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Handling Stress from Workouts and Life

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Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several people asking me something along the lines of: “How do you balance stress from workouts with stress from life? How do you know when you’re going overboard?” It’s a great question, but not a simple one because there are many factors …

5 BIG Lessons I Learned from Bud Jeffries

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In this article I want to share with you five different big strength training lessons that have largely impacted my life that I learned from Bud Jeffries. #1 – Mixing and Matching Implements When I first got into serious training I was wrapped in the idea of being a bodyweight …

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Isometrics or Full Range Lifts

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Is it better to train using full range lifts or isometrics? First of all, you can use isometrics in two main different ways. You can get incredibly strong and activate your entire body with just isometrics training, like Steve Justa for example. There is a great book called “Functional Isometric …

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Shovel Lift

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The Shovel Lift is my new favorite exercise. I first heard of this one from Steve Justa in his book Rock, Iron, Steel. But besides trying it out one time I don’t think I used it anymore. But since I’ve switched my focus for the time being from bodyweight exercises …

5 Forms of Mobility Training

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My first introduction to mobility was the Naked Warrior workshop presented by Pavel Tsatsouline and Steve Maxwell. Steve led us through a routine covering the toes to the head. Most of it came quite easily. But I remember that first time trying to move my thoracic forward and back. Ha! …

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Recovery from Workouts

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It’s time for another round of questions and this time it’s all about recovery from workouts. I’ll give an answer to a couple of great questions, such as how many days off should you take for recovery, what does recovery feel like, how to get rid of soreness and much …

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5 Steps to Becoming a Strongman

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Here are five steps to becoming a strongman. 1) Strength – To be a strongman you must be strong. No surprise there but you might be surprised at in what way. By going outside the box you can become well known for one feat of strength, without competing against the …

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Rotating Deadlift

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Learn how to do the rotating deadlift in this video. This move is also known as the hockey deadlift. This is a great way to train and strengthen your spine in movements that it is generally weak in. Some “spine experts” say you should never bend and rotate the spine …

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Podcast: Super Human Workshop Part 2

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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 …

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Podcast: Super Human Workshop Recap

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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 …

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Podcast: Strongman Journey

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In this podcast I detail my strongman journey. Here are a few of the details you’ll find inside: [display_podcast] The difference between Modern Strongman and Old, or Competitive versus Performance based The 6 Staple Feats of Strength as taught by Dennis Rogers The Mighty Atom, Slim the Hammerman and how …

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Podcast: New Website & Direction

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I’ve brought back my podcast and in it I discuss the new website, having combined Lost Art of Hand Balancing with Legendary Strength. I talk about the five categories  that will be covered and how content will be delivered. Lastly, I end with the new partners in strength that have …