In this article I want to share with you five different big strength training lessons that have largely impacted my life that I learned from Bud Jeffries. #1 – Mixing and Matching Implements When I first got into serious training I was wrapped in the idea of being a bodyweight …
Learn to Listen to Your Body
My newest article over at Breaking Muscle was published yesterday . In it you’ll find out why listening to your body is essential in preventing injuries and greater progress. Listen to Your Body for Fewer Injuries and Greater Progress You should always be making progress in your workouts, yet one …
100 Pushup Variations Chart
Not only does it give you 100 pushup variations (I haven’t done all of them before) but you can click on any one to go to a video on how to do it. Pretty cool! Its even divided into beginner, intermediate and advanced groups for ease of use. Dan from …
William Pagel
William Pagel was a circus strongman born in 1878 in Germany. Like many men of his time, Pagel was a sailor in his young days and enjoyed traveling around the world. During one of those journeys Pagel decided to leave the ship and settle in Australia. When he turned 19, …
Fixing Injuries for Good
Over the past few months I’ve been specializing in working with a number of people on injuries they have. First off let me say I’m not a doctor. Truth is, my anatomy skills, aren’t even the best. If you ask me about muscle attachments you won’t get very useful answers. …
Protect Your Ankles with Two Simple Drills
In my newest post at Breaking Muscle you’ll find two drills to help you protect your ankles and avoid potential sprains while playing sports or working out. 2 Drills to Injury Proof Your Ankles I’ve sprained and rolled my ankles a number of times in my life playing sports and …
The Most Important Thing for Health is NOT Food…
Nutrition is a big topic. And its hotly contested. Everyone that attempts to be healthy has their own opinion. Not to mention its confusing. Everyone knew that animal fat was killing you just a few years ago. But today its healthy, assuming you get it from healthy animals. What beliefs …
Building Up to the Front Lever
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle on building up to the front lever with six workouts that will help you achieve this move. How to Build Up to the Front Lever If you want strong lats and phenomenal core strength, then the front lever is an exercise …
Keep The Cookie Cutters In The Kitchen
This guest article comes from Professor “Stone” Paul. What an incredible state of cognitive dissonance we human beings live in! We spend our entire lives trying to separate ourselves from the very same herd of which we long to be a part of. None of us wants to believe that …
Push X Pro Review
The other day I was sent a pair of a bodyweight training tool called, Push X Pro. When I first saw it, I have to be honest, I didn’t think it was that big of a deal. But as a hands on learner, once I did get my hands on …
Building up to the Back Lever
I put up another article at Breaking Muscle and this time it’s about building your way up to the back lever. How to Build Up to the Back Lever The back lever is a challenging and impressive exercise. It’s one of the lower level exercises performed on the rings in …
Before and After Rehabbing a Wrist Injury
One of the chronic injuries I battled with for a long time was my right wrist. I hurt it back in high school playing football and it was never the same afterwards. This made a lot of what I do really hard. Try doing handstands when its painful to bend …
Building an Indestructible Body
The idea behind the Indestructible Body is about building your body to the point of being injury proof. Not only will these exercises and drills help you to prevent future injuries, but the same methods are used to rehab old and often times chronic injuries. What derails more people from …
What I have Achieved…and YOU Can Too
Like I told you in my last article about practicing what I preach its one of the most important things that I do. So I wanted to take a moment and share with you the achievements I have accomplished and how you can do the same or similar ones by …
Kettlebell Snatch Test Variations for All Around Fitness
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle about different versions of the kettlebell snatch test. 3 Ways to Vary The Kettlebell Snatch Test for All Around Fitness The kettlebell snatch is fairly technical, but not nearly as much as the Olympic lifting counterpart. If you know how to …