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Want a Better Workout? Find a Stronger Fitness Partner

Has this ever happened to you? You?re working out at a moderately intense level when, all of a sudden, some dude strolls by and makes you look like an underachieving, fitness noob. Whether it?s getting passed by some speed demon while out on a run or watching some guy bench 150 pounds more than you,

The Self-Made Man: Johnny Temple

At first glance, Johnny Temple looks like your average, boring, early-40s Brooklyn professional. You’d never guess that he grew up on DC hardcore and played bass for Girls Against Boys before starting an independent publishing house known for dark, gritty, often profane books, including an internationally successful Noir series. But that’s exactly who he is,

Top Five Destinations of Tucson

I don?t think I?ve ever really considered visiting Tucson. I mean, if I?m going to go to a big city in Arizona, Phoenix is the one with the easy to get to airport, it?s about two hours closer if I chose to drive and by virtue of being bigger, has to have more things to

Strength Programs That Will Get You Strong As F*@k!

If you?re interested in getting seriously jacked this winter, forget about the quick fix workouts in Men?s Health or P90X. You want to try a program developed over decades by serious Olympic and powerlifters. These are the guys who have trained hundreds of athletes to get superhuman strong and put on mass over the years…guys

Top Five Movies of Kerry Washington

I love to think about why I like things. Why do I find certain women attractive? Why do I love ?Dumb and Dumber? and find ?The Hangover? idiotic? Why do I find ?Best in Show? hilarious and ?Waiting for Guffman? cruel? Why don?t I even try to watch certain TV shows like Kerry Washington?s starring

Awesome Men Throughout History: Daniel Sickles

You know, for all the talk I’ve heard about how coarse and degenerate modern society is, we don’t produce guys like Daniel Sickles anymore. Sickles was a New York politician, diplomat, and Union army general whose DILLIGAF attitude would be unthinkable in today’s overly self-conscious, personal brand management-obsessed media atmosphere. I mean, we still have

Thinking About CrossFit? Here’s What To Expect

One of the hottest trends in fitness is CrossFit, the high intensity workout regimen that started in California in 2000. CrossFit has grown to the point where there are now over 4400 CrossFit gyms (called ?boxes?) worldwide and dozens more opening up every month. CrossFit has even turned into a full fledged sport, with a

Make a Fitness Wish List

Remember when you were little and you used to write a wish list of all the things you wanted for Christmas, like a Ninja Turtles blimp or Crossfire? Oh, wait, you still write a wish list and email it to your mom? You greedy bastard. While you?re probably in the market for electronics, DVDs, clothes,

The Self-Made Man: Jay-Z

Well, now that we’re all rested from our food comas and rid of our families (at least until Christmas rolls around in a few weeks), let’s return to the business of profiling self-made men and their successes. This week’s subject is quite a turnaround from the born-rich workaholics we’ve been profiling lately, but he’s accomplished

Top Five Destinations of Vancouver, British Columbia

Of course Vancouver is in Canada. It wouldn?t be anywhere else (unless it is the one near Portland, but that?s not the Vancouver everyone thinks about when they think Vancouver. Well, everyone but?never mind.) It?s got a hockey team and that used to be synonymous with Canada. You have to have a passport to get

Top Five Movies of Catherine Zeta-Jones

When I looked over the movies of Catherine Zeta-Jones, the first word that popped into my head was ?fun.? There is nothing wrong with serious movies that explore what it means to be human, how it feels when sorrow seeps into every aspect of your existence, and the pain and suffering we endure in everyday

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