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“Leave no stone unturned” is the perfect idiom for how we should approach building strong, symmetrical muscles. We should ignore no muscles, no matter how small, to achieve true total-body fitness for optimal functioning in the real world. But to do that properly, one needs to be familiar with all of those “stones.” The mission… Continue reading YOUR MUSCLES AND HOW THEY MOVE

You can’t begin to push, pull, and swing unless you have the right stuff to push, pull, and swing. This chapter is about your choices. Of course, you could go outside and pick up a large, heavy rock to use for most of the exercises in this book. But you’d be better off getting yourself… Continue reading WHAT TOOLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED WORKING OUT AT HOME

Please step away from the Smith Machine for a moment and listen to an ancient tale from the Indian subcontinent. Although many different versions of the story exist, the basic gist is this: Several blind men are summoned before the king of vast land. They are brought into a large room, and inside this room… Continue reading THE PHILOSOPHY OF MOVEMENT OVER MUSCLE

These three simple tools can help you push, pull, and swing your way to a stronger and fitter body. Their small size and simplicity allow for a greater range of motion during exercise, challenging your muscles in ways no other equipment can. You can only go so low, for example, with a Barbell Bench Press.… Continue reading THE HOLY TRINITY OF TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION