The Boys Are Back In Town DVD set.

To purchase this incredible source of knowledge, go to the column on the right and follow the link.

Here is an interview with Dr. Ellington Darden which covers quite a bit of old iron history. Even if you are not a high intensity fan, this interview is worth the read.

This study may be of interest to those who are beyond the half century mark.

Ageing Res Rev. 2006 Aug;5(3):332-53. Epub 2006 Aug 8.Click here to read Links
Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: two potential diets for successful brain aging.
Martin B, Mattson MP, Maudsley S.

The vulnerability of the nervous system to advancing age is all too often manifest in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In this review article we describe evidence suggesting that two dietary interventions, caloric restriction (CR) and intermittent fasting (IF), can prolong the health-span of the nervous system by impinging upon fundamental metabolic and cellular signaling pathways that regulate life-span. CR and IF affect energy and oxygen radical metabolism, and cellular stress response systems, in ways that protect neurons against genetic and environmental factors to which they would otherwise succumb during aging. There are multiple interactive pathways and molecular mechanisms by which CR and IF benefit neurons including those involving ’slin’slin’slin’slin’slin’slin’slin-like signaling, FoxO transcription factors, sirtuins and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors. These pathways stimulate the production of protein chaperones, neurotrophic factors and antioxidant enzymes, all of which help cells cope with stress and resist disease. A better understanding of the impact of CR and IF on the aging nervous system will likely lead to novel approaches for preventing and treating neurodegenerative disorders.

Warning, the following blog post is heavily edited for language but represents the communication style of a place for those who no longer fit into normal society. IronGarmX.
As we have been described, "….overflowing with foul mouthed ignorance,…"

This post was in response to a question about lowering cholesterol levels and the use of statins. "Sandman" a physician, chimed in and his advice, or the advice of any physician should always be considered first. You get it, try this at your own risk, it’s ideas between a bunch of misfits who find calmness at the center of the storm.

Listen up.
1. Get un fat. Nobody is putting a f**king gun to your head and forcing you to eat. Get under 12% and forget about the chubby squatters who have man boobs and fat aprons over their genital region.
2. Drop all grains. I know, I know, plenty of populations eat rice, corn, yadda-yadda. Just drop them and maybe eat an occasional bowl of oats since that may the least invasive of the grains (opinions vary).
3. Make fun of Art DeVany, but go to his blog, search "meals" print them out and eat that way for six months. Then laugh.
4. Take a broad spectrum anti-oxidant. Don’t OD, just get your ass covered.
5. Talk to your Doc about Niacin. I like the flush, other’s get ill. Kinda like Scotch.
6. Drink Red Wine
7. Start a good fat eating program. Avocados, Olive Oil, TOASTED Sesame Oil, Macadamia Oil. That’s at the top of the list. Also a handful of nuts per day. No excuses.
8. Met Con circuits. I know @fit is ghey, but find some of the metcons you like and do them 2 to 3 days per week.
9. Easy walking for stress relief, active recovery, and the psycho-tropic qualities.
10. Minimize rest on strength training, or measure it. I refer to this as "Iron Pulse(tm)" and I will be writing more about it. Your poundages will drop slightly but who wants a 1000 pound squat when your nose is bleeding and your testicles are the size of raisins?
11. Fish Oil, with heavy DHA content. That means Barry Sears, BioTest Flame Out, or Krill Oil which now available from Costco. Also from Costco,.. .Vit. C, and their CoQ10 is cheap and good insurance.
12. Eat Fish and diversify the source and type.
13. NO SUGARY drinks, carbs, bread, bagels, pasta, rice, etc. for a while.
14. Every plate should have lean protein, veggies and fruit, and a small amount of good fat.
15. Floss your damn teeth before I knock them out! Gum disease translates to heart disease.

I’ll think of more. Always ask Scott. He’s a Doctor and was a stunt double in "Live Free or Die Hard".

"Fireman" Tom Corrigan has done it again. His first DVD, " KBFire" provides an exhaustingly thorough look at what it takes to learn kettlebell basics,  apply them to a fitness routine, and then how to modify and train for "Blue Collar Fitness. You could hardly top that product for those of us who actually work for a living. Well, Tom decided that maybe simplicity was the height of cultivation. His professionally produced DVD could be too informational for his beginning workshop attendee’s. He decided to re-edit and extract only the most important beginner drills, make the instructional model flow, keep it under an hour and only charge 15 dollars for it! (plus shipping). I’ve reviewed it and I have to agree that Tom kept his promise of dynamite in a small package. His understanding of the fundamentals is profound and his coaching style is one based on friendship and not dictatorial. I’ve personally seen him compete and then run over to offer a team mate a few tips based on his highly defined observational skills. Tom has trained with every authority that he can find and now has a Master of Sport, Mikhail Marshak as his personal coach in Kettlebell training for Sport and for Fitness. This "insider insight" gives Tom a canvas by which comparison of teaching styles can be viewed without prejudice. His opinion is based on research and application. The value to cost rating of this DVD blows similar  "Basics" DVD’s off the market. Period.

If you would like to purchase Tom’s DVD, I’d suggest emailing him at kbfiremantom@yahoo.com . The cost is 15 dollars plus 5 for shipping and handling. Lots of bang per buck. Or buy it using Paypal at his site. http://bluecollarfitness.com/

If your trainer can’t get you in shape in a prison cell, get another trainer.

It takes two double sided drive mechanisms to achieve goals. One is inspiration or desperation. The other is that we run away from pain and run towards pleasure.
A fertile environment for such creative soup is prison. Note the picture at the top of the article. It is a cell for prisoners to get exercise in. They are not allowed to mix with the general population ( to use internet slang, they are IGX’ers). The only thing in the cell is a chinning bar, space, and a floor. It may be called Nike fitness. Just do it. This style of training could be called prison training or playground training. You see young males in urban areas challenging each other to contests of will and hormones. They try harder and harder stunts to put on size and strength. Body size and muscles not only have a practical value of athletic prowess but psychological value of being bigger and stronger appearing to potential challengers. This methodology is deeply rooted in the rights of manhood and the desire to be the Alpha Male. Between the incarcerated and the hormone rich youth, you have a crucible formed that contains pain, pleasure, inspiration and desperation. There is no chrome, no ferns, no mirrors, no showers, no aerobic bunny’s. There is gravity, steel, and the application of will. This simplistic view of stimulating bones, muscles, tendons, and organs represents the purest form of physical culture. If these gentlemen can show outstanding fitness that results in weaponry for sociological combat. WHY CAN’T YOU?
If you don’t have the skills, find someone who does. If your trainer or guru or exotic man of mystery can’t train you in a prison cell, fire him.

Gun disarming is highly controversial. The following video offers a general philosphy and then shows the how to take these principals and apply them. Included is the "Homie Disarm".