Entries by Ian King

That single leg squat exercise description looks familiar!  

The challenge of communicating exercise technique guide lines in writing is conveying enough and accurate information. So I have put a lot of thought and time into my exercise descriptions. In 1999 I wrote this nice little description for the single leg squat (bolding added now): Single leg squat You know that I wouldn’t want […]

Build 12″ Guns!

You too can build 12” guns!! Excited? Okay, I agree, not very appealing. The only reason you would have been attracted to this headline is to see what’s wrong with the writer. But this is exactly what you are going to get when you take advice off people who probably have exactly that – 12” […]

This is the best book in the world for strength training!

A few weeks ago a young man was speaking to his naturopath about his new passion for developing his physique. The naturopath was quick to say: ‘You have got to get this book – it’s the best book in the world for strength training!’ And showed the Book of Muscle to his young client. The […]

A great lesson from a unique athlete

I just learnt the Australian silver medalist in the moguls skiing event at the to 2010 winter olympics is a self made multi millionaire. Apparently he has been for the past 7 or 8 years! I don’t know the details of his wealth nor am I interested in what the general media’s opinions are. In […]

Around the world my business partners attend Sugar’s seminar

Over the last few months I have made strong recommendations in personal email to my business partners spread around the globe to attend Brad Sugars in seminar when his was in their area. I have been studying Brad’s material for 15 years, and have strong belief his the value of this. Because I want my […]

Someone spiked my drink…  

Many years ago, after expressing my cynicism at repeated stories of athletes blaming their ‘natural supplements’ for failing sports drug testers, one of my newsletter readers send me a blistering email about the ‘science’ of how one could go positive on over the counter supplements. I remained skeptical. I had a quite laugh when Andre […]

I was in the best condition of my life – I don’t understand it….

‘I was in the best condition of my life – I don’t understand it.’ That was in essence what the athlete was reported in the media as saying – after his hamstring tore off from the bone. I don’t want to draw attention to the athlete or the organization, as they don’t deserve anything perceived […]

Giving credit

I watched Brad Sugars in live seminar last week, fifteen years after first attending one of his seminars, and many in between. For those who are not familiar with Brad, he is a Brisbane born lad currently living in the US who has contributed much to the world of business coaching. We have been among […]

Why don’t you come and work in my yard instead?

I was watching a young man in a strong man video clip on the web and as he was pushing the wheelbarrow up the hill I thought to myself – why don’t you come and work in my yard instead? Help me maintain my acreage? I am talking about the raised popularity of pushing barrow, […]