Article by Louie Simmons There is much talk about training philosophies, methods, and methodologies. It seems everyone has their own, which they devised on the basis of their own experience. They recommend such strategies as doing reps to failure to eliminate assistance work and doing only the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Have you ever wondered what the author has accomplished as a lifter, a trainer, or a scientist? Did they ever total Elite or field a team of Elites at a national … [Read more...]
How to Kick Ass, Get STRONGER & Get JACKED in a 1 Car Garage Gym
I remember I was 25 or so, and decided to stop training at the local gym. I was finishing Graduate school which was an hour drive each way. Graduate school was wiping me out in addition to working full time, studying my ass off and trying to train in a hard core gym. Hard core gyms were dead..... Somehow, someway, people in the mid 90s began thinking that being Strong & Jacked was not a cool thing. I swear to you this is NO lie. Magazines came out for this specific look and many gym … [Read more...]
Upper Body Workout and THE 5 Year Plan!?!?
The inspiration to live a STRONG Life drives me to face my fears, be it in the gym or in life. The pic above of Ken Waller about to smash some heavy dumbbell benching also inspired me. I explain my motivation for LIFE & LIFTING in the Video below. So, rather than searching for inspiration or motivation, just grab it and DO it. NO waiting, just DOing. … [Read more...]
Combat Conditioning for Bad Ass Muscle
Hey Bruddahs and Ladies... Thanks for stopping by again, I LOVE it when you visit :) Below is a workout I cranked with "General Chow", a D1 collegiate wrestler. The pace was not as furious as normal, and, please forgive my new movie making skills as I JUST STARTED working the Hollywood skills on my MAC :) Check the Video and then read on.... In a nut shell, here is the run down of our combat conditioning workout: 1) Bench Press - worked up to 2 heavy sets ** Followed the Bench Press with 3 … [Read more...]
The BEST Way to Pack on Muscle & Strength
I've been under the bar since age 13, that 20 years of iron work baby! I have found some HIGHLY overlooked methods for packing on some serious muscle and gettin' strong as hell. Watch the video & see what I'm talkin' about. Drop a comment when you're done bruddah.... The rest of this workout is coming and it was bad ass! You don't have to KILL yourself on the BIG lifts I have found. What I am learning more and more is to do just enough to elicit a response. This is what keeps me … [Read more...]
Best Bench Press Tips from a Westside Powerlifter
As I promised you in my latest newsletter, my homeboy AJ Roberts, a professional powerlifter hailing from the strongest gym in the world, The Westside Barbell Club, is hooking up all my bruddahs with this kick ass, 30 minute video on his best bench press tips to help you steel forge your upper body and increase your bench press faster and bigger than ever before. As promised, if you get your copy of AJ's "Up Your Bench" from This Link, you will get FREE Access to this Thursday's No Holds … [Read more...]
Why The Bench Press Sucks
Above, Sergio Oliva, a BIG proponent of The Bench Press The Bench Press sucks. Squats also suck. They suck if you perform them wrong, OR, perform them too often. Overuse injuries occur, unless, that is, you know how to build up all the support muscles and switch the angles at which you train to build up your bench and all your other pushing muscles. You're about to learn the secrets of getting a BIG Bench Press, but even more importantly, all the things you do to improve your bench … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bench Press
Check out what happens when my college wrecking crew hijacks my flip cam and gets a lil' wild on the bench press. Don't Forget...Drop a comment with your questions / comments... These guys love to bench big but don't worry for those of you who have hate for the Bench Press, this movement is cycled in / out of our overall training program. In fact, I would say that we floor press at least 75% of the time compared to the full range bench press. When floor pressing, I suggest placing some … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Develop Pressing Power & Brute Strength
This is the beginning of an upper body workout with some crazy college athletes - the energy is high and the strength is pretty freaky as well. Note how we hype them up with a few quick sets of plyometrics and medicine ball throws. Check these bruddahs out... Before these college athletes ever touched a barbell we needed them to achieve some "benchmarks". No need for them to bench if they weren't demonstrating a foundation of strength to bench press. Push ups, dips, kettlebell pressing, … [Read more...]
Big Chest, Big Shoulders, BIG Pressing!
Pressing big is critical - from ALL angles and planes. The overhead press was once upon a time the measure of a man's strength. As Physical Culture lost its appeal and bodybuilding took over the Bench Press became the new measure of strength. Both are GREAT lifts - we don't overdo either variation and always use different tools and objects for each movement. Check out some power pressing below to jack up your chest, shoulders, back and even your arms! That's a 350 lb bench press using a … [Read more...]
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