Yesterday I defined mental toughness/willpower as “using your mind or your will to do something that other parts of you do not want to do. It is being tough or overpowering that other side of you that wants to go a different direction.” I briefly covered the topic that mental …
Defining Mental Toughness
A little over a week back I asked for questions regarding mental toughness. I got flooded with them…and they were all over the place! Literally everything from motivation and focus, to handling bullies, to helping friends and family be tougher, to talking to women, to struggling with diet, to my …
8 Overrated Fitness Ideas
Please note that when I say overrated, I mean just that. These are rated higher than they ought to be in my judgment. That doesn’t mean they aren’t useful at all or don’t have their places. With that in mind start ruffling some feathers… Marathons This is still seen by …
What Visualization in Training Looks Like
This is what visualization in training looks like from the outside. I can’t show you what it’s like inside my head. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I learn best by doing. Short of that, seeing someone else actually doing sets that in motion (and likely triggers mirror neurons according …
Physical and Mental Toughness with Charlie Engle
Want physical toughness? Want mental toughness? Then listen to the audio below or read the transcript and you’ll learn how to get more of it from Charlie Engle. Logan: Hey, it’s Logan Christopher from Legendary Strength. I’m very happy to be on this call. I haven’t recorded an interview in …
Mental Toughness in Workouts…You’re Doing It Wrong!
Susan: “It’s getting there. It’s getting there. No pain. That is a big thing. Natan: “Didn’t Logan say ‘No pain, no gain?’” (Everyone laughs) Logan: You just gotta try harder — that’s it! If you’re not getting results, you’re not trying hard enough! Some people believe that honestly! It’s kind …
The Fasted Hike
Over this past New Year I did the longest fast I’d ever done. 5 days with no solid food. Just some green juices and teas. My previous best, from many years back, was 3 days. Here my specific aim was to get to the point where hunger ceased. This typically …
Double Kettlebell Snatch x 100
Whew! This one was tough… 100 double snatches with the 24kg kettlebells. Although the same amount of “work” as the 150 reps with double 16 kg’s, this was harder. It is also the same amount of “work” as my goal of of 100 reps in the single snatch with the …
More Progress on the Beast Snatch
In a recent workout I went for a PR towards my goal of 100 reps with the 48kg kettlebell. My goal here was 80 and although it was a struggle I hit it. (My previous record was 70.) A key in doing the kettlebell snatch or any endurance set is …
Double Kettlebell Snatch
I haven’t shared too much of my training lately because it’s pretty boring from the outside. By that I mean it’s quite repetitive. I’m doing very similar things from day to day, but always progressing from one workout to the next. My priority in training is reaching my Beast Snatch …
300 Beast Swings
In working with the kettlebell snatch I got to a point where it was going a little stale. So I decided to shift focus towards a sub-goal that would carry over to that main goal. Instead of snatches I’d do swings. More specifically I set a goal to do 300 …
Stay Tough and Endure, Comrade!
This is a guest article from Matti Marzel about staying tough. It’s a long read but a good one showcasing his time in the army and how to transfer the toughness required there into training today. Even if you’ve never been in the army and don’t plan to you may …
Mental Toughness Article
I wrote a guest article for David Lee all about mental toughness and training. Mental Toughness In Life And Training
Mental Toughness in the Army
Here is an excellent guest article by Matti Marzel on Mental Toughness in the Army. I know something about mental toughness but not about being in the army. Matti is fast up and coming as a very strong and enduring guy. I knew he was pretty good but after meeting …
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 …