John Wagner

This hurts.

Sean McDermott is a textbook example of a talented person being fired simply because he worked for an idiot. It’s a story as old as time itself.

@wolfstrength The press and bench for 5 reps yes. The squat and deadlift for 1-2 reps . But I am not there yet for five reps. Only took approximately 10 months. Standards 2.0 is the goal for 2026.

How many of you achieved the standards 1.0 this year? Or got a good long way towards them?

@Chorliedaytrade What expirations and strikes do you like?

@AJA_Cortes Correct. Rules dictate strategy. This is probably why ADCC ruleset is more spectator friendly than IBJJF rules. In other grappling sports such as Wrestling and Judo they have strict rules against stalling which forces action.

As BJJ has gotten more popular, it hit the inflection point where it goes from being combat oriented to being a sport, and the meta changes Now you get funny displays like this. It's not immediately identifiable as fighting at all

@JackKrucial Bravo! Excellent article. I have felt this way about the “fitness industry personalities” for some time but couldn’t quite articulate it as eloquent as this. Seems there are a few good ones out there with priorities and perspective.

Train to live, don’t live to train lethalgentleman.com/p/how-to-train…

Lifting weights is just a hygiene standard, the same as brushing your teeth. It’s a supplement to building the durability to handle a life of adventure & high leisure. Recreational sports, expedition, martial skill development. Don’t make the barbell your entire personality

@JackKrucial How do you measure body fat? Dexa scan? How frequently do measure?

Has been several bodybuilders on here that have split tested a dirty bulk with a lean one & the difference in muscle mass gained was negligible. Anything over above 15% bodyfat you begin to increase estrogen production & disrupt hormones. This is why it's a lethal standard to stay in the 12-15% range. If getting fluffy, cut once per year (I choose to do this over the quarter leading into summer as it's the easiest to get steps in, adhere to nutrition & not be freezing during winter with low bodyfat %). The amount of guys that over estimate their bodyfat % is astounding & are often shocked how "light" myself & other athlete's/clients I work with are.

Doesn't take a genius to realise the body does not respond well to big fluctuations in weight. Dirty bulk = unnecessary accumulation of fat cells. Aggressive cuts= drastic drop in strength levels & gym floor performance. Even for athleticism, keep weight changes slow.

Hey @Bengals , make sure Zac is watching the @Lions / Ravens game. That’s how you play call and run the ball! The Lions are my NFC team and I have a feeling they are going to obliterate us in a few weeks.

@McCarthy_Sports Exactly! Notice I didn’t say Oregon. That wouldn’t make any sense.

@JohnSwagner It's set in Toledo so he could've meant Oakland.

Watched the first episode of The Paper and Domhnall Gleeson's character says he went to "journalism school at OU" so that's cool.

Steelers fan is staying in our guest room this weekend. Rolling out the red carpet for him.

Y’all know what breaks my heart? Seeing all these dogs & cats in shelters. They look so sad. They deserve to love and be loved & to have a safe home. Be responsible with pets! I wish I had the financial means to adopt all those babies! #AdoptDontBuy #ts #pets #dogs

Woman told me my water bottle was inappropriate for work. What’s wrong with Ping?

@McCarthy_Sports Ham drinking a Hamm’s is incredible!

@McCarthy_Sports What did you get? You get fitted?

I got new golf clubs. You're all in trouble now.

100 days from now = NFL RedZone. (& for those wondering: Yes, I *will* be there. We have A LOT of Touchdowns to watch together!) #NFLRedZone

@Super70sSports Gotta love a closer nicknamed “The Roller Coaster”

Today we celebrate our favorite players who’ve worn the number 59. I’ll start with Todd Jones who once emailed my buddy Pete demanding a trade to my fantasy team. Legend.

@asymmetricinfo Are you familiar with the broken window fallacy?

DOGE is dumping civil servants into a weak job market. Maybe you don't feel bad for them. But rising unemployment will ripple across the economy in a way that will be felt by many voters, and therefore eventually by many politicians.

@SeanMcCarthyGuy So now you are allowed to land with your full body weight on quarterbacks? Or is that just the Stealers?!?