Ian Douglass
MEL Magazine
Durham, NC, United States
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How Much Do Peloton’s Scenic Rides Prepare Me for the Real Thing?
I certainly don’t breeze through them, but can pedaling away in my bedroom — even very, very intensely — ever match the effort it takes to cruise through Big Sur or the Australian Outback? → Read More
What’s Better — Three Minutes of Sprinting or Three Miles of Jogging?
One is obviously faster and the other is obviously longer, but which will make all that gasping for air most worth it? → Read More
What Is This ‘PR’ Everyone at the Gym Is Talking About?
I know it involves numbers, and I smile and nod when I hear it. But I’m otherwise lost → Read More
Can Creatine Lead to the Wrong Kind of Gains?
Instead of muscle, will it pack on the pounds instead? → Read More
Are Chuck Taylors Good for Weightlifting?
More and more bodybuilders swear by them, but if you’re just hitting the treadmill and Smith machine before heading home, are they really providing some sort of magical muscle enhancer? → Read More
What Push Day Exercises Can I Try That Don’t Involve Bench-Pressing?
Push-ups don’t count either. I’m looking for novel stuff here to truly shake things up → Read More
How Much of a Van Damme Will My Gym’s Kickboxing Class Make Me?
Besides a good round of cardio, does all that punching and kicking of air prepare me for any kind of actual fight? → Read More
Does Pacing Count Toward My Daily Steps?
It would be really great if my nervous energy could be used for something worthwhile → Read More
Is There Any Shame in Doing Aqua Aerobics?
Just because it mostly seems relegated to retirement communities doesn’t mean it’s bad, right? → Read More
How Should I Work Out If I Just Want to Hit More Home Runs in My Softball League?
Do I hit the bench? Beef up my forearms? Bicep curl until my arms fall off? Where should I put my time and energy if I want to bring Ruthian power to my team? → Read More
Can I DIY a Weight Bench from Those CrossFit Ballistic Block Things?
It’s the epitome of fitness multi-tasking: I hit it with a sledgehammer one minute, and then bench press from it the next → Read More
Did Pepsi Ever Cure the Dyspepsia It Was Created to Treat?
Early marketing efforts leaned much harder on the soft drink’s alleged abilities to calm indigestion and stomach aches as opposed to Super Halftime shows and Beyonce. The thing is, it might never have had contained the eponymous ingredient to do so → Read More
How Hydrating Is the Water in Soda, Beer and Sports Drinks?
Water is water is water, right? So how can adding some carbonation, hops or electrolytes and sugar to it make it any less refreshing for your body? → Read More
How Do I Jump Rope Like a Boxer?
If I can’t fight like Rocky, I can at least try to jump up and down like him, right? → Read More
Do I Need Fancy Weightlifting Gloves, or Will Other Types of Gloves Do the Trick?
If they also provide a good grip and prevent callouses, what’s wrong with knocking out a few sets on the bench with them? → Read More
Is There a Certain Number of Sit-Ups That Will Give Me a Strong Core?
I keep hearing a strong core is good for everything, but how do I know when I have one? → Read More
If I’m Getting Back in Shape, Should I Lose Weight Before Trying to Build Muscle?
Is cardio the only real way to burn fat, or can pumping enough iron do the trick, too? → Read More
Were Lumberjacks Really the Strength Kings They’re Made Out to Be?
When you think about the number of variations of lumberjack functions that are broadly approximated by CrossFit — from swinging sledgehammers, to flipping tires, to... → Read More
What Difference Does It Make If Pork Is the ‘Other White Meat’?
Does that mean it saves my arteries, or is it all just Big Pork propaganda meant to convince me to go whole hog? → Read More
Is Working Out with Sandbags Just More CrossFit Nonsense?
Twenty years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find anything other than variations of barbells and dumbbells being lifted inside of a commercial gym.... → Read More