I am currently working on some writing projects that are still keeping me away from the blog. I hope to get back to more regular writing in a week or two. Until then, I thought today - being Thursday and all - would be a good time for another "Throwback" article. This was published in 2003 in IronMan Magazine . I actually got some "hate" from disgruntled readers after it was published, probably dealing with the fact that it doesn't paint "bodybuilding" in a very good light from a strictly "strength and power" perspective. Since I wrote this over 20 years ago, I would probably change at least a couple of points if I was to re-write it, and I would change some of the "terminology" to fit in with recent advances in strength training. Also, reading it again made me realize that I write better now than I did then (and not so hyperbolically), but I decided to just re-post it as originally written. This way, it also gives
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy