The crossfit pullup seems to have become the normal type of pullup. There was a time when every expert today would call it anything but a pullup, now because crossfit is so big the "Kipping Pullup" is acceptable and is considered a pullup. My philosophy if I can get up over a wall up in a tree or get myself out of harms way the way i do pullups are acceptable for what my goals. … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training Iranian Style Wrestling Pushup using a park bridge
Just something you can do almost anywhere at anytime. These pushups are not as easy as they appear. You never need any equipment if you don't want to use any, so find a place, any place and get in a workout. Toughness Builds Winners Johnny Grube … [Read more...]
Training in Solitude Builds a Sadistic Mindset!
For years when growing up I always had many training partners but as life goes on training partners depart. What most people do they make excuses NOT to train, they need that feeling of being part of something. I was lucky and could always motivate myself to train without anyone, hell if I waited for people to train I wouldn't be training. Training alone force's you to get mentally tough, … [Read more...]
The Jump Rope can make you Amazingly Athletic
The Jump Rope can make you Amazingly Athletic The jump rope is still not a piece of equipment many people think of as important. If I had a choice to either run for fitness or jump rope, jumping rope is my choice. All the years I trained with weights skipping rope was never ever a thought in my world. If you jumped rope I would have thought you were doing nothing more than a school girl … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – High Rep Leg Training builds Legendary Conditioning!
High Rep Bodyweight Leg Training builds Legendary Conditioning! Leg training is a brutal type of training that many stay away from. Many think leg training in either running or gym work, and yes this is a form of leg training but leg training is so much more and more brutal than anyone could ever think. Bodyweight training has come a long way, and just as it was making its way back bodyweight … [Read more...]
A Short Manual Labor Background.
A lot of people seem to be trying to figure out what type of work I do. Well here it is. I started working at 12 working for contractors cleaning up and breaking rock, worked with roofers ripping off roofs and carrying shingles. Moved furniture on and off through my life as a second job. Some where right about me working at UPS. But, when I was 17 years old I went to work for a freight … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – 8 – Count Body Builders Brutal Leg Workout!
I get workouts done in parking lots, wooded trails, parks no matter where I am I can get in a brutal workout. So the excuse's are just that, excuse's. So I have a workout you can do that will make you work hard! People still think that bodyweight training is inferior to most other forms of training but I still disagree. I have never excelled training with weights like I have using my own … [Read more...]
Building Strength with High Rep Bodyweight Training
High rep training is brutal, plain and simple. And the people that say it only conditions the body are out of their minds. The fact is the majority don't have the guts or the will to push themselves through pain associated with high reps. They say it doesn't build strength, how would they know? They don't do near enough to find out and you know why? They are as mentally weak as they are … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – The Never Done Before 1 Arm Weighted Superman Pushup
Ever wonder what you could possibly do if you stop wasting time spreading your focus in so many different directions? To many people waste a ton of time looking for the superior training system. The superior training system is the one that works, the one that get's you the quickest results for your goals. For too many years I looked studied, read and trained with anything and … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training 1,000 Star Jumpers 1,000 Step Ups total 9,500 reps for 5 days
1,000 Star Jumpers 1,000 Step Ups on 15” bench total 9,500 reps for 5 days Friday was jump rope 1,000 times and 1,000 pushups, Saturday’s brutal workout was 1,000 star jumpers and 1,000 step ups on 15” bench total time was 1 hour and 25 minutes. Anyone who thinks it might be easy go ahead give it a try. My plan changes from time to time when I train. Today I planned to do 1,000 Star Jumpers … [Read more...]