The tiny little island of Nauru, way out in the West Pacific, is officially the fattest country on Earth.

Blame it on the Western diet.  Video here.

The sun.  Source of all life.

Are you getting enough of it?

Just stumbled across this great article on pullupsmanship from John Allstadt.

Some sage advice in there.

The Prowler and the sled:  2 great tastes that taste great together!

Another fabulous installment in the Brutal Recess series from Chip Conrad and the Bodytribe.

Here we witness a Brutal Recess from last year composed of froggy-style box squat burpees, sled dragging, cossack squats, and running.

This all takes place after the max effort and max repetition lifting component, which is brutal in its own right.

“The next high performance fuel will be fat when the research finally gets it right,” Art writes. “It is simple, our ancestors were capable of amazing performances and did it on fat, not carbohydrate.”

If you’ve got a big tractor tire, here’s something cool and new you can do with it.

Of course you don’t need a tire to pull this off, but it does work well for this application.

The scissoring lunges will zap your legs.

Here is some extra web content from The Colbert Nation with a “backstage look” at John squaring off against a Vegan in a hilarious mock battle.

If you’ve followed us for a while, you know we’re big fans of plyometrics.

We have featured “Trappenspenst” or “stair jumping” before, and this little gem is yet another Nordic athlete giving us a glimpse into her “Spensttrening” or “jump training.”

It’s a fundamental skill that anyone can practice almost anywhere.  You don’t need fancy track hurdles.  Any stair or high ledge will suffice.

Definitely worth a visit to his website if you’re “into Paleo.”  John evangelizes Paleo living from his apartment in NYC (of all places!).