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Should You Make Your Own Gym Equipment?



Should You Make Your Own Gym Equipment?

Unless you’re the ultimate McGuyver like handyman and you truly enjoy doing it, there’s rarely a time that it’s worth building your own equipment.

It’s like saving twenty bucks at the car wash and doing it yourself.

It takes you two hours to do a good job. So now it cost you ten bucks an hour.

Surely your time is worth more than that. And you could have done something more productive.

It’s a mindset shift that can make a huge difference in your life.

Save money on material possessions, yes. I’m all for that. [...]

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The Shocking (But Real) Reason For Your Lack of Progress



The Shocking (But Real) Reason For Your Lack of Progress

You know why you’re not making the progress you had hoped for?

Why you’re spinning your wheels and frustrated almost to the point of depression?

Why you look the exact same right now as you did 6-12 months ago?

What you’re doing at this very moment is part of the problem.

Reading this website could be killing your gains.

Why?

Because you already read two dozen other training websites and Twitter feeds today that told you two dozen different things.

And you have no fucking idea what to believe or do.

You’re not sure if you’re supposed to [...]

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The Modern “Gym”



The Modern “Gym”

Anyone who reads this site regularly knows how much I hate 99% of all public gyms. It’s just not really my scene. Plus they never have the stuff I want and always have too much of the stuff I don’t want.

I found this piece by Stuart McRobert which echoes my sentiments (and probably yours) and thought it was awesome so I’m sharing it here:

“This gym is all appearance and no substance. It is only because we have a lot of fancy-looking equipment that we impress everyone who knows little or [...]

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No Excuses, No Limits



No Excuses, No Limits

“I’m getting old.”

“I can’t do the things I used to.”

“I’m over the hill.”

“I can’t train heavy anymore.”

“I can’t keep up with the twenty somethings anymore.”

“I’m starting to feel my age.”

“I’m too old for that.”

If you’re under the age of 40 and have been heard saying things like that you should be ashamed and embarrassed.

Ray Lewis just finished another season as one of the absolute best defensive players in the NFL and doesn’t seem to have lost a step. He’s 36.

So is Donald Driver who is still an outstanding wide receiver [...]

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It Aint Strength Training Unless You’re Gettin’ Strong



It Aint Strength Training Unless You’re Gettin’ Strong

I can’t take it anymore.

It’s gone too far.

It’s driving me insane.

I hate it.

No, I loathe it. Like Newman did Keith Hernandez.

I’m sure Doug Young (pictured) is rolling in his grave.

And Kaz would probably puke in his mouth if he ever saw or heard of such a thing.

It’s this overwhelming obsession with metabolic conditioning and it’s ruining real strength training.

I know I’ve said this countless times before but I can’t repeat it enough…

You lift weights to get bigger, stronger and more explosive. That’s it.

Not as your primary method of fat loss [...]

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39 Ways to Not be Like Everyone Else



39 Ways to Not be Like Everyone Else

The problem with being like everyone else is that everyone else sucks.

My advice is not to do it…

How do you start your day each morning?

Do you angrily smash the alarm clock and roll out of bed exhausted, dreading another day doing what you hate?

Or do you spring up fresh and well rested because you went to sleep before 11pm like you know you should, and get excited to tackle another day doing what you love?

After hitting the bathroom do you stagger into the kitchen and get a pot of coffee [...]

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You Must Have the Wrong Guy



You Must Have the Wrong Guy

Not surprisingly, a lot of people get offended by the fact that I am not in the business of promoting fitness. When I post something to this effect on FaceBook or Twitter some people get very upset and even call me mean names. (I have feelings, ya know)

Now I know this may come as an odd statement, considering what I do for a living and the fact that I am a part of the fitness industry. But I really don’t care to “give the gift of fitness” to people. I’m [...]

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