It’s a sad fact but many of those who would teach you to become stronger, healthier and more fit aren’t really so themselves. There’s fitness guru’s and weight loss experts that are fat. I mean come on! Though they may be great marketers that path is not for me. Instead …
300 Beast Swings
In working with the kettlebell snatch I got to a point where it was going a little stale. So I decided to shift focus towards a sub-goal that would carry over to that main goal. Instead of snatches I’d do swings. More specifically I set a goal to do 300 …
Muscles vs. Strength
The common person out there believes that muscles equal strength and vice versa. But this is not true. If it were true, then big bodybuilders would dominate every strength sport. They would be the champion powerlifters, strongmen and Olympic lifters. And while there have been a few people that have …
How to Tweak Your Thinking for Better Performance
I’ve just put up another article at Breaking Muscle and unlike my other posts there, this one focuses on the mental part of training. Meta Programs: How to Adjust Your Thinking for Better Results The term meta program comes from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Meta, meaning over or above, indicates …
Pyotr Kryloff
Pyotr Kryloff was a strongman, wrestler and athlete who lived from 1871 to 1933. He was best known as The King of Kettlebells, performing incredible feats of strength using kettlebells on a circus stage. Pyotr (also known as Pierre) was born in Moscow and his father was an avid fan …
Why Bodyweight Should Be 50+% of Your Training
Bodyweight training. I have a special love for it. It’s the first kind of training that I did where I began to see real results. The bodybuilding at 24 Hour Fitness just wasn’t accomplishing much before that. I don’t have a naturally muscular build. I’m the classic ectomorph or hardgainer. …
My Morning Routine and 10000 Hours
So I asked myself the same question I discussed in my article yesterday. What is the ONE thing I could turn into a habit that would make the biggest impact on my life? The answer was training. Of course I was already working out regularly. Typically five days a week. But this wasn’t enough… …
Two Flexibility Workouts to Improve Your Pistol
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle about two drills to help you improve your pistol. 2 Flexibility Drills: The Keys to Progressing Your Pistol The pistol is one of the best bodyweight exercises for leg training. Even the average person can work up to repping out two-legged …
VITAL Behavior
One of the books I read, Influencer, used the term vital behavior. What does this mean? It is the behavior that is vital for the outcome you wish to achieve. This book used far reaching case studies like getting Thai prostitutes to use condoms to stop spreading disease, or getting Africans to filter …
Which Person Are You? (failure or success)
Let me tell you about two different people…I knew one person that didn’t workout at all. Yet, she had a lofty routine in her mind. Despite not being a morning person she planned to wake up before dawn at 5 o’clock each morning and go running. She planned to do …
5 Types of Structure Training
Different types of exercises bring different types of results. That’s obvious. So if you’re looking for unconventional results (and let’s be honest, conventional results aren’t that impressive) than you have to do unconventional exercises. In the new Strengthen Your Structure course there are five groups of exercises. Partials and Supports …
Baby Cage
These cages were used to ensure that children got enough sunlight and fresh air while living in apartment buildings. This photo is from 1937. Most people looking at this would say something along the lines of “Wow, that’s a stupid and dangerous idea.” And while I agree that you would …
One Arm Chin Assistance Exercise – Lockups
I’ve been working towards the one arm chin-up for a number of years. It’s a humbling move, but I am happy to say I’m closer than I’ve ever been before. Coming from a background where I couldn’t even do a chin-up when I was 18, which was ten years ago, …
Achieving Full Range of Motion in Handstand Pushups
I just put up another article at Breaking Muscle and this time it’s about working your way up to a full range of motion in handstand push-ups. How to Work Up to a Full Range of Motion Handstand Push Up When I first got involved in bodyweight training one of …
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 …