Thursday
Today our Powerlifting Squad hit heavy squats with the cambered bar. We had some go up to mid-500's. After that rev hypers, bridge series, and abs were performed. A lot of the crew said they were still little sore from mon. I got the pleasure of doing my taxes today. Hopefully trump helps me out […]
Tuesday
Today our powerlifters hit some light/reps upper body based. Bamboo crazy bell started us off. After that they went to some shoulders and back. The rep scheme on the one arm push ups were brutal. Everyone looked swole as hell after the lift. I did some light stuff today during the lift while the afternoon […]
Monday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some rack pulls again but from 4 inches off the ground. Nova hit 710, Aaron hit 705, Sam hit 655, karl and Jim hit around 550, and most the others had great pulls also. After that they hit good morn with the cambered bar and some other lower body based […]
Monday Jan 30
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit a heavy lower body training session. Rack pulls 5 inches off the floor was the main lift. We followed this with cambered bar good morn, leg curls, backwards lunges, and abs on the decline bench. We have had some great comp the last month or so. We have about 5 […]
Friday
Today our lifters hit a heavy upper body training session. Floor press was the main lift. BB incline followed this along with some back and accessory movements to compliment the lift. We have been having some lifters responding very well to what we are doing. We are closing in on the end of our cycle […]
Thursday Jan 26
Today our powerlifting squad hit cambered bar squats as their main lift. 8 reps was the scheme. Rev-hypers followed along with a bridge series and high leg leg raises to finish up the day. We didn't want to do too much as most were still stiff from mon/tues. We had some great progress these last […]
Wednesday
Our lifters were off today and come back Tomorow and fri for a couple big days. Cody and his morning crew all got back from th uspa meet in camp pendalton in cali. Jerod did ok from what they said. Didn't hit what he was hoping to. Unsure what program he was following. Heard though […]
Tuesday
Todsy our Powerlifting Squad hit some upper body work. Bamboo bar, med-ball push ups, some back movments and a couple fun things at the end had everyone swelled up. Was really happy with yesterday. We had Sam hit 645 and Aaron go for 805 for triples on rack pulls. The others all did well from […]
Monday Jan 23rd
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit their mobility work (hurdle under/over), TKE's, roll-overs into V stretch. After that they headed to hit some rack pulls (plate 6-8inches off floor), cambered bar good morn, leg curls, decline sit-up variations, and some conditioning Via lunges. Looking forward to seeing everyone getting after it today. Kristin had a big […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifting squad wrapped up the week with heavy dumbells presses as the main lift. Our DB's only go up to 150lbs. We had quite a few of them wrap a band around their back for more added weight/tension. Time to get some bigger dumbells. The biggest ones I have ever lifted/seen was 200lbs. […]
Thursday Jan 19th
Today our lifters hit some deficit deads. Aaron hit 615x3. Kristin got around 300lbs. Waiting to hear from our evening crew in their weights. The morning crew headed out to California for one of our 220lb lifter who is competing sat. Wish I was there love cali. We hit some heavy upper Tomorow then start […]
Tuesday Jan 17
Today our lifters hit some board presses for reps (higher board than last week) for reps along with a lot of accessory movments for the upper body. Everyone is looking swole as helll. Looking forward to seeing Eveyone in march at the Arnold. We are rolling deep a tough this meet. Can't wait to get […]
Monday Jan 16
Today we are wrapping up week three and going pretty heavy. Safety bar free squats in full comp set up were performed. We had some sick numbers today for doubles. Most were between 500-700lbs. Safety squat bar as we call it the ego killer. It is a very tough way to squat. After that they […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit a heavy max effort upper body session. Heavy DB bench was the main lift. DB mils, swimmers row, and some other upper body movments were done. I am a big believer in improving imbalances with my lifters we do a lot of stuff to improve on weaknesses and address any […]
Thursday
Today lifters hit some lower body Movements. Deficit deads was the main lift. After that we hit some glute ham raises, lateral lunges, and some stuff on the straps to get our mid-section stronger. Our lifting groups are kicking ass. Really like seeing everyone working together as a team. I squatted yesterday and am sore […]
Tuesday Jan 10
Today our powerlifting squad hitour shoulder series and mobility to prep them for our upper body training session. For the lift they did close grip bench off boards (height varied on ROM of athlete), sitting low rows, dips or bench dips (depending on flexibility/issues with the movement) face pulls, pressdowns and some other fun stuff […]
