San Diego Stairs Workout

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This past week I’ve been in San Diego for two back to back events and conferences. I do travel quite a bit for my businesses, but it’s typically weekend or few day trips. In those cases I usually hit a solid workout the day before or day of when leaving, …

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Hard Bodyweight Exercises

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Anyone who has been training long enough has felt it, that familiar stagnation that happens when your routine starts to get a tad bit too easy. If you’re mostly doing bodyweight movements, you might feel this a lot sooner than your freeweight compadres. Maybe you’re just looking for an extra …

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Bodyweight Exercises for Size

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Can bodyweight exercises really put on quality size? The answer is yes and no. Yes, you can do bodyweight exercises for size but there are still other things that are more important to consider. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8xxaN_hxtg] I have referenced this video before, but I’m referring to it again because it makes …

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Kettlebell Snatch Test

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I’ve talked about the kettlebell snatch test a lot here in the past. Figured I’d write up an article that tells you the basics of this exercises, the different tests, a few tips on training it, plus a video showing it all in action. New Article –> Kettlebell Snatch

Handstand Muscles

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Today’s post will answer another question from the many I regularly receive. “Hey I am Stefan I am now starting out with doing the handstand, but my question is what muscles are involved in doing the handstand and what exercises can I do to improve it?” Let’s start with the …

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Circuit Training Ideas

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There are many possible circuit training ideas. I’m going to list some just off the top of my head. – Pick three exercises. Do each one for a minute before moving onto the next with no rest. Repeat this all for five rounds. – Pick a strength exercises that you …

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Hand Strength Training

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David asked a follow up question regarding his Convict Conditioning routine. “Two questions: I forgot to ask, how would you add grip, neck, & calf work in there too; and can you give a more in depth outline of circuit training – how you would plan it?” In today’s post …

Convict Conditioning Routine

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I received this question the other day after my post on Convict Conditioning, and since it was well thought out I’m going to give an in depth answer. Hey Logan, You obviously have far more experience than me and I don’t even compare to you in terms of strength/conditioning. You’ve …

Recent Results

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A little while back I told you I was getting back into a regular practice of hand balancing. Well, its been a couple weeks and despite holiday craziness I’m happy to report great results. I quickly did the lead-up stunts found in the Secrets of the Handstand Quick Start DVD …

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Conditioning Concepts

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How do you know if your conditioning is getting better? Yes its easy when you do the same workout over and over again. If you are running then you know you’ve made progress when your times go down. If you are doing a set of kettlebell snatches or bodyweight squats …

Ultimate Guide to Handstand Pushups

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I’ve just released The Ultimate Guide to Handstand Pushups. This book covers every detail you could think of on one of the greatest exercises, handstand pushups. If you are working on doing your first rep you’ll find details on how to get there (not to mention a day by day …

Give Me Your HSPU Questions?

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I’m nearing completion of the second draft of The Ultimate Guide to Handstand Pushups. And I could use your help. You see, Chapter 11 addresses all the common problems people may have when doing handstand pushups. I have a bunch of questions already from a survey I did awhile back, …

Ultimate Guide to Handstand Pushups FAQ

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The Ultimate Guide to Handstand Pushups in flying of the shelves… …I guess that’s not technically true, since it’s not done yet and there are no shelves for it to fly off of. 🙂 But tons of people are taking action and ordering now. I don’t think I’ve ever had …