice is sure to set the fitness industry back a few years into it’s not-so-glorious “spot-reducing” past.
(Which reminds me, aren’t we due for some new research on how effectively the Thighmaster eliminates ‘the jiggle’ from inner thighs?)
It’s only a matter of time before some lazy arse with “M.D.” after his name transposes [...]
Donny Osmond vs. David Lee Roth
Posted in Joe, tagged David Lee Roth, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Spandex on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I have a long and deeply troubled past.
My childhood hero was known for many things: his part in the Osmond Brothers, the hit single “Puppy Love” and later, Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat.
Sure, it was many moons ago, but there was a time in my life where I wanted to be just like Donny Osmond - I even used to have a [...]
[PROfile:AC & RC] A Tale of Two Cosgroves
Posted in interview, tagged Alwyn Cosgrove, Rachel Cosgrove, Wonder Woman, LiftStrong on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t care what anybody says… as far as I’m concerned, Alwyn (rhymes with talon) Cosgrove’s greatest contribution to the fitness industry (and possibly the world) was giving me my big break into the world of national fitness magazines - a short piece called “7 Minute Solution: The Bench Press” [Men's Fitness; May 2004] - [...]
In The Beginning…
Posted in Humor, Joe, tagged thank you on October 15, 2007 | No Comments »
In the beginning, there were Megabytes. Lots of ‘em - strategically divided among host servers all around the world and The Internet was good.
…then along came Joe.
Since my bi-weekly e-newsletter was actually only being written a handful of times each year, my intent was simply to use a blog as a tool to get back to the habit [...]
I <3 Meat
Posted in Joe, Opinions are like…, tagged food, free range, meat, nature, PETA on October 4, 2007 | No Comments »
My name is Joe and I am an animal killer
I like to hunt.
I fish when I can.
I wear and use products derived from animals.
I eat meat.
When it is neither convenient nor cost effective for me to do so myself, I will gladly pay others for their animal killing and processing services.
Maybe it is murder by [...]
[PROfile:Sean Hyson] Walking The Walk And Writing The Talk
Posted in interview on October 3, 2007 | No Comments »
When thinking of fitness-industry “rock stars” to feature in The Cup, one of the first names to pop into my mind was none other than Sean Hyson. He’s the guy responsible for mining nuggets of fitness wisdom from knuckleheads like me and melting it down to a readable format which also fits the space requirements of a printed magazine.
Plus, he’s a good guy to [...]
This Is What A Diet Of Potatoes, Corn and Llama Meat Will Do For You…
Posted in News on October 2, 2007 | No Comments »
From the culture that introduced the world to quipu, Machu Picchu and a tasty performance enhancing substance long before home-runs mattered, this story about child sacrifice and bad haircuts might make you reconsider before pulling out your wallet in the fast food window drive-thru lane…
Circumcision, Necrophiliac Porn and a Cat Fetish
Posted in Ha-ha, Humor, Tasteless on October 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Regular readers of The Cup may have noticed an uncharacteristically long gap between posts. First-timers are probably wondering what the hell they’ve gotten themselves into.
While it was long before the advent of blogging, perhaps the best piece of advice I ever got was “If it don’t fit, don’t force it“.
(Get your mind out of the gutter, will [...]
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