OddHat

I get a lot of "Why the hell" questions related to weight lifting. By far the number one question is "Why the hell do you do this?"

The answer to that question that feels most accurate is "Because I do." Every hobby looks idiotic to non-hobbyists. Why the hell collect stamps, follow sports teams, watch soap operas, etc?

Sure, there are side benefits. Weight training keeps you strong and mobile throughout your life, and can contribute to ...

Most conversation on workout design start with myths and posturing, and end with the certainty that the person you're talking to has been drinking the kool aid.

The truth is that almost any moderately well designed program will work for a while. For an untrained beginner, almost anything will work really well. Strength (in most of its forms) is a mix of skill and meat. Beginners and intermediates can make great strength gains very quickly as they learn that skill, and adding the meat ...

I was thinking of doing this as a thread, but I've decided to do it as a series of blog entries instead. Not sure if I'll keep it up or not.

My name is Bob, and I am a fat man. (Hi, Bob).

I qualify as an Advanced lifter by the standards at ExRX.net, as defined in "Practical Programming" by Kilgore, Rippetoe, and Pendlay. Very solidly. I'm not Elite, but for a 37 year old man who uses no performance enhancing drugs Advanced is pretty good. I take some comfort ...