Archive for January 2026

by- Josh Bryant In 1969, Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo ran a $13 experiment that still explains most human behavior better than a thousand self-help books. Two identical cars. Same model. Same condition. Night white 1959 Oldsmobiles with no plates, hoods popped and left open. One was parked in wealthy Palo Alto near Stanford. The other…

by- Josh Bryant Orlando Maximus Green: Deadlift style and mindset don’t need frequent exposure. Ten to twelve years ago, #SquatEveryDay was everywhere. It was the cool kid at the lunch table. Now the hashtag is gone, and so are a lot of the people who pushed it the hardest. Some lifters absolutely got results from…

by- Josh Bryant El Rancho High School CIF Championship Game 1966 I grew up on weight-room folklore. Ever since I started sneaking into the YMCA at five years old, the old heads fed me legends. High school stars. Guys who went north to Canada. A few who touched college or the pros. Most of it…