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Bodyweight 300 Challenge & Two Other Sick Workouts

07. Feb, 2013 0 Comments Body Weight Exercises, Bodyweight Exercises, Fat Loss

My recovery is usually pretty on point and I don’t too many inflammatory foods so I don’t get sore that often.

I mean, I get sore, or course, but it’s usually just light soreness from time to time and never anything too deep or crippling.

Today, though, I’m definitely feeling it more than usual and need a massage.

That’s because in addition to my regular training I threw in a couple finishers from my buddy Craig Ballantyne’s Home Workout Revolution

Below is the one that I hit yesterday:

Workout 1: Bodyweight Cardio

Do 40 reps per [...]

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Why You MUST Train Your Neck

19. Dec, 2012 18 Comments Bodyweight Exercises, How to Build Muscle

“Ya best protect ya neck.” -Wu Tang Clan

In the past I’ve always recommended neck training but said that it was optional.

That was a mistake.

It’s not optional.

It’s mandatory.

You look infinitely cooler and more badass with a bigger neck and it’s a life insurance policy.

No one can argue either of those two facts.

Countless athletes and lifters have sustained injuries that, based on their own accounts, could have been life threatening or left them paralyzed, had their necks not been as strong as they were.

I was genetically cursed with a pencil neck so I [...]

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Top 20 Bodyweight Exercises for Building Muscle & Strength

20. Jul, 2011 120 Comments Bodyweight Exercises

Bodyweight exercises need to be part of your program if you want to get jacked.

But not just pushups, sit ups and high rep calisthenics.

That’s beginner stuff that won’t build any real muscle.

We’re talking about really working hard on high tension, advanced bodyweight exercises that can only be done for somewhere between five and ten reps, on average.

The nice thing about these is that they’re very natural and can usually be done pain free by most people.

They can be added to any program along with barbells, dumbbells and strongman implements.

That’s the [...]

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