A new article of mine is published at Breaking Muscle. The Stand-Up Challenge: 52 Ways to Get Up Off the Floor
Podcast: Adam Glass
Adam Glass is a good buddy of mine. So its about time I got him on the podcast. Had a lot of fun with this call as we discussed our training and how different it is from so many people out there. Warning: Explicit! [display_podcast] How you can train WITHOUT …
Dub Step
Various forms of dancing are some of the best showcasing of movement out there. Although I love strength, I really enjoy anyone’s ability to move well. I don’t know much about Dub Step but I really enjoyed this video. This guy can move! Who needs mobility training when you can …
Backflips Anywhere and Anytime
Back flips are hands-down one of my favorite of all skills to have. It’s simple in execution yet showcases you have some awesome skill that many people “want” to have. Check out this new video where I talk about the important things in the back flip and my new back …
How I Learned to do the Back Flip
I’m not the best at backflips in the world… But I can do them standing anywhere and anytime. I mentioned this at a recent seminar I was attending and was asked to prove it. Even though it has actually been a few months since my last back flip I went …
Warming Up Before Working Out
How important are warm-ups? My opinion is quite different from most personal trainers out there, since I don’t consider them to be too important. However, this definitely depends on several factors, including your goals and circumstances. Warming up is a general term for warming up your muscles to keep them …
Shaolin Monk Training
I came across this video of Shaolin Monk Training sometime ago. Well worth watching and it may give you some training ideas. You’ll see some weight lifting with stone and locks at about 11 minutes in. Here’s a list of some of the skills shown in this video. Skill of …
The Problem with Crossfit
Crossfit is a strength and conditioning program which is very popular and for a large part I like what they are doing. A lot of bodyweight exercises, kettlebells and barbell workouts and generally well rounded program is something that I practice myself. Of course what I’m talking about here is …
Crazy Animal Flow
My buddy Mike Fitch just released this video yesterday. It’s awesome! I really like the mixture of slow and fast movements. There’s also some great hand balancing after the midway point too. Just watching this makes me want to practice it more! If you’d like to get started with Animal …
Handstand Pushups to Overhead press
Is it possible to transfer over from the handstand pushups to the barbell press? It depends. The problem is that most people think about headstand pushups instead of handstand pushups, as they are only coming down to their head or a nose. This is actually a partial handstand pushup, which …
One Arm Bridging Article
I just wrote my second guest post for the Progressive Calisthenics blog. One Arm Bridge, Twists and the Valdez It continues in the vein of advanced bridging, although this one covers gymnastic variations, specifically a progression from simple to much harder in four moves. For much more info on this …
Podcast: Al Kavadlo on Bodyweight Training
The latest podcast had me very excited. I got to interview Al Kavadlo, who if you’re not familiar with, is quite the bodyweight trainer. We discuss his training in some detail and find out how its actually quite similar to mine. Great minds think alike 🙂 [display_podcast] The number one …
Thousands of Reps in Bodyweight Exercises
Recently I received a question on doing thousands of reps in bodyweight exercises and this is definitely something I’ve been involved in. For example, I had a pleasure of doing one thousand reps in a single session of hindu squats as well as sets of 500 on many occasions in …
How Important is Flexibility?
It’s the most important thing… Or it’s not that important at all… Is there really one right answer? Let’s look at this belief. “You only need enough flexibility to get around your daily life plus a little extra to spare.” Well, the same could be said of strength or conditioning …
Podcast: Feel Like a Billion
On this week’s podcast I discuss my brand new course, How to Feel Like a Billion. [display_podcast] Why a Habitual Routine is Best The Compounding Factor built into this Routine Why my Energy Work is better than yours… Maintaining and Improving in less than 30 seconds – Is it possible? …