Look at this slab of juicy steak. Just imagine its texture, flavor, and the satisfaction of dabbing the corners of your mouth after demolishing all four corners of this fortress. This is an epic moment that requires concentration and perhaps just a bit of self-restraint. But not just any steak is worthy of such a description. […]
How to Build Muscle with Periodization, Tapering, and Avoid Overtraining
Building muscle, strength, and performance is more than challenging your body and then expecting great things in return. It is a combination of periodization, tapering, peaking, and active rest days. To know these techniques is to know your own body, and when you become one with your own training… well, that is when some truly […]
Shelby Cobra: A Hodgepodge that Became America’s Greatest Supercar
If you get hot while driving a Shelby Cobra, you go faster, if you need a cup holder, bring a friend; if you’re wondering if that left front tire seems a bit low, you’d better get out and check. And if you’re losing traction in the turns, well, then you’re just not driving it right. […]
How to Survive the Urban Apocalypse – Interview with Ex-CIA
Last year in Denver’s storybook, upwards of 5,000 violent crimes were committed, including assault, robbery, and murder. In our own neighborhoods we have witnessed drive-by shootings, car jackings, car theft, and at least one death from a teenager throwing a small boulder through the windshield of a moving vehicle. We are on the way to […]
Mark Schiff on Jerry Seinfeld, Drunks, and a Burning Trunk
True story. Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, Larry Miller, and Michael Hampton-Caine walk into a Cafe on News Year’s Day and ask the waiter, “How’s the Squab?” If you don’t know what squab is, you’ve likely not spent much time in New York where the common rooftop pigeon is occasionally on the menu. But, […]
Blind Barrels: The ONLY Blind Craft Whiskey Tasting Subscription Box
Label failure has kept many of our country’s best craft whiskey off the shelf, where almost nobody will ever find it. “Prohibition never really ended,” explains Bobby DeMars, the founder of Blind Barrels. “The three-tier system is complicated–[A top shelf worthy distiller will often] be rockstars for 50 miles, but then drown out after that.” […]
What You Need to Know: How COVID-19 Affects the Heart, the Athlete, and Men’s Health
When I got COVID and landed in the emergency room, they checked my oxygen levels pretty quickly. As a doctor, I know how to interpret those readings and was happy to see my numbers were not too bad. So, I was surprised when my doctor wanted to do a CAT scan. I didn’t realize how […]
Kourtney Kellar on Priorities, Tacos, and Hidden Talents
Kourtney Kellar might be as close to the real thing as possible. Most know her by her day job, which is a popular Instagram model and fashion model. In the evening, she becomes the girl next door who loves ‘Dad jokes’, late-night Taco Bell runs, driving a stick shift, and watching basketball. Kourtney is a native of the big […]
How to Become a Highly Functioning Addict in the New Year
We are all addicts – you, me, your grandma, and the pope. The difference between being highly functional and just another statistic is one single word, definition. A definition holds a lot of power in modern society. An alcoholic is crippled by chemicals that erode their sense of well-being, and porn addicts are crippled by […]
7 Worthy New Year’s Resolutions for the Urban Man
Urbasm’s resolutions for 2023 are to fortify our conviction, success, respect, conflict resolution, and true happiness. Which simply amounts to seven ticks off the below list: Find Conviction– A man without conviction identifies himself by his profession. Having only his work to give him purpose, drives him to be a workaholic, leaving him tired and […]