I probably hated my Coaches at the time.... Called them names.... Got angry with them.... That was high school. Today, all I do is say "Thank you" for how hard they pushed me. They broke me down and built me into who I am today. From my knee injuries, to a broken nose, a torn rotator cuff.... I can trace back almost all of my success today to the lessons learned through the tough times in my high school wrestling room from 1989 - 1993. You must FEAR the comfort..... … [Read more...]
Incorporating High Volume Workouts
"You Are Capable Of 20 X, AT LEAST 20 X, What You Think You're Capable Of!" - Mark Divine, Navy SEAL - Time to step outside the box of being average and ordinary. Time to push for 20X. Time to break through plateaus and start kicking ass & taking names. Here is the lowdown on how to start introducing more volume into your workouts as a little test or an experiment. Step up and DO the work. I dare you. You are capable of MORE, stop holding yourself back. You CAN Do it. Time to … [Read more...]
My most personal blog ever
Wow, the past few weeks have been quite the whirl wind. I was feeling run down for a good 2 or 3 weeks, but somehow fighting things off. Probably adrenaline. I am pretty wired and can tough things out as needed. Slowly, slowly my strength and energy levels dropped until I finally hit a wall. I took 2 days off from all my work and didn't train for a good 8 or 9 days. I have NEVER taken this much time off since age 22 right after I graduated college when I took a good 3 or 4 weeks off from … [Read more...]