Richmond, Virginia Wrestler Training - Getting it done on the playground

No training log with week folks.  It’s been a deload week, so I’ve just been having some fun both indoors and out!  Today I rocked some forward and backward sled dragging.
It started out as a deload session but I couldn’t resist pushing myself.  I must say I was a little disappointed in my performance and [...]

Deload to Recover

I mentioned in the last post that this week is my deload week.  It couldn’t have come at a better time.  The last couple of weeks my training has lacked the fire it usually it has.  My body has felt tired, recovery seemed to be taking a little longer, and mentally I just didn’t feel [...]

Fat Burning “Cardio”

Every Sunday morning I like to get up before the family starts stirring and get in a little fat burning “cardio.”  You might wonder why I put cardio in quotations.  My favorite type of “cardio” is a little bit different than the low intensity 45 minute steady pace cardio sessions you see in most commercial [...]

What Gym? Take it to the backyard!

I think we too often get sucked in to HAVING to train in a gym.  It’s easy, right?  All the equipment is there for you.  All you have to do is walk in and starting lifting.
What in the hell did people do before gyms to get strong?  How did we function before the invention of [...]

The Power of the Pullup

I was reading a post on Zach Even-Esh’s blog about pullups and how valuable they are.  It got me thinking of the days were I could barely complete 1!  Now I can crank out a set of 20!
The pullup is THE greatest body weight exercise.  It’s definitely one of the best measurements of strength.  It’s [...]