Maybe I should be grateful. In fact, I am, really. There is obviously a lot of crap out on the market today for fitness information (though there always has been), but I see through it. Really, just about all of it. It’s not an inherent talent or some sign of superior intelligence on my part; it’s about a difference in philosophy. No one holds a philosophy that they think is likely to be wrong, but as I look around at some of the fitness products that people buy into, I can’t help but … [Read more...] about The 90-year plan
The Anytime, anywhere bodyweight strength program
No gym? No equipment? No problem! Odds are you all have some fond memories of college. Odds are also that you all remember doing something you’re not very proud of during that time. I know I do. In my junior year of college I signed up to undergo one of those medical testing studies that seems to lure so many undergrads and other assorted weirdos into its sterile, scrubs-laden clutches with the promise of a quick $1,000+ in exchange for you to become a human guinea pig … [Read more...] about The Anytime, anywhere bodyweight strength program
The Crawl and carry workout that boosts strength and muscle
Okay, scenario time.Let's say you're…* Unschooled in the secret, dark arts of epic strength training and the techniques contained therein.* Don't have any proper weights or don't know how to use the ones you DO have.* Can't (for whatever generously presumed-to-be-legitimate reason) afford a personal trainer even for a few lessons.* Are as strapped for time as you are cash and don't have even an hour a day to spare.* Feel hopeless, helpless, and other adjectives containing the suffix -less.Well, … [Read more...] about The Crawl and carry workout that boosts strength and muscle
The fast/slow program for superior gains
"To build a superman, slow movements and quick lifts are required."- Bob Hoffman, York barbell As easy as it is to gravitate toward one or the other, a really great all-around training program that doles out the best overall results is no doubt the one that teaches you the value of brute strength with heavy weights and explosive strength with moderate weights (or my favorite, explosive strength with HEAVY weights). Here are some examples for you to play with for a few weeks. Take note of … [Read more...] about The fast/slow program for superior gains
The Most Asked Question – Part 2
By now you should have read the article “Kettlebells: the most asked question.” If not, click the link here and go back and read it before you read this.I’m wary of referring to myself as a “personal trainer” as so many people have a sad-but-usually-true image in their heads of what that means: some shameless, skirt-chasing meat head who spends his days in the gym counting other people’s reps, acting cocky for his clients, passing judgment on others, or asking everyone he meets “Do you even … [Read more...] about The Most Asked Question – Part 2