Many of us, especially those who care deeply about the natural beauty and majesty of Earth’s environment, have the clear impression that the future of our planet is at risk because of human pollution. This impression is not quite correct. The future of our planet is not dependent upon what we are doing to our […]
Read MoreWheat, oats, corn, rice, and their relatives are the fossil fuels of the American Diet. Although you can consume grain-based foodstuffs derived from these grass seeds to power your physical activities, eating such processed foods comes at a very high price to your health and well-being. The internal combustion of grains to fuel your essential […]
Read MoreFinally! At last! The future habitability of our planet for human life is reaching the forefront of public discussion, political debate, and the consciousness of citizens throughout the globe. No longer are we able to ignore the consequences of excessive and reckless consumerism upon the natural world around us. As we finally confront this reality […]
Read MoreAs you may know, my most recent book, American Diet Revolution!, was released for online sales a few weeks ago. Now, my publisher, Morgan James Publishing, is hosting an online launch party to celebrate the release of ADR! for sales in brick-and-mortar bookstores. This live event begins on Thursday, March 7th, at 2:00 CST and […]
Read MoreThe American Diet Revolution is a growing movement toward profound change in the foods Americans grow, purchase, and eat and, just as importantly, in how we think about those foods. Thanks to a new breed of honest nutritional researcher/writers of the 21st Century, we know now that dietary advice we received from “experts” and “authorities” […]
Read MoreI thank all of you who have responded to my weekly posts and to my books by contacting me via our website email box: DrJosef@StrengthForLife.com. Your comments and questions are appreciated. Please continue to send them. I will do my best to read and respond to your provocative inquiries. Many comments and questions come from […]
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In our blogpost last week, I described factors which distinguish strength training from two other related activities, weight lifting and lifting weights. The essential points were: in weightlifting and lifting weights, the primary objective is to increase the amount of weight you lift for one or several repetitions; in strength training, by contrast, the primary […]
Read MoreStrength training is not weightlifting. Strength training is not lifting weights. Weight lifting is a competitive sport. The objective for each athlete is to complete one repetition in a specific type of exercise with as much weight as he or she possibly can lift. Success is determined by lifting more weight for one repetition than […]
Read MoreThe word “strength” has different meanings in different circumstances. In sports, strength is the dominating characteristic of powerful athletes: Olympic weightlifters, pro football players, or Clydesdales. In world society, we think of the strength of character shown by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in rallying the free world against Hitler and the Nazis. Strength is […]
Read MoreWhat Are the Core Muscles? At some point in adult life, most of us say to ourselves, “I have to strengthen my core.” In this moment of personal insight, what precisely do we mean when we use the word “core”? To many of us, “core” means one specifically located muscle group: the abdominals. We picture […]
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