3/22/2023 What Are You Thinking?
I'm not so much a religious person as I am spiritual. I was in a pickle and had a quick conversation with my God about getting me through it and I promised to hold my end of the bargain up. I didn't promise to go to church every Sunday because he knew I'd be lying, […]
3/21/2023 "I will Beat Him..."
"I will beat him. I will train harder, and eat cleaner. I know his weaknesses, and I know his strengths. I've lost to him before, but NOT THIS TIME! He's going down. I have the advantage because I know him well. He is the OLD ME!" Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute: 22 mins Bench: […]
I'm back! Since I took a hiatus, allow me to me to reintroduce myse...
My Coaching log will be a combination of my coaching, business tips and transitioning from Powerlifting to Jiu Jitsu. I’m also determined to find a cure for autoimmune issues. Hopefully they'll be something that can benefit each of you.
3/20/2023 If You Want to Shine Like The Sun...
If you want to shine like the sun, you must first burn like it! There are three types of people in the world: Make things HAPPEN! Train like your World Title is on the line! Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: I got down the road to the first intersection and found myself in the middle […]
First Meet Advice
This is great advice if you are lifting in your first powerlifting meet. Hell, it's a great read even if it's your 20th meet.
3/17/2023 Stay Ready! (1000 Rep Arm Day)
By staying ready you'll never have to GET ready. When people ask me, "do you know what it's like to get into condition? You know those first few days???" I tell them "NO!" I don't know what that's like. Because I STAY in condition. Always have and always will. I've come back from injury, but […]
2/16/2023 12 Practical Rules for Daily Living
Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute Dynamic Squat: 10x2 Dynamic Deadlift: 10x1 GHR: 4x10 Reverse Hyper: 4x10 Calf Raise: 100 Suspended Knees to Elbow: 2x20 4-way Neck: 1x20x4.0 Cycle: Commute
3/15/2023 Do You Want to Make Your Plan "A" Work?
Get rid of your plan "B". Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute Concept II Row: 5000 meters for time Dynamic Pull-ups: 10x3 These are done from a dead hang and blasting up until your chest hits the bar. The dead hang will be such that there is no stretch reflex that can be incorporated. I […]
3/14/2023 "Women Need to Wear Tight Clothing"
My lovely bride made a statement yesterday that I had to check the validity of by surveying 20 other ladies in my gym. She said, "women need to wear tight clothing every day so they don't overeat" She further explained that the day before she wore baggy clothes and ate three times as much "junk" […]
1/13/2023 Daylight Savings Time
How much more adaptable would it be if the change of clocks happened on Friday at about 4:00 PM instead of Sunday morning at 2:00 AM? Think about it. Add another reason I should become Emporer. Today's Training: AirDyne: 10/10/10 Cycle: Commute Dynamic Squat: 10x2 Dynamic Deadlift: 10x1 GHR: 3x10 Reverse Hyper w/ hard change […]
Is It Really Your Back Causing You Pain?
I think many of us who are a little more seasoned and have a lot of years under the bar suffer from back pain.
3/10/2023 How To Be the Very Best
To be the best you have to train like you're the SECOND best. Or as I saw in one meme..."Fight for your position on Noah's Arc like you're the THIRD monkey." Today's Training: Concept II Row: 5 min. steady; 15x10/50s AirDyne: 5 min. steady; 15x10/50s Then I assigned one of three other modalities: for an […]
3/9/2023 When It All Goes Accordingly It Becomes Almost Spiritual
Years ago when I trained to compete in Triathlons, I would swim an average of six miles, Cycle over 300 miles, and run up to 70 miles on any given week. During those long days of training, there were times when everything would seem to be just about perfect. The weights didn't feel heavy, the […]
3/8/2023 No One Will Teach You This...
You will need to find these twenty things out on your own: Today's Training: Airdyne: 10-10-10 C/S Row: 10x10 Lat Pulldown: 10x10 Bicep Curl (of any sort): 10x10
A Big Glass of LIFE
Clint, how do you always seem to find a way to smile and be a positive kind of guy? Well, I can promise you that I do not always smile and I am not always happy or positive but I do tend to enjoy life quite a bit more than most people do. Here is […]
3/7/2023 Only You Can Master Your Thoughts
People are soft. We've become too comfortable. The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized. Today's Training: Run: Sprints; 10x50 yds Cycle: Commute Bench: 10x10 DB Fly: 10x10 Tricep Extension of any sort: 10x10 Banded Shrugs: 10x10x Medium Band (Retract while elevating the scapula) Cycle: Commute
OPERATION BE LESS FAT - A Better Way To Diet
After more or less being in a calorie deficit for over a decade, my body was revolting. My maintenance calories were low and I felt terrible.
3/5/2023 It Only Takes One Second
I was being a lazy POS this morning. It was raining pretty hard and the feathers were feeling WAY too comfortable, but my bladder was the only thing that got me out of bed. When I looked back into the bedroom, I gave thought to go back to bed even though I had already slept […]
2/3/2023 The exhaustive sets
Today after the conditioning we hit all the major muscle groups in the upper body with TWO sets of an exercise to "failure". The term failure is a hard one to comprehend when you're in the middle of the set. Two things to consider; the first is when it begins to "burn" doesn't mean failure, […]