Yesterday I ran in the Wharf 2 Wharf race that is held annually here. It’s a 6 mile or 10K race from the wharf by the Boardwalk in downtown Santa Cruz to the wharf in Capitola (hence the name). I’m not a runner. I know there are much better ways …
Health Mindset
Join me as I discuss my interest in health and how it’ll lead to the best performance in all areas of your life. To enter the contest described in the video simply comment below. In a few days I’ll pick one commenter at random and announce the winner. In health, …
Strongman is Pain Tolerance
Oh no, here it comes again. Every single time I train for this, right before the pull, I’m swearing like a sailor. Its because its painful, very painful. And as I get ready I’m thinking about how painful its going to be. I’m talking about pulling vehicles by my hair. …
17 Points
I got back from a revolutionary weekend. Here are some of my notes. Now, you can skim these and go about your day. Or you can take some time and try to ’get’ what they are saying. If you do this you will reap the rewards for doing so. 1. …
Kettlebell Snatch Test Survey
The kettlebell snatch is one of my favorite exercises. And the kettlebell snatch test is one of my favorite tests of endurance and mental toughness. When I first got into kettlebells I remember training to reach the needed reps with the 24 kg bell in the test to pass the …
Success in the Gym and Out
I just moved into a new house. It’s great. Tons of room and space for everything. This picture here is of my temporary gym…if you can call it that. Really its just all my weights and tools piled in a place that’s kind of out of the way. In order …
Convict Conditioning Routine
I received this question the other day after my post on Convict Conditioning, and since it was well thought out I’m going to give an in depth answer. Hey Logan, You obviously have far more experience than me and I don’t even compare to you in terms of strength/conditioning. You’ve …
Workout Training Journal
When the new year comes around most people make a resolution or two and abandon them within a week. That’s not me and I hope not you either. I find the new year is always a time for reflection as well as forward planning. And I spend significant time doing …
Volume Bending
Sometimes you have to push the limits. I didn’t plan this workout ahead of time. I just started bending and kept going. In the end I had bent 50 60D nails in just under 30 minutes. This video shows the aftermath. Now I know I’m a bit crazy for doing …
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 …
Advanced Progression
Here’s a question from Matthew on the difficulties and progression of advanced hand balancing skills. “What would say is the difficulty of a planche vs a handstand, one handed handstand, 2 man planche, how should I be progressing if I am fairly competent in all of these skills?” Each skill …
How to Handstand Longer
Today’s question addresses how to build a longer handstand. “Is it possible to add 2 seconds to my hand balancing every week? If it is how long would I have to practise for weekly?” Lucy I think this is a great way to approach holding a handstand longer. Set a …
Don’t Feel Like Training?
I got a special announcement coming next week. And then an even bigger one sometime next month. In the meantime, a small tip for today. No matter how on top of it all you are, there will be days when you don’t feel like training. Today was one of those …
Progressive Conditioning
An important part of a complete training program is to do some sort of conditioning work. Of course, this can come in many shapes and sizes. Sprints, kettlebell swings and snatches, skipping rope, and high rep bodyweight exercises are a few of my favorites. And just like in any other …
First Official Crossfit Workout
One of my brothers who was in town is into Crossfit big time and he convinced me to go along with him to one of the local gyms this Saturday. When we got there I was asked if I had done Crossfit before. My answer was ‘sort of’. I had …