I write a lot about lifting because I think a lot about lifting. I am a writer after all. Sometimes I even write about writing. When you’re a writer, that’s what you do. You write. Anyway, I was thinking earlier about why I write about lifting and why in the world I continue to write about it, even when I’ve penned around 800 articles at this point, but who’s counting? No one but me. I think I’ve written more articles, essays, and musings this past year than I have in any other year of my life. That’s saying something since I’ve been writing training articles since 1993, when I sold my first articles to IronMan magazine and MuscleMag International . Earlier this year, at some point, I remember briefly thinking something along the lines of, “What if I run out of ideas to write about? Maybe I should slow this thing down.” But then I realized that it’s not possible....
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy