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Boy Problems: Male Hormone Replacement Therapy


Before I launch into this discussion, I want to make a couple of points. I do not condone nor condemn the use of hormone replacement therapy. I am motivated to submit this article to the readers of the Performance Menu based upon some recent interact... Continue reading
Women with Real Weights: An Interview with Aimee Anaya & Sage Burgener


This month we talk to a pair of weightlifters—one returning with newfound passion to the sport after a five-year retirement, the other on her first rise through the ranks. Aimee Anaya is a former national silver medalist and 2008 Olympic hopefu... Continue reading
Recipes: Issue 19


Machaca Machaca is a way of preparing slow cooked shredded beef. It is popular in Mexican and Tex-Mex foods. It was originally a way to prepare beef for preservation and travel, similar to jerky. Today, there are many ways to prepare Machaca. Here... Continue reading
The Big Kid's Muscle-Up


The muscle-up has become a standard measure of an individual's development in the realm of real fitness (in contrast to the more common measure of the loading of a supinating dumbbell concentration curl). There is a large, bold line separating the ha... Continue reading
Open Wide: Diseased Teeth & Gums Will Put a Big Hole in Your Fitness & Longevity Plan


If you subscribe to this publication, I assume you are into health and longevity in a serious way. You are most likely physically fit, eating well and taking a small fortune in fish oil. Have you really turned every stone to ensure you are doing ever... Continue reading
Interview with Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried


About three months ago I was surfing around on PubMed and found a few interesting papers on Intermittent Fasting (IF) and Caloric Restriction with Adequate Nutrition (CRAN) from researcher Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried Ph.D., Professor of Biology at Boston ... Continue reading
Recipes: Issue 18


Chilled Avocado Soup 5 minutes • 4 Tbsp lime juice • 2 avocados • 1/2 jalapeno, chopped • 1 clove garlic, chopped • 2 C water • 4 Tbsp coconut milk (optional) • 4 Tbsp chopped cilantro (optional) Peel... Continue reading
Mass! A Complete Guide for Gaining Functional Muscle


Hang around any fitness site long enough and the question of weight gain, or more specifically, muscle gain, will be raised. If you frequent the bodybuilding sites, the question, “How do I gain muscle?” will put you in the company of ever... Continue reading
Max Effort Black Box: Template Variation 1


When I first wrote in these pages of a way to increase athletic fitness via maximal effort (ME) training within the framework of the CrossFit technology I had no idea that the popularity of the template would reach this level. Since writing that in A... Continue reading
Old Man Black Box


So you wake up one morning one week, one year, and realize you’re not 25 anymore, or 35, or for that matter 45. How the hell did that happen? You still feel pretty good, but a quick inventory reveals if you were a 60s car instead of a guy born ... Continue reading
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