The Golden Era of Bodybuilding (the 70s) brought on the high volume approach to training. Before this, many of these men trained 3 x week with a full body workout, which is STILL a GREAT program. Men like Steve Reeves built amazing physiques that are still the highest standard for today. Many bodybuilders followed Arnold's lead of 2 workouts a day with the entire body being split across 3 workouts. Arnold changed the scene of bodybuilding not just with his physique, but his charisma. He … [Read more...]
How To Use StrongMan Workouts For Mental Toughness, Strength & Power
When utilizing strongman training for athletic performance there are various ways to implement the exercises and methods for different results. Whether you need more muscle mass, more strength, more speed & power or perhaps greater mental toughness, you can tweak strongman workouts to achieve all of those goals. Here are 7 tips to incorporate in your own training when utilizing the strongman lifts. My Simple Suggestion: Test them, and like all things in training, absorb what is useful and … [Read more...]
Odd Object Lifting For “Functional Strength”
Through my own experiences as an athlete and training other athletes, I was taught a powerful lesson that was once (and perhaps still is seen as a fad): Training ONLY with free weights and bodyweight exercises is limiting your potential in developing strength above and beyond the "norm", especially if you're an athlete. The body quickly gets bored and adapts to training methods unless you implement variety. Variety can be the training tools, the speed of the exercises, the range of motion, the … [Read more...]
Tire Flip Instruction – Strongman Training Technique
After our recent Lift STRONG fundraiser, benefiting Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation, I saw how countless athletes had NO clue how to properly flip the tire, especially the heavier, 600 lb tire. Even the guys who were built like brick shit houses were often found wrestling the 600 lb tire. Learning HOW to use your strength is critical if you want to be successful as an athlete. This is what we call "functional strength" - can your gym strength be used to apply OUTSIDE the gym. When I say … [Read more...]
Ethan’s 1st Birthday & Being a Better Man
Wow! Today is my son's 1st birthday. AMAZING how fast time flies, and my little homeboy is already 1 year old :) My daughter will soon be 3 years old. I am BEYOND grateful (and I got a lil gift for you down below so read this entire article :) to have such an awesome family. Having kids changes everything - funny how selfish I used to be before having kids. Now, all that runs through my mind is making sure that whatever I do is good for THEM. Making yourself happy suddenly means VERY … [Read more...]