Monday Jan 9th
Today our powerlifting squad hit some mobility work then onto a tough lower body training session. Aaron and Marivon had great days with great form. Judging from their lifts today they are on track just have to stay healthy. Safety bar box squats (when done properly) is very challenging. After this everyone hit some lower […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some heavy upper body. They started off with a ytwl series and some int/ext rotation movments. For the lift heavy as hell DB presses, DB mil presses,pull-ups (or pulldowns depending on the athlete), swimmers row and a fun superset at the end. As with every tues/thurs I leave it to […]
Thursday
Today our lifters hit some mobility work lower body focus along with some other stuff to help prep them for their training session. Deficit deads (snatch grip), glute/ham raises, latest lunges, and some movments in the straps rounded out the day. Is great to see Karl and nova lifting and pushing each other. Marivon and […]
Tuesday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some upper body movments. They started off with some mobility work. We prescribe throughout the Trianon cycle everything one needs to succeeed. If one follows what we do they will do well. In fact everyone I have programmed for have improved in every meet. I have learned from some of […]
Monday Jan 2
Excited to see what this new year holds for TTF and our Powerlifitng squad. We start training today for the Arnold and our in house IPA meet in march/April. Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some great mobility work and went into the lift. Safety squat bar box squats for reps were done. The box squat […]
Saturday last day of 2016
Ths has been a crazy year for me. Getting back on track 'kind of' is how I would lable it. Patiently waiting to get back to the platform but knowing there is still an uphill battle ahead of me. Competing for me has never been tough or challenging. I always did what I neede to […]
Friday
Today again our Powerlifitng squad was off. Was great to hear we have another one of our strongest lifters in the gym (220lbs, PD) returning to the platform. Karl is 42 years old and just like Nova can be a force if they keep up with it and stay healthy. For PD records they should […]
Wednesday
Today is our first full day off for our Powerlifitng squad. I'm not a big de-load guy so we just take a few days off before we ramp up. Everyone had solid numbers most matched their second attempts at their best meet. I had some friends in town last night from the WWE some of […]
Monday Dec 26th
Today our Powerlifitng squad tested out. Everyone did well especially for the off season. We tested the squat and deadlift today and will test bench Tomorow. After Tomorow everyone will be off wed/thurs/fri/sat/sun and come back Jan 2nd in prep for the Arnold of our in house IPA meet in April. We will be having […]
Sunday merry christmas to all
Just would like to say happy holidays and merry Christmas to everyone. I am very thankful for all the loyal clients and members I have that has my facility growing and striving towards the future. I have some great news coming up soon, just have to wait till the right time to announce. Today I […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifitng squad finished up the week hitting heavy triples on the bench. Afternoon that they hit some db's bench, heavy shrugs, chest supported rows, abs and a couple other movments that don't work and won't get you stronger. I hope you sense my sarcasm. As far as for myself i hit some heavy […]
Thursday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some pvc or foam rolling along with their mobility work. For their lift they hit a higher percentage on deads then followed by zercher good morn. Belt walks and some mid section followed the session. As far as for myself I hit some deads and hit a decent number. For […]
Tuesday dec 20
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit our normal mobility work the. Hit an upper body training session. We prescribe daily mobility work to help prevent injuries and to work on flexibility as well. For the lift they used the football bar to hit some board presses for higher reps. Rolling tricep extensions and Tate presses followed. […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifting squad hit some heavy reps on bench. Next week we will shave it down some the after Christmas test out. Heavy DB's incline, heavy shrugs, rows, raises, and abs finished up the session. Curls and extra tricep work was optional depending on what each lifter needs to improve on. As far as […]
Thursday
Had some GREAT NEWS last night on the way home from a 1-1 training session in STL. Will keep everyone posted as I know more. Had a really bad temp last night so I took off lifting wed/thrus to rest and recover. Nova tried on his new single ply metal gear suit but it was […]
Tuesday dec 13
