Posted on August 9th, 2009 by admin
I was reading through some of my favorite training sites this afternoon and came across two awesome posts by my buddy Joe Hashey at his site Synergy Athletics and got inspired. Thanks Joe!
Someone asked him what he did on weekends. That question got me thinking.
When I used to work in a big box gym, clients [...]
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Posted on July 5th, 2009 by admin
Sometimes you just need to do things differently and break the rules a little!
Check out this lower body session I put together for you. I know there will be some folks thinking “you shouldn’t put those exercises together” or how effective can bodyweight movement be?”
You can get strong as hell using bodyweight movements. If you [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by admin
People ask strength coaches and trainers all the time about what exercises they should be incorporating into their training routines. I am asked this on a daily basis. More often than not they don’t like what I tell them. They often respond “those exercises are too hard, I don’t like them.” You know what I [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by admin
And the winner is…CONDITIONING BY A MILE!
I admit it. I used to do tons of cardio. In fact, during my fat loss journey of over 75lbs, all I did was cardio. Was I successful? In a way I was. But as the saying goes, I wish I knew what I know now back then. My [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2009 by admin
The first gym I ever joined was Walker’s Gym in Hopewell, Virginia. The gym is run by Mr. Walker and his son Barry. Walker’s was where I learned to train. Mr. Walker and Barry taught me everything about training and how to get as strong as an ox. They taught me to get in there, [...]
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