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Ancient Strongman Training

Lifting odd objects has been around for ages. I have books from the mid 1800’s that show men lifting sandbags, stones, bars with cemented stones on the ends, ice blocks with handles and other muscle and strength building movements that

No more squats?

People thought I was crazy, then again, people still think I’m crazy. Back when I was first training athletes in my garage, and even before I had a garage to train them in, our athletes were getting brutally strong without

Save BIG on Mother’s Day

As a husband, a father, and of course, first and foremost, a son to my mother, Mother’s Day has take on new meaning to me. It’s a BIG deal. If you’ve been reading my Blog, you know how proud I

Endless Lessons Learned from The Underground aka “Old School” Bodybuilding & Strength Training Methods

In the 50s and 60s, strength sports were a small “Underground” cult. Even in the 70s. Until Arnold hit the big screen, bodybuilding and literally building your body was viewed as something only a narcissist would do. Today, of course,

stories of eatin’ clean and trainin’ mean

I think it’s much easier than people make it when it comes to getting stronger, adding muscle and getting faster….and I mean getting these results FAST! Make no mistake regarding “easy” and “simple”. Easy is walking in the park…simple is

Why I’m The Anti Purist When It Comes To Training Methods & What REALLY Matters?

I’m an anti purist when it comes to strength and performance training. I don’t use only one training tool or only one training method. Why? Simple: I am a purist when it comes to training for Results. Results are THE

The Guru Who Never Was

This oughtta piss some people off 🙂 I am a student first, teacher second. My primary goal is to learn more and more so I can pass on the knowledge to those who want to learn. Still, I receive some

I Beg for Fancy

Above, 1 arm high pulls with a 150 lb Globe dumbbell. Strength training seems to teeter totter between ultra basic to ultra fancy and then back to ultra basic. Fancy never worked too good, yet people cry and moan when

Getting Crazy – Breaking the “Rules” of Strength Training

Sometimes you need to break the so called “Rules” and take things to a “crazy” level with your training if you are in need of results and getting bored of your workouts. Shocking your body every once in a while

Q&A: Building Muscle, High Reps vs Low Reps

Above, the Back of BIG Kevin Tolbert Zach, It’s a bit confusing to me as I’ve been reading a lot of books about building up muscle & strength. Many of them said reps should be around 8-12 and anything more

No more squats?

People thought I was crazy, then again, people still think I’m crazy. Back when I was first training athletes in my garage, and even before

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I Beg for Fancy

Above, 1 arm high pulls with a 150 lb Globe dumbbell. Strength training seems to teeter totter between ultra basic to ultra fancy and then

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