Think about it right now…. What is the QUALITY of the air that you’re breathing into your body? Is this air supporting your health? Or is it taking away from it? Chances are, if you are indoors, it is pretty crappy air, unless you’ve done a few things to remedy …
7 Applications of Breathing
Yesterday we covered the 6 principles of breathing… Today we cover how those principles are used for different purposes. Breathing is about many things. Health Lung Capacity Strength Endurance Flexibility Relaxation Energy Circulation And so I group the 31 or so exercises I covered in Upgrade Your Breath into these …
6 Principles of Breathing Exercises
Is there a RIGHT way to breathe? And is there a WRONG way to breathe? Yes…and no. If you talk to most “experts” on deep breathing they’ll say their way is the one and only true way. (Just like in most other areas of life) Of course, this is complete …
Strength for Health
The other day I received this great question about not becoming stronger for the sake of being stronger, but for the greatest of health. Hello Logan, My most burning question is about how to achieve and maintain strength for health, not necessarily for performance. How strong is strong enough? How …
The Mighty Atom On Healthy Living and Herbs
It’s funny the things that we forget. I knew that reading about the Mighty Atom was a huge influence in my life. In fact, I would say it steered the direction of my life for the better. I read that book and said to myself, “I want to be that …
2000% Growth Hormone Increase
Yes, numbers like those in increasing your growth hormone levels aren’t too uncommon if you know the right things (including the right combinations of things) to do. In Upgrade Your Growth Hormone I cover the four main areas for naturally increasing it. Sleeping Training Fasting Using Secretagogues (There’s also a …
Sunshine on Balls
This is going to sound really weird. I bet a bunch of people are going to unsubscribe or write me off just because of it. But I don’t care. I have to tell you the truth. Vitamin D is critically important for your health. In fact, its not so much …
3 Reasons NOT to drink Distilled Water
In response to my last email on my new favorite water filter, I got a response espousing why distilled water was the best option. Considering I didn’t talk about distilled water in my last email I figured I’d give my thoughts here. Here’s my three-fold issues with distill water. I …
How I’m Healing My Shoulder
The other week I told you about how I injured my shoulder in a Thanksgiving football game (actually playing it, not just watching TV). Based on what’s happening there is likely some tendon and/or ligament damage. If it was just the muscles it would be fine by now, but its …
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 …
Why I Don’t Agree with Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body
A couple weeks ago I wrote The Legendary Strength Philosophy. As I was in my writing flow state the idea to use your body as an ally instead of an enemy came up. This is in contrast to what so much of training is about today. Have you ever heard …
Become Pain Free With ETF
A new article on mental and emotional aspects of an injury has just been put up at Breaking Muscle. How to Banish Your Pain Faster and More Completely Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can be a phenomenal tool to help you overcome injuries. Sometimes it’s simply our emotional pain that keeps …
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 …