Rational Self-Improvement for Men
written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Health & Fitness
If more people knew the truths about fitness, more people would be fitter. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Far from it. Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. In developed nations, overweight or obese adults outnumber the fit. Things aren’t looking good elsewhere either as …
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written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness, Training
The world has a severe shortage of physically strong men. Most modern men are either obese or skinny fat weaklings, so much so that only a tiny minority of men are noticeably muscular. Considering that almost all men would prefer a lean and muscular body over an obese or skinny fat body, why are …
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written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness, Lose Weight, Mindset, Motivation, Training
It's impossible to live a happy and healthy life without regular physical activity. Human nature was formed when our ancestors lived in physically demanding environments. Since evolution is a slow process, our nature hasn’t caught up with the sedentary lifestyle enabled by modern comforts. Our …
written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness, Lose Weight, Training
Can you build an athletic body when you are a regular person who is not a professional athlete? I’m the living proof that you can. It’s rare to see regular people with athletic bodies for 2 reasons: Conventional diet and training wisdom are misleading. The fitness industry hides the truth …
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written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness, Lose Weight, Training
This article is an excerpt from my book, Ripped with Bodyweight - 12 Week Program for Muscle Growth and Fat Loss. I built a ripped physique with six-pack abs by doing 8 simple bodyweight exercises over and over again. These exercises are simple yet extremely powerful. They are the only …
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written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Lose Weight
All fad diets suck and low-carb diets are no exception. Low carb diets picked up steam with the meteoric rise of obesity. The proponents of low-carb diets claim that carbs are the real reason behind the obesity epidemic. Since widespread obesity is a new phenomenon for humanity, a scapegoat …
written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness
I am currently 42 years old and I live a more fulfilling life than I ever did. While strength training isn’t the only reason for my well-being, it plays an important role. It wasn’t always like this. When I was in my mid-thirties I hated my life. I was a fat, out of shape middle-aged man. I was …
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written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness
The pictures above show the visual representation of the types of the body you can expect to get by bodyweight training and weightlifting. On the left, you can see the body I built solely with bodyweight training. On the right, you can see the body I built with weightlifting which happened …
written by Lane Goodwin Filed Under: Bodyweight Training, Build Muscle, Health & Fitness, Lose Weight, Mindset, Training
I built six-pack abs without ever going to the gym and I started grossly fat and out of shape. Moreover, I did it after 37 (Age is mostly irrelevant). Millions of men would like to get six-pack abs but men with six pack abs are rare, so it must be difficult to do it, right? Let's see. I …
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