If you’ve never put on a lot of mass in a short amount of time, it’s a pretty interesting process. Just a couple of weeks ago, for the first time EVER in my life, I felt the inside of my thighs rub together. At first this happened during and after …
Gym Chat – Indestructible Body
Just last night I was interviewed by Josh Hewett about building an indestructible body. Here’s a few of the articles, along with videos, mentioned in the video. Building an Indestructible Body 52 Ways to Get Up Off the Floor Cossack Squat and Variations The full Indestructible Body program isn’t available …
Fend Off Back and Shoulder Pain With This Bodyweight Exercise
Another article on bridging and preventing back & shoulder pain has just been published at Breaking Muscle. A Bodyweight Exercise to Prevent Back Pain and Shoulder Pain In my previous article I covered the wrestler’s bridge and front bridging, but that’s only one side of the bridging game. There …
Toughen Up Your Neck Using These Four Drills
My newest article at Breaking Muscle on making your neck injury-proof has received quite a good reception. 4 Drills to Strengthen and Injury-Proof Your Neck I was pretty scrawny growing up. But a year or two after I started serious training, when I saw an old acquaintance of mine, the …
What’s Wrong with Mobility WOD’s and Movement Screens?
Yes, there is something wrong with mobility WOD’s and movement screens. I’ll get to that in a second. Let me start by saying that they’re not all bad or useless. There’s something useful in just about any system but methinks they’re missing a secret ingredient. This guy I know, who …
The Legendary Strength Philosophy
The other day on an interview I was asked what my philosophy of health and fitness was. Of course, I mentioned a few things there, but it made me realize I had never taken the time to clearly write out what my philosophy was. Before this the only way to …
Practicing vs. Training vs. Testing
The following is an excerpt from Practicing Strength and Movement: How to Gain Any Skill FASTER! which is the new manual now available. In working around the idea of “strength is a skill” I came up with the following continuum. Previously I have pointed out the difference between training and …
Jumping Lunge for Conditioning
The following is an excerpt from The Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Conditioning. The Jumping Lunge To start with, from a normal standing position, step one foot forward, with a larger than normal step. This forward foot will be flat footed. Bend the leg as the other foot stays in place …
Unconventional Exercises For an Indestructible Body
A new article on using unconventional exercises to build unbreakable body has been put on Dragon Door blog. Building an Indestructible Body with “Outside the Box” Exercises Push-ups. You move in one plane of motion, up and down. Squats. The same thing. Pull-ups too. Everyone here will agree that bodyweight …
The Strength-Endurance Continuum
The following is an excerpt from The Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Conditioning. In the training world you’ve likely come across these terms before: strength, strength-endurance and endurance. What is the difference in these? What makes something a feat of strength versus a feat of endurance? You may think of deadlifting …
World Calisthenics Competition
This past weekend I was at the San Jose Fit Expo. Its mostly bodybuilding but there’s plenty of other stuff too. Unfortunately, I missed the grip competition though I did watch a little Mas Wrestling. There was Crossfit doing exhibitions and teaching too and plenty else. But I spent most …
Increase Strength and Mobility with Cossack Squat Variations
In my newest article at Breaking Muscle you’ll find out how to use Cossack squat to increase strength and mobility. Cossack Squat Variations for Improved Strength and Mobility The Cossack squat is a name for a squat that has you descend with most of your weight on one leg while …
How to Combine Bodyweight and Oldtime Strongman Training
The other day I received a question about how to combine bodyweight and oldtime strongman training. Since I hadn’t specifically covered that topic before I thought it was worth doing an in-depth article on it. I guess that makes this the third article in a series. The first one was …
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 …
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 …