It's the weekend and that means lots of sports with the kids and STILL, early mornings for me to get things done. Sunday mornings are always for answering questions for my Strength Coach Mentorship group, The STRONG Life Brotherhood. Today, we've got Baseball & Tennis. It's gonna be a GREAT day. Yesterday I saw my Doctor to start planning for my knee surgery. It's time to fix this and take care of ME. And a BIG reason why my knee went downhill was because when it began … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 31: Chad Waterbury & Bodyweight Volume Training
Chad Waterbury and I "met" about 12 years ago through the interwebs. Back then he had long flowing locks and wrote for T Nation on the regular while I was testing his encouragement of following his popular program of 10 sets of 3 reps. In 12 years, a LOT can change. Since then Chad has been living in Santa Monica, Ca. He has immersed himself in bodyweight training by getting coaching from a Russian Gymnastics Olympic Coach, is about to embark on his PhD journey and he no longer has the hair of … [Read more...]
Volume Training & Science For Maximizing Your Strength & Muscle Gains
"Any fool can create a program that is so demanding that it would virtually kill the toughest Marine or hardiest of elite athletes, but not any fool can create a tough program that produces progress without unnecessary pain.” ~ Dr. Mel C. Siff ~ As much as I encourage the basics in training, of equal importance is understanding how to properly organize a training plan so you are able to break through plateaus and make consistent gains in size, strength, speed & performance. After a … [Read more...]
High Frequency Training (HFT) & Muscle Building QnA – Part II
High Frequency Training QnA with Chad Waterbury, Part II CW, in your HFT / High Frequency Training & muscle-building system, you talk about the necessity of adding more volume for muscle growth. Talk about that & explain why we need a certain amount of volume to spur new muscle growth. … [Read more...]
High Frequency Muscle Building Techniques
High Frequency Training QnA with Chad Waterbury Chad - Yo, Bro! BIG thanks for taking the time. After chatting with you at Jason Ferruggia's wedding we both have gotten into 2 things lately: Bodyweight Training & higher volume training. It's cool to see how we evolve as we go through training through the years. What has influenced your evolution in training to the way it is today? … [Read more...]