My friend Tyler just sent me this video and I had to share it here. Dancing in any form always shows body mastery. This guy pulls off some stuff that just looks unreal. The bridging skill at 2:45 is freaking unbelievable!
Kettlebell Endurance
Kettlebells are an indispensable tool in your workout arsenal. The convenience and the sheer variety of movements you can do with a set of kettlebells makes them great for strength and conditioning. You use multiple body parts with every movement, and if you keep the rest periods low so the …
Unilateral Kettlebell Exercises
One of my favorite alternative styled workouts to do involves taking two heavy weights, picking up both weights, one in each hand, and walking as fast as possible for a given time or distance—most commonly known as the farmer walk. At this point, you’re probably in a concerned state wondering …
The Great Sandwina
To spice things up, today we’ll learn more about Kate Brumbach, better known as The Great Sandwina. She was a strongwoman born into a circus family in 1884 in Austria. Her parents were well-trained circus performers with their own qualities, both in terms of strength and muscle proportions. Sandwina started …
Different Kettlebell Presses
My newest article over at Breaking Muscle has just been published. In it I talk about a variety of ways to put a kettlebell overhead. Military Press Side Press Bent Press Rotational Press Upper Body Push Press Push Press Jerk Bottoms Up Press Read 8 Way to Get a Kettlebell …
How much protein do I need?
How much protein do you need? It’s a fairly common question and in this video I’ll explain my take on this subject. There are many opinions on this one and the answer depends on who you ask. A useful starting point for most people is metabolic typing diet idea, which …
Dark Side of Fat Loss Review
I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Croxton recently. I had listened to his show a few times and really liked what he was doing. He sent me a copy of his ebook The Dark Side of Fat Loss and this is my review of it. The Dark Side of …
Podcast: Sean Croxton
We’re switching gears a bit for the time being and covering more health and nutrition info over the next couple episodes. I’m honored to have Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness on the podcast. [display_podcast] Why JERF is the answer… What we can learn from Weston A. Price Simple method of …
Harry Paschall
Harry Paschall was one of the most popular weight lifting writers born in 1898. Not only he was an amazing lifter, but also a talented writer and an artist. Harry illustrated all his books, articles and training courses with Bosco cartoon, his own alter ego. He was inspired by Arthur …
Bodyweight Jump Squats
Anyone who strength trains long enough will probably reach a plateau, even with progressive overload. This can be incredibly discouraging, but fortunately the cure can be as easy as just changing things up a bit in your workout. One way to do that is to start incorporating bodyweight jump squats …
Explosive Bodyweight Exercises
Take a look at the corresponding video that reveals about 5 minutes worth of explosive bodyweight exercises. Notice the creativity that went into forming these exercises. Yes, some of the moves are complex for someone who is in the novel stages of learning, but the beauty in the video is …
Trapbar deadlifts and IEE
During one of my regular workouts, I started with partial deadlifts and moved to trapbar deadlifts (365 lbs) and in this video I am already on my 3rd set. I finished my first set after 3 reps, followed by my Instant Exercise Enhancer techniques and without any additional effort I …
Kettlebell Volleyball
When I’m doing kettlebell juggling I’m always trying to come up with new stuff. In doing some partner kettlebell juggling I saw the nearby volleyball net and decided to use this. It involves simple throws over and under the net. Not recommended to try for most people but just something …
Warren Lincoln Travis
Warren Lincoln Travis was one of the first famous strongman on the US soil during the beginning of 20th century. He was most popular for back and hip lifting, apart from finger lifting and an incredible grip strength he had. With just about 200 pounds in bodyweight, Travis demonstrated amazing strength as …
Unilateral Bodyweight Exercises
If I was to ask you to provide me with a strength training related exercise, you would probably say something along the lines of a bench press or some form of a squat considering their common place within traditional workouts. In this particular article we are going to take a …