Author: Kevin

In this post and episode, I explain why Andy Galpin’s defense of the deadlift is actually a clear demonstration that it is a dangerous lift. Specifically, he notes at least four conditions that must be met for the deadlift...

In this episode, I discuss why the evidence pyramid is a misleading and sometimes an unscientific way to interpret evidence; why anecdote is sometimes right; and why expert opinion is always the final word. Specifically,...

In this segment of a discussion with @gavinmeenan, I talk about whether or not eating organic produce makes a difference for health. Health benefits are robustly associated with the consumption of fruits and vegetables, period,...

The rampant abuse of the paper on injuries among weightlifters and powerlifters by Aasa et al. is emblematic of the dogmatic, blind, hive-mind-like citation of research common among “evidence-based” gymbros on the...

People are saying I am not evidence-based for writing these posts. It’s fine. When I am done making my case, I will go through the scientific literature and pick it apart, piece-by-piece, better than any of you have done...