John Burk: Fitness Douchebag of the Week

John Burk: Fitness Douchebag of the Week

“You are a disgusting fat body, Private Pyle!” The drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket spoke those words, and we all know how things turned out for those two characters. Fictionalized bathroom murder-suicides aside, when you have a captive audience of enlisted men who...
5 Tips to Improve Your Running Technique

5 Tips to Improve Your Running Technique

When faced with the prospect of altering my running technique, my initial response was No. Friggin’. Way. I mean, who really needs a running coach? Humans have been running for millennia. We just put on some shoes and go out and do it. Your technique is what it is,...
To Shame Or Not To Shame

To Shame Or Not To Shame

I screamed “Fucker!” right into his hipster douchebag face. It was born mostly of rage, but part of me also desired to shame the douchebag in the hope that in so doing he may be less likely to act like such a douchebag in the future. Who am I kidding? Hipster...
How Fast Should You Lose Weight?

How Fast Should You Lose Weight?

Google “rapid fat loss” and prepare to be sucked down a rabbit hole of bovine droppings. I lost a pound a day, for one day, because I thought I was going to die. Conversely, I once saw a man profiled on CNN who also lost a pound a day – for 200 days...
Coke, CrossFit, and Created Outrage

Coke, CrossFit, and Created Outrage

I’m no fan of CrossFit creator and CEO Greg Glassman, and yet I find myself defending him. I guess since I’m choosing Greg’s side over that of one of the Jonas brothers makes it easier. Glassman used the official CrossFit Twitter account to post the a bottle of coke...