I wanted to share Ted’s comments in regards to the Darkside of mental toughness and stubbornness. Because this lesson is oh-so-important. As you’ll see it can take decades of your life… “This mentality kept me competing in Olympic style Tae Kwon Do way longer than I should of been (leading …
Aesthetics, Performance or Health?
I received the following comment in response to an earlier post about bodybuilding vs. powerlifting…as if those were the only two strength or fitness practices available. “I used to improperly lift weights in my teens and early 20’s, just going for aesthetics. I’ve spent the last couple years unwinding the …
What to do about Failure?
Michael asks an important questions: Have been engrossed in Mental Muscle for several days (not finished) and am trying to set anchors. there is so much to remember!! Been listening to your tape on strength so my visualizations are of the three primary lifts in powerlifting. I have used visualization …
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith was a strongman born in 1932. He became interested in training in early years, along with a twin brother Ward, but he actually started training after he joined the Navy. During his service in Hawaii, Wayne became a friend with Tommy Kono and below is the picture from …
Ian Mac Batchelor
Ian Mac Batchelor was a strongman and arm wrestler born in Scotland. At the age of 5, his family moved to the US and that’s where he became famous. Mac was most famous among wrist-wrestling champions, but his strength in other areas was incredible as well. Believe it or not, …
I’m Going to Start Taking Steroids
Not really. But after last night I’d be lying if I said I didn’t consider it. You see, last night I finally watched the documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster which is all about steroids. I’d heard about it for sometime but I didn’t get around to watching it until now. If …
Johann Martin
I’ve got some exciting projects in the works. More on those later. For now I wanted to share this video with you of Johann Martin in case you haven’t seen it. To me this guy is the ultimate athlete. Basically he does many of the things I do, he’s just …
Singles vs High Reps
Why are we so concerned with maxing out? I really want you to think about that for a moment. Why does your average person concern themselves with how much weight that can lift a single time? Unless you compete in powerlifting or Olympic lifting your max attempt doesn’t really matter. …
Conditioning Concepts
How do you know if your conditioning is getting better? Yes its easy when you do the same workout over and over again. If you are running then you know you’ve made progress when your times go down. If you are doing a set of kettlebell snatches or bodyweight squats …