Previous: The Data Dump In Fitness Information | Table Of Contents I saw a fitness post the one day that said, “If there is no progress there is no health benefit.” I replied that this is not necessarily true, but the author of the post decided not to engage me on the subject. The statement … Read more
Previous: Assumptions Are Critical | Table Of Contents If you’ve ever read or attempted to read papers published in scientific journals, you may have noticed that they are full of tables and supplemental attachments. Some of these are useful and essential and some of them are ridiculous fluff. I routinely left out many of the … Read more
Previous: The Reign of the (Fitness) Dinosaur | Table Of Contents As I was saying in the last section, I once read an article about Romanian deadlifts written by a particularly influential fat loss and fitness internet fitness personality with a reputation for very detailed and scientific explanations. I was bowled over by how useless the … Read more
Previous: Sloganizing in the Fitness Industry | Table Of Contents It’s often said that the dinosaurs were unable to adapt. While it is generally accepted that their demise was due to a natural disaster, an asteroid strike, they may not have lasted much longer, regardless. While their reign was eons, compared to the short run … Read more
Previous: Unusual Words, Jargon, and Journalese in Fitness Articles | Table Of Contents Jargon and all the behaviors associated with it are not the only way that ‘mere words’ are elevated and lent a profound air. Another frequent behavior, perhaps related, is sloganizing. To sloganize means simply to express as a slogan. It is a … Read more
Previous: Excessive Quotes in Fitness Articles | Table Of Contents Many fitness bullshitters use uncommon and unusual words where common ones would suffice. How many times have you read an article that looks as if the author had a thesaurus open in front of him while writing it? Well, he probably did. Confusing jargon and … Read more