by Didact | Dec 13, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
The Fall of an Empire- I don’t think I’m EVER going to get tired of seeing that kick Could you please deliver another round of severe assbeat to Ronda Rousey’s table? I don’t think she got the hint from the last time: Shortly following her...
by Didact | Dec 4, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
Tony Baker breaks down the reasons why Holly Holm kicked (and punched) the ever-lovin’ bejeeeeeeezus out of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 the other weekend, in inimitable style: Money quote: “Holly cocked that leg back and dipped it in the fires of Mt....
by Didact | Aug 16, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!! A few weeks back I wrote up a post about bullshido in movies where I contended that the emphasis on stand-up striking and really impressive flying spin-kicks in those films gives a very skewed and dangerous idea of what realistic and effective...
by Didact | Jul 7, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
Not American football, mind you- though I readily admit, I don’t see the point of gridiron myself: I will certainly concede that I cannot for the life of me understand American sports such as basketball, baseball, or gridiron. I don’t mind ice hockey...
by Didact | May 15, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
How on Earth do people convince themselves that physiques like this are to be emulated?!? In case you’re curious about what synthol is or does, the video above explains it pretty well. Synthol is basically just an oil, combined with alcohol- and the only reason...
by Didact | Mar 31, 2015 | fitness, gym idiots, Uncategorized
The CrossFit Craze continues to provide LOTS of material for the rest of us to laugh at: Honestly the only part of that video that wasn’t hilariously funny was the bit where the weightlifter failed to put up that Atlas stone. That wasn’t funny at all- I...
by Didact | Mar 20, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
This was originally published in Details Magazine, and was re-published over at Oldtime Strongman. It was then posted to TheRedPill on reddit.com by dr_warlock, also known as Michael Augustus, the chap who wrote a rather good post about deadlifting over at Return...
by Didact | Mar 18, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
Return of Kings recently featured a sponsored post by none other than Mr. Six Pack Shortcuts himself, Mike Chang. It makes for interesting reading, to say the least- though not perhaps in the way you might think at first: I’ve been a daily reader of Return Of Kings...
by Didact | Mar 14, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
Uh, miss, that’s very nice and all, but not quite what I had in mind… No Numbnuts Allowed So there I was in the gym yesterday, doing my weekly long workout whereby I do my damnedest to max out my numbers on all of the big three lifts. I’d just...
by Didact | Feb 16, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
Hey, we’ve ALL done it A few weeks back, I received a request to lay out a basic training program from the point of view of an experienced lifter with the goal of helping someone make gains quickly, even if he is new to lifting hard and heavy. It was, of course,...
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