I came up learning from the Golden Era Greats of Bodybuilding and the late, great John Kemper, the owner of Diamond Gym. These men were strong, jacked and ripped. They lifted heavy and often did supersets, even with the big compound movements. Even if they trained on machines, you would see guys loading up the machines and then rigging up the machine to add more 45s to the stack of weights. When I followed their routines of aggressive and heavy training using mostly free weights, my … [Read more...]
WHY Iron History Is SO Important
I've traveled around the country and have done some crazy things to get my hands on vintage, historical strength training equipment. This article was written in 2010. This was a time when I rarely came across collectors. People flipping vintage equipment as a business is different than guys like myself who actually TRAIN on this equipment. People have offered me money for my 150 lb globe dumbbell and I've told them I won't sell it, ever. You can offer me 15 or 20 grand and that money means … [Read more...]
9 Lessons Learned At Sorinex Summer Strong – Pt 2
Here's Part 2 of our 2 Part series of What I learned at Sorinex Summer Strong. Continuing with the exercises that are overrated pertaining to the development of athletes. Here are 2 exercises that I have found ways to work around to "make it happen." … [Read more...]
9 Lessons Learned At Sorinex Summer Strong – Pt 1
Here's a recap of just some of the lessons learned at Sorinex Summer Strong. More than just lessons, these were the main themes that simply kept coming back around, full circle. If any of the lifters and coaches disagreed, it was on maybe 10% of our thoughts, if that. The other 90% or more of our thoughts were all on the same page. In a nut shell, here is a list of common themes that were given if you wanna kick ass & take names: … [Read more...]
The Pursuit Of Excellence
Sometimes we wrestle with who we are and what we're about. I know it happens to me sometimes, and I begin to wonder if I am too intense, expect too much.... But the universe has a funny way of teaching us lessons and bringing things into our lives. Check out all these lessons I've learned about my personality traits. … [Read more...]
How To Eat & Train for MAX Muscle (Intermittent Fasting)?
How do you eat to get leaner, stronger & fitter? How do you train to pack on MAX strength & MAX Muscle? The answer is this..... … [Read more...]
Bigger, Stronger, Faster – KILL The Complications
How do I get bigger, stronger, faster? I'll tell you this much. It won't happen if you keep looking for the magic bullet. Eventually, you just have to DO SOMETHING. Here's a story of someone who wasted time & energy when the answer was staring him in the eyes yet he passed that opportunity by. The answer is staring YOU in the eyes as well. … [Read more...]
Training In The Elements & WHY You Need Greater Mental & Physical Toughness
Years Ago We Barely Had Anything To Eat Now I Earn More Money And I See Every Opponent As A Man That Tries To Put Me Back To That Poorer Period. - Fedor - [youtube width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPzmeh0O_0[/youtube] When you train, you must train for something Bigger than the Win. When you work in your job / business, whether you own your own business or work for someone else, you must work with a unstoppable intensity and commitment that goes beyond the … [Read more...]
Is There Such A Thing As Work Life Balance?
Whether you are a Strength Coach or not.... Whether you own your own business or not.... Whether you work for another company or not.... This Video QnA applies to you with regards to the work life balance question that I get asked about all the time. My thoughts on how to BIG time improve in the area of work & family life balance.... … [Read more...]
Inspiration Behind Live The Code Creation
I'm often asked how Live The Code came about. Like all training programs, people are flawed. We're all flawed. We're not perfect. But, we deep down know when we are unethical and doing the wrong thing. Here's what it takes for me to work with people whether it be training them at my gym or business. I feel this can help you start controlling your life rather than allowing life to control you. Let me know your thoughts.... [youtube width="640" … [Read more...]
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