The past year or so we’ve gotten away from box squats at our gym. Is it the BEST answer? In Strength & Performance, there are BETTER answers but not always “the best” answers. I recall having ONE kid, who could
There is something PURE about training in your very own home gym – be it the garage, basement, backyard or spare bedroom…. Heck. I’ve heard of some home gym set ups in people’s kitchen’s! No matter where, there is magic
Here’s your Underground Strength Challenge for this month along with Iron Roots Podcast episode 1 where I dive into the History behind the 5 x 5 strength training program! It’s ALL about the basics in this one, post your comments,
The more I utilize simple dumbbell & bodyweight workouts for myself, the more I realize less is more. Less variety and more focus = greater results in strength and size. I’ve been around too long and I want to challenge
I always tell my athletes, “Eat your push ups & pull ups for breakfast!” You MUST be GREAT at these 2 exercises, they are the foundation for upper body strength and power and work wonders for muscle building. I recently
Workouts don’t have to be long to be effective. Trust me, I KNOW. I used to spend 90 – 120 minutes in the gym each and every workout. Back in high school, it wasn’t odd for me to be there
Back in the day when my garage, backyard & playgrounds were OUR training grounds……. [youtube width=”640″ height=”390″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx1-eehKHrQ[/youtube] One of my most popular training courses sparked a TON of controversy when it was released. I remember like yesterday, people e mailing
I am excited to crank this blog post, as ALWAYS! The photos of old school greats and Golden Era bodybuilding always fires me up. Energy is sky high lately, I’ve been fasting often and experimenting with my nutrition and it’s
Training young athletes is my passion. I LOVE helping skinny, weak kids go from Boy to BEAST….. not just physically, but mentally as well. But, I feel HORRIBLE for the athletes who are forced to train with a Coach who
I’ve spoken at length regarding my “Strong & Useless” rants when I see athletes who can set the records on the weight room wall but they can’t last through a sports practice or they’re always “hurt” but not injured. I
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