Strength is an area where great creativity can be used. While we typically think of writers, musicians or artists when it comes to being creative, there are lots more places where this capability can be used. Strength is one of them. I’ve been performing feats of strength for about a …
Tool Agnostic aka Which Training Tools to Use
No, I’m not talking about the progressive rock band. (I’m actually a fan and just had the opportunity to see them live for the first time a couple months ago. Really looking forward to the new album coming out tomorrow too.) What I’m talking about is strength training tools. And …
Rehabbing and Building Strong Shoulders
Emil sent in a large set of questions. But they’re good ones, and instructive to all, so we’ll go through the whole set of them. Below, I’ll break up his questions with my comments… “I’ve been following most of your content and have been using Indestructible body and Strengthen your …
How to Build Momentum from Nothing…
“Hi Logan. I trust you. I am Claudiu and I can relate to the first part of your personal story with the scrawny kid. Unfortunately I don’t have the faintest idea about the feeling of the second part where you became the man. I am 47 and I am still …
Replacing Testosterone Replacement
Brian asks: “I am 56 year old male who has been on TRT 200mg bi weekly for about 15 years after being diagnosed with hypogonadism. I am wondering if there is a herb or combination that I can take to come off the Testosterone shots for awhile. Thanks!” Disclaimer: I’m …
Nine Ways to More Energy and Drive…
Carlos asks: “I’m 35 years old, and for a while have had very little energy and drive. I use tongkat ali and the Spartan formula. What can I do to get my drive and energy?” Herbs are great. BUT if you’re only looking at those as the solution, you’re going …
TRT (testosterone replacement) linked to 21% More Heart Attacks and Strokes
I’ve said it once. I’ve said it again. I’ll keep saying it ‘til I’m blue in the face. Leaning towards more natural approaches is less risky. A new study comes out saying that TRT or testosterone replacement therapy is linked to 21% more heart attacks, strokes and TIA’s (transient ischemic …
How EFT Works…
I know some people think of this is “woo-woo.” But it’s not. There is a significant amount of research showing it works, even if Wikipedia continues to blackball such research. I’m talking about EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, which is one form of energy psychology. Energy psychology is largely based on …
How To Get Up Off Ground without Hands
Getting up off the ground without the use of your hands is a basic human movement skill that everyone ought to be able to do. In this video I walk through some of the methods of doing so, and training for it if you’re not able to do so at …
How to Get Stronger at Home
You don’t need a big home gym to do it. That’s great if you have it, but just your bodyweight can be used doing exercises such as pushups, handstand pushups, inverted rows, pullups, bodyweight squats, pistols, hanging leg raises, lsits and more. Nothing gets rid of the most common excuses …
Enhancing Your Antifragility
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin A few months back I began talking about the concepts surrounding the “antifragile body.” That the human body, as a living system, is able to come back stronger from stressors. Today, I’d like to extend that a …
Heavy Over the Shoulder Kettlebell Juggling
I haven’t seriously practice kettlebell juggling in many years. But I’ve been doing just little bits of it in the last couple months. This is primarily because someone asked me to post some videos so I’ve been doing so on Instagram and Facebook. (Please follow or like me if you’re …
New Science of MENTAL Recovery for Exercise
Many years ago I heard legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable speak. There was one thing that he said that stood out to me and I still think about it every once in a while. Why? Because it describes a principle that is easily missed by most trainees. It certainly …
Meditation vs. Hypnosis
Jeff asks, “Are hypnosis and meditation the same thing?” Great question! Similar in many respects but not quite the same. There’s physical and mental relaxation involved. Brain waves going from beta to alpha and even theta or gamma can occur in both. Most people equate meditation to clearing the mind …
HOW to do Rehab Exercises
“For rehab, is this a fair summary: find the drills that hurt and do more of them… gently?” -Laurie Kind of. If you go into pain you’ve gone too far. Pain is a signal that something is wrong, so you want to be sure to not go that far, though …