Kentucky Strong: How Do You Get Your Girl to Train?
Kentucky Strong: How Do You Get Your Girl to Train?

Getting your girlfriend or wife interested in training can be a real challenge, so I figured I’d get more than one opinion on this issue.

 Westside for Fat Bastards!
Westside for Fat Bastards!

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the monsters at the Westside Barbell Club in Ohio.

 Pull-up 101, Part I
Pull-up 101, Part I

When Elite asked me to write an article about pull-ups, I thought, no problem. This will take about one line—grab a bar and give it a tug. That’s it. Finished. Done! Then I thought, well, no…

 Adding Strength with Little Equipment
Adding Strength with Little Equipment

Imagine—you’re a broke kid living in a small town in the middle of nowhere. The closest fitness center is miles away and you don’t have a car to get there anyway. None of your friends know what a weight is. You’ve asked them to give it a try, but they just gave you the middle finger as they sped off to the mall or plopped down in front of the television to play video games.

Strength Training in Hockey
Strength Training in Hockey

In keeping with Canadian tradition, our athletes have started counting down the days to next year’s NHL camp. That’s right—the Stanley Cup has just found a home in Hockey Town. (That’s the Super Bowl of professional hockey for everyone in the Southern States. You know, the NHL. It gets its airtime following basketball, bowling, Will and Grace reruns, and the infomercials for erectile dysfunction.)

Conjugate Training System and Applied Functional Science for High School Female Basketball Players
Conjugate Training System and Applied Functional Science for High School...

Having used the conjugate system in my own training and with professional male basketball athletes, I’ve found it quite easy to “sell” the idea of max effort, dynamic, and repeated effort methods to experienced athletes and lifters.

Training Is Only Half the Battle
Training Is Only Half the Battle

As I sit here today and reflect on my journey through the crap we call the fitness industry, I can’t help but be thankful for where I am in my life as well as for the great things and people the barbell has brought me.

Rest Intervals and Reps
Rest Intervals and Reps

Everyone seemed pretty fired up about the modified Westside program. I received an overwhelming response to my recent article, “Westside for Skinny Bastards.”

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