Strength Is…
About doing what is hard without making excuses.
Strength Tip Of The Day…
Just Some Insight:
Today infomercials, internet ads, and magazines hammer away at the latest and greatest weight loss supplement. They always show the before and after pic of a certain individual and the amount of weight loss they have been successful with after a designated amount of time.
This may all seem very interesting to a quick viewer, but ask yourself this; Is this progress? I mean is this person healthier? Is the weight loss even real for that matter? Sadly this is what progress has been identified as concerning the fitness industry today.
5 Die Hard Strength Rules To Live By…
In a world where the explosion of technology has fostered the growth of a population plagued by obesity, poor posture, weakness, disease, functional imbalances, and overall mental decay I often feel like a lone cop stuck in a skyscraper on Christmas Eve with a bunch of terrorist. Ok maybe I’m going a bit overboard here, but I like to think that at least on some small level I can relate to Bruce Willis’s character John McClane in the movie Die Hard.
By the way this is a true iconic action flick if you haven’t seen it. I strongly suggest you do make time for this one if you are a fan of action heroes that like to dish out some serious ass kickings on their villain counterparts with some unforgettable style. Anyways, keep on reading if you want to see where I’m going with this.
Quick Workouts For A Hectic High Speed Life Schedule!
So lately I’ve been getting some great responses to my various posts here on the blog, as well as some great questions in my email inbox regarding my strength training program and my Brandon Richey’s Better Than Steroids ebook. The latest of these inquiries came from a very engaging and astute follower of my site named Chad.
Chad is a typical hardcore gritty busy american dad that is struggling with the usual time factor for getting in some Hulk Smash level training. He emailed me and I responded, but I also told him that he helped to inspire me to write this post, so thanks again for your interest Chad! Keep on reading if you want to know how to get in some quick workouts for serious results!
Like Anything Else… Strength Is A Skill!
So the other day I had a couple of newbies to come into one of my classes for the very first time and with me everyone gets evaluated on day 1. I brought them in and in the usual order of things immediately started working on walking them through my series of dynamic warm ups, the conditioning phase, and then ultimately I had a look at how well they could squat, deadlift, and just move in general. During this process I got some interesting looks from the trainees as I started them in on this approach. I could tell this was a completely new experience for them!
