8/5/2022 Use Your Pinky!!!
Like many of the coaches here at EliteFTS, I preach "Grip the bar tighter than you think is necessary" to help build the tension needed for the big lifts. However, I still witness various types of limp grip'n. So today I got on most of the lifters about increasing the grip if not the entire […]
8/4/2022 Be More Like Ray in EVERYTHING You Do...
There were no extras today. I had to "hard stop" the training because my Vanborgini needed some repair. The dashboard lit up like downtown during the Christmas season and I have to take care of her because she was worth it. Going on 200,000 miles and just a little younger than my son who is […]
8/3/2022 “I hated every minute..."
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” —Muhammad Ali Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 27 mins Suspended Knees 2 Elbow: 4x12 Ab Wheel: 4x12 Crunch: 125 reps KB Swings: 8x40 Prowler: 10x80 yds. Concept II Rowing Erg.: 2500 meters for […]
Training For Hypertrophy
I feel like Michael in Godfather 3 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." hey iTs powerlifting and it's time we break up for a while.
Cardio One Day Per Week
Yeah, you read that correctly. I know I have said that I don't do cardio, but I have changed my stance just a little bit and decided to do one day of cardio per week. The reasons aren't as obvious as you might think, though, so I want to expound. Get Leaner Obviously, I want […]
8/2/2022 The Weight Room is a Microcosm of Sport.
The weight room is a microcosm of sport, and sports are a microcosm of society. WHAT? Is Harry going off on another mind trip? Not really. Think about it. What I see in an athlete in the weight room tends to transfer over into the sport the athlete is about to play. If I see […]
8/1/2022 If You Can't Grip it, You Can't Lift It
One thing I go apeshit over is a weak grip. I find people who shake my hand with a soft grip and a limp wrist deserve to have their arm torn off and beat'n with it over their head. The Grip is the first thing you establish when meeting another person. When I shake hands, […]
Fingal's Fingers: New Favorite Event
A few months ago my training partner was looking to compete at a contest in Germany and they were having a Fingal's Fingers event as part of the contest. I knew that we couldn't really set it up like they would have it because every Finger is different and I just simply could not justify […]
7/29/2022 (already?) 1000 rep Arm Routine
Yep, it's that time of the month again. Time to get tickets to the "Gun Show". After all, it is our Second Amendment Right! My morning run takes me through a park behind my house. The park is a lushly landscaped place that is very well maintained. Beautiful trees and bushes abound everywhere with the […]
The Two Fastest Ways to Improve Your Grip Strength
A strong grip is important. It’s your weakest link.
7/28/2022 SSB Yoke Bar Squat
I love using the SSB Yoke bar. The design of it and where it sits on the shoulders makes for a bit more back extension and thus incorporates more muscle so when you go back to the straight bar you keep better technique by keeping the chest up, and the thoracic extended. The issue with […]
7/27/2022 Mental Toughness is a Lifestyle
Physical strength measures what you CAN do. Mental strength measures whether you actually do it. Today's Training: Cycle: Commute: 27 minutes Versa Climber: 10x50 sprint steps Ab Wheel: 2x20 Kettlebell Side Flex Bends: 2x20x heavy Flutter kicks: 4x25 OHP: 4x10 DB Lateral Raise: 4x10 Front Raise: 4x10 Cycle: Commute: 30 mins. I went the long […]
Pain In Your Dominant Shoulder? Try This
This is a picture of me and Dave not talking about our shoulders. We were probably talking about the best way to slice a pizza.
7/26/2022 There is something about running for me.
There is something about running for me. After a certain distance, it goes further than my body. A little more distance and it transcends my mind. When I go just a bit further, it enters deep into my SOUL... Today's Training: Run: 5K:8=28 ish minutes. Slow but not as labored Cycle: Commute; 26 mins into […]
7/25/2022 Today's Recipe!!!
One cup of: Cluster Two cups of: Fuck 'em UP! Today's Training: Run: 5K- A little bit over25 mins Cycle: 26 mins 4 way neck: 1x12x2.5 GHR: 4x10 Back Extension: 4x10 Ab Wheel: 2x20 Ab Crunch: 125 reps One Pin Dead Lift: 4RM Cycle: 25 mins (I had a nice tail wind)
The DIY Seated Calf Raise
All right!Stop whatcha doin''Cause I'm about to ruinThe image and the style that ya used to Look at me, my calves are skinnyIt never stopped me from gettin' busyI'm a freakI like the squats with the boomI once read a muscle mag in a the EliteFTS bathroom Now that I have your attention, I hate […]
7/22/2022
Day 4 of my quest to not be a "Butterball Turkey" almost got thwarted by a lie in my head about needing sleep and rest from my previous consecutive days of five Ks. Then one of the hundreds of voices in my head said something I wrote weeks ago..."If you don't like doing something, do […]
7/21/2022 Nothing But The Training
I've got nothing today. Just the stuff done today! Today's Training: Run: 5K; 25 mins (ish) Dynamic Squat: 10x2x55% Dynamic Deadlift: 10x1x60% Calf Raise: 2x100
