Burpees for Physical and Mental Toughness I hear a lot of trainers talking about building mental toughness through training and most talk about running as their way of building mental and physical toughness. I would rather use other means of pushing myself through a little physical and mental pain. If I do run distance I run huge mountain hills or go for a run carrying a 70lb to 100lb … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – The 100 Pushup Philosophy
The 100 Pushup Philosophy I have always said a man that can do 100 straight pushups will almost always be in great shape. How can I say that a man that can do only 100 pushups be in great shape? The first thing is 100 straight pushups are not easy for the average man or even most weight trainers. I have been training for over 30 years and have never seen any man do 100 straight pushups … [Read more...]
“Essential Life Training”
"Train Your Body for Real Movement - Not Gym Movement Today I still stand behind my philosophy of training. Some call it performance training I call it essential life training. The days of me worrying about how I look so someone will believe the things or say or write are over. I'm no longer interested in training just to train, I train to live and function better in today's rough and … [Read more...]
Ab Training for the Misinformed!
Why does every expert chime in and tell me when I do an exercise to do it a way that the abs get more work? #1 All my workouts incorporate my core. #2 I very rarely do any ab isolation movements. #3 I do NOT care about getting a six pack. #4 Unless the man or woman telling me has a super strong core and I'm not talking about a couple of minutes of the "Plank" I don't want to hear from them. … [Read more...]
Special forces battalion and a whoop ass workout!
A quick email to let you know what the Special Forces is doing with "Ultimate Physical Fitness in 5 Minutes" Your new book has pretty much changed the way I look at fitness, It's been kicking my ass and I love every minute of it. I've been doing workouts out of it for my entire special forces battalion and we can't get enough of it. You have pretty much designed the best work-outs I … [Read more...]
Bodyweight training – A quick morning pick me up
Early morning workout can and will energize you for the day not to mention once it's done it's done unless you want to do one in the evening. My early morning pick me up took all of 4:00 minutes. 25 Wildman Plyo Jumpers 50 bench dips 4 rounds non stop total 100 WPJ 200 bench dips not bad for 4:00 minutes try it Toughness Builds Winners Johnny Grube … [Read more...]
Training is a priority!
The only way to build true physical fitness is to train your body to be physically fit. It seems like a no brainier, but most people want the most complicated training regime they can find. Most think by using 40 different exercises in a workout will build the ultimate body and build over the moon conditioning. Try keeping track of more than 5 different exercises as you get farther in … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training – “Winners Train Everyday”
" Winners Train Everyday" I like this saying. But what does it actually mean? Does it mean you have to go hard everyday? Does it mean that if you don't train everyday you will be a loser? My take on this saying is when you let up you get passed. I do train everyday, and have for years. I believe training everyday has allowed me to stay very fit and injury free from conditioned muscle, … [Read more...]
Want to Train Like a Real Animal?
Want to train like a real animal? I hear time in and time out about how someone isn’t going all the way down or he’s not locking out. Okay, why does it matter if he’s not locking out or using a full range of motion? Who made up the rules? If I don’t want to go slow and lockout every pushup and wreck my elbows I’ll rename my pushups to “Speed Pushups” or “Speed Dips” etc. Meaning I … [Read more...]
A Rarely used Strength Secret
A Rarely used Strength Secret Most trainers and strength coaches all over the world use a few strength building exercises, the squat, the dead lift, the power clean for over all body power. These are great strength builders, but how effective are they really? And do they promise all the hype of real strength building? I will tell you there is a better way of building overall body … [Read more...]