This is one of my biggest courses as it walks you through EVERYTHING mobility from A to Z, so there’s lots in there. Module 2 covers the whole body, joint by joint, in mobility exercises. Here is the Scapula. Module 3 covers how to progress with mobility exercises (because it’s …
Stand Up Challenge Sneak Peek
Another in a series of sneak peeks that take you inside some of my courses. Here is the Stand Up Challenge. The Intro video covers why getting up and down off the ground is important and how this can be made progressive and more challenging in a variety of ways. …
Hafthor Bjornsson 501KG Deadlift Record
I’ll be honest. I’m not too up to date on the current going-ons in the strength world today. But I saw several other people mentioning this, specifically that it was broadcast live over the weekend. Years back, as a fan of Game of Thrones I was made more aware of …
80/20 Strength Challenge Sneak Peek
Below you’ll find select videos from inside of The 80/20 Strength Challenge. This is meant to give you a peek inside the program to know if it’s a good fit for you. Understand what the 80/20 principle is and how this applies to strength and fitness. This program is mostly …
Balancing Out Extension from Bridging Exercises
After any bridging or wall walking workout, I feel it is necessary to balance out the extension a little bit. This is best done by doing the plow position from yoga. This can be held for time or rolling into and out of the position, or a combination of both. …
Top 10 Most Effective Home Exercises for Students to Improve Your Physique
Students often find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of academic pursuits in today’s fast-paced world, leaving little time for physical activity. However, maintaining a healthy physique is important for cognitive function and overall productivity when dealing with tasks such as creating a case study outline template or writing an …
Power Poses and Testosterone Levels
Got this email from Lee the other day with a great question: Recently, I saw something making the claim that if you slept in the “starfish pose” (on your back, arms and legs spread) it mimicked one of “power poses proven to increase testosterone”. This was part of a sales …
Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Squats and Pistols Sneak Peek
The following are just a small sampling of videos inside of The Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Squats and Pistols 2.0. This is meant to give you a sneak peak of what you get inside. Module Zero aims to deliver some of the necessary ideas about bodyweight training in general. This …
Muscle Stress vs. Nervous Stress vs. Endocrine Stress
Yesterday we talked about the stress cup which workouts and all the demands of life fill. We went into how that stress cup can be made bigger or smaller. Today, I want to dive a bit deeper into the systems of the body and how these relate to training. While …
Handling Stress from Workouts and Life
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several people asking me something along the lines of: “How do you balance stress from workouts with stress from life? How do you know when you’re going overboard?” It’s a great question, but not a simple one because there are many factors …
Intuitive Mobility Introduction
I’m sharing the first half of the first module of Intuitive Mobility to give you a taste of what’s inside. This is twenty-five minutes worth of education on what mobility is all about and why you want it (especially at the intuitive level). Introduction to Mobility Standing on the Shoulders …
Vitamin to Increase Mind-Muscle Connection?
This sure was interesting… I found an article with an interview with Mark Tanropolsky, M.D., Ph.D., neurology professor at McMaster University of Ontario. The topic was how the nervous system’s impact on muscle function was regulated by certain supplements, one of which is vitamin D. If you’ve been interested in …
Dealing with Fear
“I would like to hear what you think about fear and its effects on health and wellbeing.” Marty Yes, I believe that fear affects people’s health in a big way. I’ll admit. During these trying times I’ve become afraid. (Not of the virus mind you, but of the economic impacts …
To Warmup or Not Warmup?
Like all things, whether or not you should do a warmup depends on quite a few different factors. I was just reading through a book that recommended spending 15 minutes engaging in a warmup in order to maximize performance. That may well be the case, but that fact is that …
Training Partners?
To have a training partner or not having a training partner, that is the question… Jesse asks, “Do you think having a training partner helps? I’m seeking a training partner for outdoors bodyweight exercises but it is hard to find people who are up to speed. Do you have any …