A quick update on the book and answers to some of the questions I’ve been receiving about the book: The e-book will be downloadable to all who pre-ordered on Monday, Feb 27. The print books will ship within two or three days after that. Prices on both the e-book and print book will be going…
Author Archives: Drew Baye
Response to Questions About Mechanical Work and Repetition Speed
I received several e-mails with questions about and requests to repost the following response I wrote to a question in the comments on My Philosophy of Exercise. If you find anything I write on this web site helpful I encourage you to share it and appreciate you doing so, but please link back to the original,…
My Philosophy of Exercise
Maintaining your health and achieving and maintaining a high level of functional ability should be among your highest priorities. You only live once, and both how long you live and your enjoyment of it are directly affected by your health, your physical capabilities and your appearance. Proper exercise is a requirement for living the longest,…
Eat Better, Exercise Harder
Contrary to the typical advice of well-meaning but misinformed trainers and health organizations, the key to fat loss is not to simply “eat less, move more”, but to eat better, and exercise harder. The idea one should eat less and move more to lose fat is based on a few assumptions: that fat gain and…
The Renaissance of Exercise
A few months ago while editing Elements of Form I started investigating language and consciousness and other aspects of psychology in an effort to better explain the details of exercise performance, along with important concepts like the real versus the assumed objective and the appropriate mindset for true, high intensity effort. I decided to completely…
Defining Exercise
To effectively communicate, teach, or discuss any subject it is first necessary to clearly define your terms. Without clear definitions misunderstandings are likely, especially when there is confusion or disagreement over the meaning of a word. There are few words people are as confused about or disagree over as much as exercise, or as important…
Site Update
I apologize for the lack of updates and for not being able to answer all e-mail quickly, but all other projects are on hold while EoF is finalized. Yes, it is way behind. I’d rather be late than not be happy with it, and I’m picky. If you want to get the absolute most out…
Everything is Changing
Thanks to all of you who have been reading my articles on the web for the past 15 years, from the first AOL site, to Cyberpump, to baye.com for all the feedback and for helping spread the word about proper exercise. You rock, and I’m proud of every one of you who has taken the…
UXS15.com is now live, and miscellaneous updates
The UXS-15 Ultimate Body Weight Exercise Station web site is now live and all of the related posts and videos are being moved there. Site redesign After Elements of Form ships this web site is being completely redone to make it simpler to navigate and use and a separate subscribers area is being planned for…
Elements of Form PRE-ORDER
Elements of Form teaches the principles behind and provides guidelines for every aspect of general exercise performance, as well as guidelines for when and how to perform a variety of common high intensity training protocols and techniques. Just a few of the topics covered include; The real objective of exercise Proper mindset during exercise Positioning and…
