Today while working coming through a construction site I was forced to pull over and wait for traffic to move. I took the time and got in a short workout of Jump Squats and Hindu pushups it was hot but I got in a short fast workout that got the blood pumping and a good sweat. It never takes any equipment or any special place to get in a great workout. I get a workout in anywhere I can. I've … [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...]
The Basics Build Over all Conditioning
Most people think that building a high level of physical fitness and strength comes from training when they feel like it. Physical fitness never has or never will be built on a when I feel like training attitude. True physical fitness is built over a life time of sweat and punishment and the rewards are amazing. Everyday I have people emailing me and telling me how just changing a few … [Read more...]
The Greatest thing about Pushups
The greatest thing about pushups is the versatility. Pushups are still one of the greatest exercises and always will be. Just the fact that you can do hundreds of different pushups working the body from almost every angle known to man makes the pushup a great tool for complete physical fitness. If you used pushups and sprints or jumping rope and never did anything else you would … [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 Genetic Theory
What do I mean about the genetic theory? I here from time to time about how genetics play a big role in peoples lives. And they do, but I think a lot of people use it as an excuse to be fat or to be weak. There is genetic freaks out there, but the potential still needs to be worked and worked hard. Some are stronger than others and that's the way it is but the fact remains we all have more … [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...]