Archive for the 'Fitness' Category



Sorry for the blurry picture this week. It was particularly gloomy this morning, so I guess the exposure went longer than normal. Next time I’ll try to find a tripod, or at least some surface to place the camera on.
Another slow week this time, probably because I went a little overboard Friday night and ingested [...]

New Yorker on Parkour

The New Yorker looks at parkour, the cringe-inducing sport of jumping and running through urban spaces. We used to have shoes with a plastic plate on the bottom for board-less rail slides. We called it “Extreme Walking.” These days I only run as fast as I can to leap headfirst into a roasting pig. It’s called—wait for it—porkour. [New Yorker via Kottke]

So here we are, three weeks in. Can’t say as I feel much thinner, although my energy level is way up. I have spent the last three weeks watching the scale go down, but until I saw the comparison photo above I wondered exactly where the hell all this supposedly lost weight had gone. I [...]

Don’t think of calling him geriatric; odds are that unless you also do 1,000 crunches five times a week, many of them with 80 lb. weights on your chest, the South African golf champion Gary Player can kick your puny ass off the green.
In his recent interview with Reuters, Player attests that fitness is the [...]

How Many Push-Ups?

How many push-ups can you do? Apparently I can do four before my trembling peg arms buckle under my malty torso. I challenge you to a spot check.

<3 Poop Report

My love affair with Poop Report just grows and grows, like a two-week impaction. Today’s delightful headline: “Poll: If you had no choice, what animal would you wipe with, and why. [Poop Report]

First of all, allow me to apologize for this week’s picture—it’s the same one as last week. I did take a new one this morning, but unfortunately I left it at home and therefore can’t upload it right now. Tonight I’ll upload it and edit this post to include the new image, but I’m sorry [...]

A Story About Poop

Today’s Poop Report entry is totally, disgustingly awesome. [PoopReport.com]

UFC Buys Pride

UFC has bought its main competitor the Pride Fighting Championships. Does that make this mixing martial artists? [ESPN]

There’s something trite about posting skateboarding videos on a “men’s site,” but god damn this kid is impressive to watch. Wait until the end to see the move that will land Mr. William Spencer in a wheelchair very soon.

Five Exercises to Avoid

A reprint of a Best Life mag article about exercises to avoid. [Health.MSN.com]

First of all, I’d like to say thanks to the sizable majority of folks who have wished me luck in public and private as I move forward with this. Most people have been very cool about the whole thing, very understanding and supportive. There are also plenty of people in the middle who may or [...]




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» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan  # 0

» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com# 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin# 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com# 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com# 1

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN# 2

» We just cracked a 750 of “Forêt,” an organic saison from Brasserie Dupont. The reviews on Beer Advocate are sort of mixed, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a knockout: bright, light, full of the best tastes of summer. One of the best saisons I’ve ever had. # 1



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