A story from Moscow January 22, 2026 brings back a memory that still makes me smile. Do you remember the first time we went to Russia with Ernie Frantz and the APF? It was the first powerlifting meet against the Russians. At the time, the Cold War mindset was still very real. Everyone believed the […]

When the Hands Betray the Music: The First Signs of a Career in Danger In September of 2018, during what should have been just another flawless performance, something subtle but terrifying happened. A professional pianist—someone whose entire identity, livelihood, and sense of purpose were built around precision—missed a passage he had played perfectly thousands of […]

A Backstage Moment That Changed Everything for this Piano Player I was working with Steely Dan when the bass player walked up to me with an older gentleman. He couldn’t even open the lid on a soup container. His hands were so weak he could barely open a door. It had progressed that badly. The […]

Discovering Ageless Vitality: What Real Anti-Aging Success Looks Like in the Real World January 21, 2026 Discovering ageless vitality is not a theory. It is not a slogan. And it is certainly not a marketing promise. It is something you can see with your own eyes when you spend your life working with people who […]

Your Body Is Not a Machine Made of Levers — It Is a Living Spring Most people grow up thinking about the body like a machine made of rigid parts. We imagine bones as sticks. We imagine joints as hinges. We imagine muscles as ropes that pull on levers. This way of thinking is simple, […]

Learning From Ed Coan — A Journey Into Strength and the Human Spring Within Him When I first met Ed Coan, I knew he was different from most athletes I had ever seen. Ed is one of the most famous powerlifters of all time. Over his career, he set more than 70 world records in […]

Twelve Years of Pain, One Correct Explanation Dave never thought the moment that changed his life would be so ordinary. It was a left-hand turn. A routine one. Traffic light green. His mind was on where he needed to be next, not on danger. When the impact came, it came fast and hard—metal collapsing into […]

Many people are surprised when they are told they have something called a cervical rib. Sometimes it is also called an extra rib, an extra cervical rib, or an accessory cervical rib. It usually shows up on an image like a cervical rib X ray, X-ray cervical rib, or a cervical rib MRI. Here is […]

The Day You Find Out Your Body Is Not a Machine Have you ever wondered how your body survives more than three million collisions with the Earth every year—just from walking? The average person takes about ten thousand steps a day. Every step is a small collision between your body and the ground. Multiply that […]

The Human Body Is Not Engineered Like a Robotic (What Robot Engineers got Wrong) It Was Built Like a Living Spring Most people think of the human body like a machine made of parts. If something hurts, they think one part must be “broken.” A disc. A joint. A muscle. A nerve. But your body […]