I wanted to share Ted’s comments in regards to the Darkside of mental toughness and stubbornness. Because this lesson is oh-so-important. As you’ll see it can take decades of your life… “This mentality kept me competing in Olympic style Tae Kwon Do way longer than I should of been (leading …
Intuitive Mobility Sneak Peek
Last month I posted half of the Introduction module to Intuitive Mobility to give a glimpse inside. You can see that here. And I received feedback that videos from different modules gives a better feel for the whole course. So I’m leaving those previous videos up and giving you more. …
3 Most Common Injuries…
I was reading the latest issue of Milo from Ironmind this past week. One sentence from and article by Mike Waller, Ph.D., C.S.C.S, NSCA-CPT caught my eye: “Reviewing articles that cover the most common injury sites for a given sport is recommended, so that the top three areas of concern …
How to Heal Injuries Mentally
We will be addressing using some of this stuff around injuries. Basically, the way I look at injuries, most treating of injuries is done on the physical level. I feel that it is important to get all of the different levels, including the mental and the emotional side of things …
Myths about “Good” Form
In a recent message, I discuss that fast vs. slow training, wasn’t really important. Sure, there are some specific instances where one may be better than another, but the fact is you can make progress either way. Thus, it is not one of the very important aspects of training, compared …
How to Heal Injuries
Weeks back when I asked for your questions, they were all over the place. But there was one theme that came up over and over again. Dealing with injuries… Here’s just a few of those questions: If a person has suffered chronic back injuries (due to a double whip lash …
Strength Training Injury Free
In one form or another this is one of the most common questions I receive regarding staying injury free from training. Thanks for the free gifts Logan!! What do I want to achieve through my training? Well real quickly, a little backdrop on myself. I am 42 yrs old, and …
How I’m Healing My Shoulder
The other week I told you about how I injured my shoulder in a Thanksgiving football game (actually playing it, not just watching TV). Based on what’s happening there is likely some tendon and/or ligament damage. If it was just the muscles it would be fine by now, but its …
Why I Don’t Agree with Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body
A couple weeks ago I wrote The Legendary Strength Philosophy. As I was in my writing flow state the idea to use your body as an ally instead of an enemy came up. This is in contrast to what so much of training is about today. Have you ever heard …
What is Perfect Form?
I received a response from one of my earlier articles where I stated that I’m not all that concerned with good form in my exercises. This is very much in contrast with what most people believe, so it is worth going into more detail. Good Form = No Injuries and …
The Survey Results
Last week I put out a short survey regarding what you do. Well, the results are in and I thought it would be best to share them all with you, along with my comments about the appropriate areas. Before we dive into the results you have to understand that this …
Are you hitting your training goals?
This is an important question to ask. Are you hitting your training goals? If you are then great, keep doing what you’re doing. If not, then something is wrong and something needs to be changed. Everyone promises you that you’ll add inches to your biceps, pounds to your squat, and …
Podcast: Injuries and Healing
I have to be 100% honest with you. I hurt my low back and I did it with kettlebell juggling, something I proclaim as making you more injury proof. And I still believe this. This podcast is all about injuries and what you do to heal them. [display_podcast] So in …