5/3/2023 Best Way to Get Something Done...
Are you ready for this? Here's another one of my "thunderbolts", The best way to get something done is to BEGIN. Get Going!!! Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute Concept II Row: 15 mins Wide Lat Pulldown: 4x12 C/S Row Verticle Handles: 4x12 V-Bar or Narrow Lat Pulldown: 4x12 C/S Dumbell Row: 4x12 Seated Hammer […]
5/2/2023 The Reverse Hyper
There's an ongoing battle in my gym about loading and unloading the Reverse Hyper. I understand those that stack a shit load of 45s on the swinging arm and then get in and let it swing as if it's one on the playground. There is a purpose for using it that way, but it's only […]
Longevity Training
In order to continue crushing life like my hermano Harry, it takes more than just lifting weights.
Orlando Barbell's Randy Bertrand's Meet Results
Here are Trinity, me, Randy, and Matt Wallace. I actually have a lot to post about right now, but wanted to give our relative newcomer, Randy Bertrand, credit for his first meet as an Orlando Barbell member. Randy competed at the USPA Rumble at the Beach in Holly Hill this past weekend. In the Raw […]
5/1/2023 Discipline v. Excuses
Every time you become too comfortable the more you make life hard. Doing difficult things will make your life easier in the long run. Discipline= an easier tomorrow Excuses= a difficult tomorrow SIMPLE! Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute; 31 mins. I was riding into a stiff wind and am NOT aerodynamically shaped. All sets […]
4/28/2023 Train Your Mind
"You have to train your mind to be tougher than your emotions or else you'll lose every time." Today's Training: Cycle: 27 mins All shoulder exercises are to be done 3 sets of 10 and on the 4th set go "apeshit" for as many reps as you can without stopping. DB Side Lateral Raise: 4x10 […]
4/27/2023 Add Hanging from a High Bar for Time
Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 27 mins Prowler: 10x80 yds Anderson Squats: 5 RM; WAY below parallel. Wedge Squats: 5x10x BW This uses a wedge that elevates the heels. The emphasis is on the QUADS today... Calf Raise: 100 reps Grip Hang: 30 seconds (We will add this daily for time. Today was only 30 seconds […]
4/26/2023 Everyone Squats on The Internet
Everyone squats on the internet yet most squat racks and mono-lifts are left empty except for a few REAL gyms. It's easy to figure out what this means... Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 28 mins Incline DB Chest Press: Work up from the 5's thru a weight that is challenging but not impossible doing 10 reps. […]
Another tip I neglected to incorporate in my Business Ebook: Dealing wit...
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4/24/2023 Atelophobia (A-tel-o-pho-bia)
The fear of imperfection. The fear of never being good enough. Well? Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 26 mins Concept II Row: 5 mins steady; 10x15/45 RDL: Work up in weight to a PRE #7. Then do 4x10 at that weight GHR: 4x10 Leg Curl: 4x10 Reverse Hyper w/hold at the top of the contraction: 4x10 […]
How To Overcome Negative Self Talk
I am my worst critic. Mentally, I beat myself up constantly. I justify it by saying it got me this far.
4/21/2023 "If You THINK You Can"
I saw this poem and thought it was appropriate for today... "If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't, If you'd like to win, but think you can't, It is almost a cinch your won't If you think you'll lose, you're lost; For out of the world […]
4/20/2023 Quitters
It's easy to quit. Ask the numerous amount of people that failed, quit, and became "SATISFIED" with what and where they are. Some people quit because their progress is too slow. Those folks never grabbed onto the fact that although it might be slow progress, it's still PROGRESS! The 80/20 rule is something I always […]
