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Update - January 31 2003
The latest and greatest at johnberardi.com

The Large Professor – Anything You Put Your Mind To?
This month’s Large Professor is focused on the popular use of “genetics” as an excuse for a substandard physique, a substandard mind, and a substandard life. If you’ve ever shelved a goal because you don’t have the “genetics” to accomplish it, take a read and rethink your philosophy – a loser’s philosophy, at best.

Going Postal – January’s Email
Selections from this month's mailbag.

That New Article Smell – Fitness Mythology
Marc McDougal, an excellent strength coach who has been featured here before, returns this month to put the smack down on some tenacious fitness myths. In this article, Marc gives us some insight on knee position during the squat, knee health and full squats, to use or not to use a belt, pressing movements, and abdominal training order. Print this one out and wallpaper your local gym or fitness club with it. Better yet, wallpaper my gym with it so that the trainers stop telling me that I’m going to hurt my back when I deadlift without a belt.

Remembrance of Things Past – The Big T - Part 1
By John M Berardi. First published at www.t-mag.com, Sept 15 2000.
In this article, the natural synthesis, release, transport of Testosterone are discussed in addition to the body's regulation of blood free, total, and bioavailable Testosterone. If you're interested in how T levels are regulated, this is the article for you!

Remembrance of Things Past – The Big T – Part 2
By John M Berardi. First published at www.t-mag.com, Sept 22 2000.
This article discusses different lifestyle and environmental factors that affect T levels. In addition, strategies for manipulating your own natural T levels are discussed. Quite a bit of interesting information is presented in regards to how all sorts of things (alcohol, sports victories, masturbation, etc) affect "the male hormone."