Editor Cameron Dixon recently wrote an articulate and well-thought-out essay for CHEST in which he examined the distinction I made in The Way of Men between “being a good man” and “being good at being a man.” Dixon concluded that […]
In his cult-classic book The Way of Men, CHEST Co-founder Jack Donovan made an essential distinction in the philosophy of masculinity when he laid out the difference between being a good man, and being good at being a man: “There […]
Elliot Hulse made a name for himself when he opened his first Strength Camp gym and started promoting strongman-style strength training on YouTube in 2007. Since then, strongman competitions have grown and become more popular. I remember being interested in strongman training myself around […]
“If you feel like someone else is winning, and you feel bad about it, that’s an indictment on you – not the other person” I used to resent Ryan Michler. It wasn’t a deep burn, but there was a period […]
Men do experience anger at times and for a variety of reasons. I doubt that men today are necessarily angrier than our male ancestors, but male anger is certainly less acceptable today, thanks to changes in societal attitudes. In this […]
Masculine Men Share Hierarchical Values When I wrote The Way of Men ten years ago, I searched for unifying concepts of masculinity. The paradox inherent in this pursuit is that it is in the nature of men to break into competing groups […]
Early in the 2020 lockdown, as governors were ordering businesses to close and free American citizens to “stay at home,” Ian Smith and his business partner Frank Trumbetti reopened their Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey. Over the following weeks and months, […]
