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 [...]

Focus, Focus, Focus!

Today was not my greatest training session in the world.  In actuality it probably was a pretty good one by normal standards but hey, I’m not trying to be normal.  My numbers were up from last week but I just wasn’t feeling it.
I felt like my focus wasn’t where it should’ve been.  I can’t put [...]

Three Training Rules I Live By

There is a ton of information out there on training rules.  In fact, there is so much information out there it can be down right confusing.  What movements should I include, how many reps per set, time under tension, rep speed, rest between sets, and the list goes on and on!  I thought I’d add [...]

Minimalist Training - Wk 1 - Day 3

For the time being I’ve decided to use the KISS principle when it comes to my training.  I have everything I need in my 17′x10′ shed plus I have my entire backyard, driveway, and street.  What more do you need or could you ask for?
I know most folks will frown upon training this way but [...]

Squats and Handstand Pushups - My Kind of Friday Training

Today was the last heavy session of this 8 week training cycle.  Next week I’ll take it down a notch, deload, work on some stuff I suck at, and have a little bit of fun with my training.  I cannot stress how important these types of weeks are for your training.  Whether it’s once every [...]