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 …
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 …
Siegmund Breitbart
Siegmund Breitbart was born in 1883 in a Jewish family and he is best known for his strongman acts as a circus performer. He had a strong background as a blacksmith which was a perfect fit for many feats of strength, including breaking horseshoes in half, bending iron bars & …
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 …
Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow, the man who started it all and the father of modern bodybuilding. His real name was Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, but he took his stage name for two reasons – 1) it was a custom to do so as a stage performer and 2) he left Prussia to avoid …
Max Unger
Max Unger, better known by his stage name Lionel Strongfort, started his career way back in 1897 when he was most popular for the Human Bridge Act. About fifteen years later, following the end of his stage career, he successfully launched a mail order course called “Strongfortism” which has been …
Podcast: Super Human Workshop Part 2
This episode is different than most. Since I’ve been so focused on getting ready the videos of the Super Human Workshop, I’ve taken the recent online clips and put them altogether in this episode. [display_podcast] If you’d like to watch these videos instead you can find them here. Be sure …
Podcast: Super Human Workshop Recap
This podcast covers the Super Human Workshop that just occurred in Tallahassee, Florida this past weekend. [display_podcast] The value of hands-on small group workshops A new form of mobility work better than any other? 3 kinds of isometrics and how to use them Modelling the mindset of elite level liftes …
Podcast: Going Deep Into Bodyweight Training
For this episode I discuss going deep into bodyweight training. This comes right off the heels of my Ninja Bodyweight Workshop and the Animal Flow Certification I attended with Mike Fitch. It also includes an interview with Mike Fitch. On this podcast you’ll find: The common ways people get into …
Bodyweight Squats Everyday
I received this question recently from Paul and felt like it was worth answering here. Can you do bodyweight squats everyday? The short answer is yes. But it also depends on your goals and what you’re trying to achieve. It’s also to important to note that while you can is …
Bodyweight Squats for Mass
Can bodyweight squat helps you build mass? Yes and no. If you’re skinny and have no muscle at all, then any form of exercise will help to add to your frame. This occured to me when I got into bodyweight training after I was about 160 leaving high school. So …
Correct Way to do a Pushup
Here is a video about the correct way to do a pushup. Overall it’s pretty good, but I would a couple things. This is why you can’t just rely on Youtube University. You can tell from her shoulders that she can definitely crank out a few pushups herself. I wouldn’t …
Bodyweight Training Equipment
It’s kind of an oxymoron isn’t it? Bodyweight training equipment. One of the major factors of bodyweight training is that it requires no equipment. Still, there are certain tools that can magnify what you can accomplish with your own bodyweight. And in this article I aim to detail all the …
Animal Flow Review
Mike Fitch at Global Bodyweight Training put together his first DVD and it is awesome. Watch the video for my full review and more details. If you want to take your bodyweight training and animal movements to another level I highly recommend you check this out. You’re going to love …
If I Had Only One Tool
Using your bodyweight as the resistance in training is one of the most important tools. I like barbells. I love kettlebells. But if I had to pick one and only one tool it would be my own bodyweight. Why? You can build just about everything you need with it. Strength …