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234 | John Brookfield on Longevity & Strength Training as we “Get Older”

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 234. GREAT times chatting with John Brookfield, who is known for all of his work on hand / grip strength as well as being the CREATOR of Battle Ropes. This episode was all about training for

Give the Barbell (and Your Body) a Break with Kettlebell & Bodyweight Hybrid Workouts

I remember about 6 years ago or so my body was aching constantly. I would walk down the stairs in the morning and my knees would hurt, my feet hurt. My mind was asking WTF is going on here!?! I

The 7 BEST Exercises to OWN Your Training

Above, Photo of Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink’s Garage Gym Aftermath. Here I am, the day after an emotional fundraiser for The Navy SEAL Foundation. After the fundraiser ended I was hit with a TON of emotion. Sharing the reason WHY

Power to The People • Minimalist Strength Training Tips

MANY years ago Pavel wrote a book called Power to The People, aka P2P. You can find details about it HERE. The book was simply based on optimal training, minimal volume and frequent practice of basics such as deadlifts, military

Man UP Monday & Dr. Jim Wendler

There are some men who REALLY have my respect, a very rare few. Jim Wendler is one of those guys, and, every time we chat I am reminded why. We’re both very simple men. We chase strength and train because

Be Strong or Be GONE – Why Men MUST be STRONG

In life and everything else, if you’re not stronger today than you were yesterday, you’ve got a MAJOR issue. You are getting worse, both physically and mentally. Strength is first and foremost a mindset. You need to grow mentally and

Dumbbell Complexes – Conditioning & Power Workouts

Complexes are downright brutal and effective. Sometimes, we even forget about them because we just don’t see them as much. I use complexes with barbells, dumbbells, sandbags and kettlebells. You can use them with stones as well which is something

My Favorite Full Body Workout

I am returning home from a week long business trip blended with a vacation. Aside from push ups, my body (and mind) are starving for a full body workout. The workout I’m going to do ASAP upon my return to

A TOUGH Wrestling Conditioning Workout (Even If You Don’t Wrestle)

Last night I went to the neighboring downtown with my family as everyone got some ice cream. In case you’re wondering, I skipped the ice cream part 🙂 Don’t worry, I’m still human, I eat ice cream, but I’m on

How to Grab Strength by the Throat!

I have spoken many times before about getting people to respect “strength training”. It does piss me off, to see people whining about how being stronger does not relate to getting faster as an athlete or how getting bigger /

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