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...]
Push & Pull, SON!
Yoooooo Dudes! OK, now that my blog post title sounds semi pornographic, it's time to get BUSY! Here is part II of me gettin' CRAZY and High Reppin' after going heavy on the overheads. I cranked 3 sets of the incline dumbell benching and recline rope rowing NON stop, making it 6 sets non stop. I was insanely pumped and the non stop action forces the upper body into a whole new territory of fatigue, lactic acid build up and mental toughness. If you wanna get crazier with it, you can try doing … [Read more...]
Liftin’ Overhead and HEAVY!
Booya Baby! OK, so maybe my overhead isn't heavy for YOU, but I'm pushin' for the 225 lb overhead push press. It's coming.....you will see. Watch me get busy and see how I get innovative AND pumped.... Those swiss bar pull ups rocked like Old School Van Halen. Please tell me you know who Van Halen is.....and David Lee Roth! I'll surely be ordering some new power racks for The Underground shortly, guaranteed to have the monkey bars attached. You do remember I eat pull ups for breakfast, … [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...]
Ricky Bruch Cranks the Power Bodybuilding
WOW! Lots of emotion heated up from yesterday's video with Ricky Bruch. But, even though some disagreed with what may have been Ricky Burch's past (who can say for fact what he did or did not do and deep down who gives a shit), let's look at what we can learn from his videos. That's how I like to view things: How can I LEARN from X, Y, Z, rather than finding the negative. There is enough negativity on the internet, I ask you to please not bring it here. This light of trying to learn and … [Read more...]
How to Pack SERIOUS Muscle on Your Upper Body
I've got 3 exercises for you below, on video, that if you attack them on a regular basis, you will FORCE your upper body to pack on muscle like never before. I'm pushing these 3 movements HARD lately, and because I am, they are upping my deadlift, my bench press, military press and of course, adding muscle..... Check the video.... You're gonna need TWO things if you wanna push through barriers of strength and building muscle. One: You need an Unbeatable Mind Set. You simply can't push the … [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...]