Bodyweight Brutality and a Challenge

One of the biggest problem areas I see with young athletes and adults alike is a lack of strength with bodyweight movements.
This shouldn’t be surprising actually, since laziness and weakness is engineered into nearly every single piece of “fitness” equipment today.  Lay here, sit here, stand here.  What ever happened to using the ultimate machine, [...]

Attack Your Weakness

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  Whether it’s training for sport, strength, or competitive pie baking; you must attack your weaknesses if you hope to improve and perform at your peak.
I love bodyweight training.  However, I’m not afraid to say that I can improve in that area.  My pullups, dips, pushups, jumping [...]

Primal Eating, How I Start My Day, and Heavy Pressing

Mom always said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Not only is she right but it is my favorite meal of the day.  Usually I wake up every morning and my body is screaming for food.  After being in a fasted state for 8-10 hours, I wake up ready to chew [...]

Get Strong(er) Wk 1 - Day 1

Time to get strong(er) folks!
Last week was a much needed deload week.  I attacked this training session with focus and passion.  Hell, is there really any other way?
With some business stuff coming into focus and looking better and better I was pumped to train.
This training cycle I’m going back to a 4-day split with 2 [...]

Minimalist Training Wk 4 - Day 1

I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend.  My 4th included plenty of fun, food, and fireworks with friends and family.  A lot of folks had the day off from work.  Some may have even taken the day off from training.  Not me!  I got after it.  I love training on holidays especially [...]