Ugh, February – am I right or am I right? The semester has barely started AND it isn’t even close to over yet, but you wish it was. Damn the groundhog who said six more weeks of frozen hell.  There’s no new movies, no sports, and no green poking out of the ground yet. If … Read moreTools for Tackling the February Blues

Fix your shitty hips Yeah, you heard me. Yeah you, the person tossing the 45’s on right away and hammering away at some garbage quality – neither high nor low bar – back squats. The person who has back pain after every squat session. The person who can’t deadlift because it always leaves you iced … Read moreIt’s All In The HIPS Part 1.

It began with a pinch… Summer 2019 was a high momentum time for me. Between riding the academic high of graduating in spring, moving in to a house with my then fiancé now wife Laura,  and really investing my time and energy in to my own business…I was feeling pretty on top of things. This … Read moreA Year of Abundance Through Less

“Always you have been told that work is a curse and labour, a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born, And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, And to love life … Read moreCommunity and Love Through Labor

Jumps, Plyos, and Squats…OH MY. It is often asserted that in order to jump better people should use squats and box jumps or jump training. The specifics of how, why, and what order or frequency we execute these movements with are often left out. A brief tour around any gym and you’ll see folks squat … Read moreStronger, Faster, or Both? Physics and Physiology…

Happy May Day! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying the warmer weather and the time at home lately. We likely have an unconventional summer ahead of us, how are you preparing yourself physically and mentally for that time? The consistency of maintaining a schedule based around training, being physically active, and getting … Read moreApocalypse Workout #004

If, when I started training at 12 years old, you would have told me that my early 20’s would bring significant struggle with injury and disability, I very well may have stopped lifting. You see, at the time, my goal was to become a competitive powerlifter or to compete in bodybuilding when I was older … Read moreTrain, For Now

So far, many of our workouts have been bodyweight exercises designed to mimic common bodybuilding and weightlifting exercises that normally use barbells, dumbbells, or machines – squats, hamstring curls, rows, etc. Move over Arnold, today we are going to do a workout based upon the old strength training movements found in Eastern European style kettlebell … Read moreBodyweight Strength and Mobility Old School Soviet Style

Happy hump-day! Today’s bodyweight workout focuses on isometric movements! Isometric exercises are any exercise where we push against something that can’t move (like in a wall sit) or where we pause mid way through a movement (like pausing at the bottom of a squat). Isometrics are a great way to get stronger and build when … Read moreHome Training With Isometrics