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Thoughts On Squats, Jumps, Aggressive Learning & WINNING

My workouts have been going VERY good lately and after this past weekend’s seminar at my gym with Mark Bell and Jesse Burdick, I have a gained a MUCH greater amount of knowledge AND respect for powerlifting and straight up

Lessons in Greatness, Hellish Times, Adversity & The Age Factor from Rodney Dangerfield

I watch lots of biographies on TV and love to read biographies and autobiographies. I probably read Arnold’s ‘Education of a Bodybuilder’ over 100 times while in high school alone. I read it many more times after high school as

Muscle Building Experiments That Broke ALL the “Rules”

I’ve been test driving all types of training methods, exercises and systems of training on myself and others ever since I was a young kid.I amassed every bodybuilding book that every book store had. Every holiday, birthday or special occasion

Lessons Learned from Golden Era Bodybuilding BEASTS

Robby Robinson is what I call a Renegade Underground Bodybuilder. His favorite upper body workouts were endless supersets of the bench press and pull ups / chins ups. His favorite lower body workouts were endless supersets of front squats and

The X Factor

I am psyched by all the feedback I got from the last Blog on kickin’ ass in life AND lifting, of course, I had my fair share of cry babies e mail me, but that’s fine, come’s with the territory.

9 Tips on Kickin’ Ass, Living an EPIC Life & Liftin’ Heavy S**T!

No one ever got to the top without fighting MANY battles and long journeys down countless roads, ALL of which were likely the “road less traveled”. I used to think I would NEVER be happy unless I left NJ and

Convict Conditioning Interview with Coach Paul Wade

The Edmonton SUN newspaper interviewed Coach Paul Wade, Author of The Convict Conditioning Workout. Check out the interview below to hear how and why Paul Wade became so obsessed with bodyweight training and transformed his mind and body in one

5 Reasons You Need to Jack Up Your Guns

Don’t think you need to train your arms? Guess again. Many “EXPERTS” state the arms are worked adequately from upper body compound lifts. And before we get into the physical aspect of training arms, think about this: – Athletes CARE

YOU vs You

After spending time with Coach Reeve and Coach Istvan Javorek over the weekend while speaking at The NC State Strength Coaches Clinic we spent lots of time speaking about athletes who overcame adversity. Coach Reeve & Coach Javorek have so

Kickin’ Ass & Takin’ Names at Age 35!!

You just saw a little insight into some training that I’ve been going through over the past 2 weeks. You’ll see a mixture of: – Strongman Training / Atlas Stone Lifting – Old School / Golden Era Bodybuilding – Speed

"Zach Even - Esh is the Charles Atlas of Powerlifting / Weightlifting / Athletic Training. He is a walking inspiration. A kick in the ass for all of us."
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