Why locking out and using a full range of motion can be crippling! Remember you read it here first. Locking out and a full range of motion could be the reason for most injuries over time. First question, when you walk do you lock out at the knee with every movement? Second question, do you walk using a full range of motion? When you stand do you stand knees locked? When you walk are … [Read more...]
“Conditioned Strength”
“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...]
This workout is a 14 minute non stop knock down drag out ass kicker.
Here is a great functional workout that will build a different type of strength a strength that will have you ready to be strong and explosive. The workout is a 14 minute non stop knock down drag out ass kicker. Punch and kick the heavy bag for 1 minute. Drop down for 1 minute of Prisoner Squat Thrusts, try for around 20 a minute. Repeat this non stop for 5 rounds. Now for the 4 … [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...]
Blue Collar DNA
Blue Collar DNA Is it possible to have blue collar DNA? We all know we can’t change our DNA, but what about the way you are brought up. Our country was built on blue collar DNA meaning nothing was easy it was a fight every single day. Some people are just brought up to be blue collar and some are brought up to be white collar but the funny thing is, is that our bodies are made to … [Read more...]
Here are a few crazy thoughts!
Here are a few crazy thoughts I believe in training for real life. The way the body is used in everyday activity is the way it should be trained. I hear so much talk about injury and how to prevent injury, why are we talking about injury? What we focus on we tend to get more of, focus on injury and injury prevention are you really going to get the results you want? If every time you … [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...]