Strength and health are tied together. At least that’s the way it should be. That’s the reason that probably the greatest physical culture magazine was called by that name. Yet today more than ever people seem to divorce the two. There should be little if any difference in training for …
Tight Wraps for Maximized Bending
This is a guest post by Jedd Johnson of the Diesel Crew. Jedd competes in Grip Contests, loves Feats of Grip Strength, and has written several Grip training resources, including his Nail Bending eBook and Card Tearing eBook which I highly recommend. If you bend steel you’ll want to pay …
Wrist Flexibility Article
Many people have problems with this issue. I’ve decided to take my special report found only in the Hand Balancing Mastery Course and post it up in the articles section. This will help anyone who has troubles with their wrists when doing hand balancing. Wrist Stretching and Soreness
Benefits of Inversions
This past weekend at a longevity conference I learn one more benefit of inversions. Did you know that every species on this earth suffers from osteoarthritis? That is except for two, bats and sloths. What makes these two immune to this disease? They spend so much time hanging upside down! …
Reporting from the Field
I just got back yesterday from the Longevity Now Conference held in Costa Mesa. Quite simply it was a mind blowing event. I learned not only a great deal on information on how to improve your health but things that can equally improve your strength, athletic progress, and recovery as …
Benefits of the Basics
I got an email the other day from a student who had purchased the Hand Balancing Mastery Course. I’ve started dreaming about holding handstands, which for me is good sign that I’ll eventually get it, LOL! I teach a Crossfit-style strength and conditioning class at a Krav Maga school in …
Best Time to Workout
What is the best time to workout? Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. But I want to cover all the different times to workout and the advantages and disadvantages of each. This is going to be individual to each person. Some people have tons of energy when …
Wrist Strengthening Exercises
An important part of handstands is having hand strength and flexibility so here are some wrist strengthening exercises. I’ve always had some wrist troubles when it came to handstands due to an old injury. And recently my right wrist has been acting up making even a regular handstand hard to …
Correcting Bad Handstand Habits
First off thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out the short survey. I appreciate you spending your time to help me out even it its just a couple minutes. I’ll be sharing what everyone said a little later on but today I thought I’d tackle a couple …
Increase Recovery By Cutting Volume
After you train there is one thing you have to do in order to get stronger. And that is RECOVER! Without recovery you’ll only train yourself into the ground. You don’t have to recover 100% between workouts but you do need to get most of the way there. In my …
Vibram Five Finger Shoes Review
Meet the Vibram Five Fingers. These relatively new shoes are made to recreate the barefoot feel while still offering the protection of shoes. Vibram Five Finger Shoes Review It took a couple times being exposed to them, but I decided I had to get a pair. And boy am I …
Bad Handstand Habits, Training Frequency + More
Thanks for all the suggestions after my last message. Going to answer a number of them today. “I am just started handstands and I notice that my arms are bent it seems I have a bad habit, ideas?” You know this is something I battled with for a long time. …
Making Road Workouts Work
I’m about to hit the road for three weeks with my friends’ band Archer as they start up their first big tour. If you enjoy hard rock I suggest you check them out at https://www.archernation.com But that’s not the main thing I want to talk to you about today. Instead …
Handstands When Your Wrists Hurt
A common problem many beginners have with handstands is that their wrists can’t take it. I know the feeling. From a football injury back in high school my right wrist has never been the same. Its less flexible and even hurts when too much pressure is put on it in …
Injury-Proofing Your Ankles
A subscriber wrote in after the release of the Parkour Tutorial DVD with a warning. Thanks again Adam for bringing it to my attention. Tricking, Parkour, even gymnastics can be rough on the ankles. Sprains, strains, and broken ankles are unfortunately not that uncommon. In order to avoid this you …