Got a little too fired up to train way too long before tonight’s workout. Approximately two and half hours prior to training I was listening to some old Rollins Band stuff and working myself into a frenzy. I want my old size and strength back yesterday. Not three months from now, not a week from now, not tomorrow. But yesterday. And I want to triple my previous bests in the worst way possible.
Since I have gotten worked up like this a million times in the past [...]
Saturday we did floor presses and parallel grip chins for our main two exercises and finished with a high rep challenge on the log clean and press. This is probably my number one favorite exercise of all time and definitely creates an awesome atmosphere in the gym. We had nine guys on one log and everyone else stood around cheering and yelling while each guy took his shot. Everyone tried to out do each other and it was a blast. Although it seems like a lot of rest, it [...]
Here’s a list of some training related items that I personally find to be really, really stupid. This is all in good fun, but I realize some people will be very offended. I would expect nothing less…
The supposed inverse relationship between reps and rest periods. According to this rule you should rest longer when you are doing sets of three than when you are doing sets of twenty. So if you squat 455 for three you need way more rest than you do when you squat 295 for twenty. The [...]
Bear crawls aka bear walks are an awesome strength and conditioning exercise but are commonly performed incorrectly. This is the proper way to do bear walks. The common mistake is to keep your butt up high in the air and allow your lower back to round. This can be problematic for people with glass backs and should be avoided. Performing them as demonstrated is a great total body exercise that really works the core musculature and the stabilizer muscles of the shoulder. This is way better than external [...]
By Dave Ruel, “The Muscle Cook”
Makes 1 Serving (About 3 Muffins)
Ingredients
* – 3/4 cup oatmeal
* – 1/4 cup Oat Bran
* – 6 Egg Whites
* – 1/2 scoop (15g) of Vanilla Protein Powder
* – 1/4 teaspoon of Baking Soda
* – 1/4 teaspoon stevia
* – 1 tbsp of Flax Oil
* – 1 diced Apple
* – 2 Tbsp of Unsweetened Apple Sauce
* – 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon
* – 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla Extracts
Directions
* 1. In a blender, mix All the ingredients (except for the diced apple), blend until the mix get thick
* 2. [...]
- Rebel Without A Pause- Public Enemy
- We’re Back- Bobby Creekwater, Cashis, Eminem, Obie Trice & Stat Quo
- Renegade- Hed PE
- Bleed it Out- Linkin Park
- PscyhoSocial- Slipknot
- War Within a Breath- Rage Against The Machine
- Fish Out of Water- Mudvayne
- Davidian- Machinehead
- Zero- Smashing Pumpkins
- Survival of the Streets- Cro Mags
- 99 Problems/ One Step Closer- Jay Z & Linkin Park
- Freedom (live)- Rage Against The Machine
- Butcher Knife Bloodbath- Jedi Mind Tricks
- What a [...]
After what seems like a hundred years of training a million people I can unequivocally state that your results in the gym are directly proportional to your IQ. You either “get it,” or you don’t. The first time someone walks in the gym I usually have a pretty good idea of what their long term progress will be within thirty seconds of meeting them. If not, I know for sure by the end of their first workout. Their attitude, work ethic, and usually most importantly, intelligence are the telltale [...]
Guns, jacks, pipes, hooks, pythons… Whatever you call them, the fact remains that most guys want to know how to build bigger arms. While they are nowhere near as impressive as a big set of traps, you still don’t want to have and extra six inches of space in your shirt sleeves; that’s for sure. So the question is how do you go about building bigger arms? The answer is not as simple as you might assume. If it were easy, you would see tons of guys walking around [...]
While a pair of squat shoes will help you squat with better form and a pair of straps will help you pull more, there is actually nothing more important that you can bring to the gym than a training journal.
Every time you go the gym you should have a goal in mind of beating a previous performance. If you don’t write down what you did in each and every workout you will never know what numbers you are trying to beat and will never be able to track your progress [...]
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Top 3 Exercises Per Implement
20. Apr, 2009 2 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning
Barbell- Squat, Deadlift, Military press
Dumbbell- 1 Arm Row, Flat Dumbbell Press, Dumbbell Military Press
Bodyweight- Pistol Squat, Chin Up, Dip
Kettlebell- Clean, Snatch, Swing
Sandbag- Shouldering, Zercher Squat, Walking Lunge
Keg- Clean, Overhead Press, Snatch
Medicine Ball- Chest Pass, Soccer Throw, Rotational Throw
Log- Clean, Clean and Press, Bench Press
Suspension Straps- Pushups, Inverted Rows, Ab Fallouts
Swiss Ball- Flat Dumbbell Presses, Flat to Incline Dumbbell Presses,
Sledgehammer- Overhead Swing, Rotational Swing, Forearm Exercises
Power Wheel- Handwalking, Alligator Pushup, Pike or Ab Roll Out
Thick Ropes- Rows, Tug of War, Battling for Conditioning
Fat Bar- Curls, Timed Holds, Rack Bench Presses
Plyo [...]