“Conditioned Strength” Years ago I didn’t know the different kinds of strength I only knew that strength and physical fitness always interested me and I was drawn right to it. The only strength athlete was my dad a truck driver over the road furniture mover short and thick, could lift almost anything he got his hands on and could go for hours despite smoking 2 packs of non filter … [Read more...]
I can whip your ass in to shape in a 4×8 space
I can whip your ass in to shape in a 4x8 space It’s been a while since I have sent out a newsletter so I figured I better get one out. Sometimes our life changes and things change but for me training is and always be important. Since I have been 12 years old I have trained but it wasn’t until my early 30’s that I change my focus from power lifting to bodyweight training. Bodyweight … [Read more...]
Skipping a meal won’t kill you fat ass!
I can’t help but wonder why people are so against skipping a meal? It won’t kill you. It gives your body a rest and time to repair. The funny thing is that with all research and all the gurus and the diet industries and all the prepackaged food and new weight loss surgeries we are fatter than ever. The new standard is to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day to lose weight, or the percentage diets … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – My Workout Draws Attention From Local Police
My Workout Draws Attention From Local Police I want to tell you about a training session I had in a strange place that drew the attention of the local police. Last week my company vehicle broke down under an overpass, so while I was waiting for road service I figured I’d get in a workout. The great thing about bodyweight training, when you want a great workout and there is no equipment … [Read more...]
Skip Your Next Meal, It Won’t Kill You!
Skip Your Next Meal, It Won’t Kill You! We are constantly hearing from experts and doctors don’t skip meals if you want to lose weight. I disagree. The experts want you to eat five or six times small meals a day for weight loss. The concept is that by eat five or six small meals a day will keep you from being hungry and will keep your metabolism high. What the experts don’t tell you is … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – Tough Workout
Try this workout but only if you are physically fit Wearing a 40lb weight vest jump rope 500 times non stop no rest move right on to plyo pushups to a object at least 8" wearing 5lb wrist weights. Simple with the weights on your wrist you explode on to the platform drop back down for 20 reps. I finished off with a secret exercise never seen before anywhere! Talk about an F'n … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – Killer Functional Exercise
Build total body functional strength with the wall walk. It's not as easy as you might think. It takes a whole body effort to stay straight and to just complete just a short distance. Try it but don't let it fool you. Just before the video the workout I did was jump rope 250 times wall walk half the wall jump rope 250 times walk the other half. Then jumped rope 250 times walk back half way. … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – Beach Sprinting
Today I worked out in Ocean City NJ on the beach in the soft sand. I thought that working in the sand would be a struggle because I don't workout in this environment. I live in higher elevation and train in the mountains. I like to try different training situations and see how the training in the mountains compare to other areas I train in. The sand had nothing for me, I ran rough shot … [Read more...]
The Strongest Man I Ever Knew
It' no secret I spent my whole life lifting weights from the time I was 12 to about 30 years old. The first time I ever lifted any weights I put 110lbs over my head and I weighed 98 lbs. I was always obsessed with gaining weight and getting stronger. All the years I studied and read about real strong men never really seeing to many real strong men, not even in the gym. I did spot a man … [Read more...]
A Fat Man walks in…..
I pulled in to a parking lot and watched an employee who's belly was hanging down to his thighs. He got in his car and left. I went in the store and while I was in the check out line he walked back in. I guess he was on lunch, when he walked in he was carrying a bag of Mc Donalds food and a big ass iced coffee drink. Young guy, belly hanging down to his thighs and eating Mc Donalds. How … [Read more...]