Today our Powerlifting squad either pvc or foam rolled and did our mobility work to prep them for some upper body work. Football bar board presses, rolling tricep extensions, Tate presses, pull down variations, and some other movments were done to complement the session. I am very happy to see every day our lifters getting […]
Monday dec 12
Today our powerlifting squad hit a lower body based training session. They hit their mobility work and we added foam or pvc pipe rolling as well. After that they hit their comp style set up free squat at a percentage for 8's. Following that they hit deficit deads at a % for reps. Pistol […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some upper body off boards with accommodating resistance. Some used chains some used bands depending on how they felt. After that they hit a boatload of upper body moe emits to compliment their training session. As far as for myself I hit some cambered bar box squats. Some like […]
Thursday dec 8
Today our powerlifting squad hit some mobility work and our warm up. Really focused on getting the team to do more of a warm up to help avoid injuries and have better flexibility. After this they hit a speed dead against bands with good amount on the bar. After that they hit some pendulum leg […]
Tuesday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit our warm up and mobility work then headed to the upper body training session. Bamboo bar, ploy push ups, KB front raises, pull ups, and a crap load more upper body based movements. Is great to see the groups all coming together and working. As far as for myself I […]
Monday dec 5
Today our powerlifting crew hit speed squats against bands using an opposite stance of what they normally squat. Short rest periods and heavier band tension made it a tough day. I have some doing box squats for most of this training cycle as they have some knee issues. Afte that's they hit steric hold hyped, […]
Friday
Today our lifters hit some upper body based movements. Board presses against heavy bang tension. Dips heavy for reps, KB shrugs, low rows, Lat raises, then a couple other optional stuff was on the menu. Am really happy with everyone's progress. Nova especially. He had improved in a lot of areas as well as been […]
Thursday Dec 1
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit their mobility work and then headed onto speed deads against bands, heavy KB swings (w/ short rest), plate twists, and high rep leg raises. Was a good workout. As far as for myself lifting I hit some biceps on the machine, then abs on the crunch machine. I like doing […]
Tuesday
Today our lifters hit some shoulder pre hab and some mobility stuff then worked their way onto their upper body based training session. We had them start off with high reps on the bamboo bar then some front raises using a KB, sitting rows, scarecrows, then some posture/core work to finish up with. […]
Monday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit their mobility work then onto speed squats against bands. We used more band tension and bar weight than we did last week. After that they hit some hyper extension holds with some weight on their back with a pause every rep. Heavy step ups, leg curls and abs finished up […]
Friday
Today I had a class from 8-9am. Was a good group of clients. Our powerlifting squad hit some heavy bench press against bands. Everyone from what I was told did great. Nova has been steadily getting strong as hell. His metal gear single ply stuff should be in the next few days. This will allow […]
Thursday=Happy Thanksgving to everyone
Today I had a grou from 9-10am. It consisted of athletes from 9yrs old to weekend warriors around 70yrs old and everyone in between. We had a deadlift party with all them (timed method) and hit a lot of full body based movements. After the group I had a 1-1 and the wrestlers brother joined […]
Tuesday
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit some bamboo bar crazy bell press along with a bunch of other upper body based movements. Busy couple days ahead of me with thanksgiving and the weekend. I went in after lunch to do some triceps, biceps and abs real quick just a few sets nothing major. Good to […]
Monday
Today our lifters started the next three weeks with some lower body based movements. Speed squats, hypers w/pauses, heavy step ups, leg curls and some conditioning were all performed. Great to see everyone busting their butt day in and day out. We have a great group of dedicated lifters with us now. I hit some […]
FRIDAY Nov 18
Today our Powerlifting Squad finished up the week with some upper body work. All sets/reps were at 5x6. Bench press, incline, military, low row, and a few other upper body based movements were done today. Great way to finish the 3 weeks and get ready for next week. We will work on a lot of […]
THURSDAY
Todsy our Powerlifitng squad hit our daily mobility work then onto deadlifts, good mornings, rev-hypers, then some abs and conditioning. Very tough training session today. I have early groups tues/thrus morn and get to see the early group getting after it. It is great to see all 4-5 pushing each other and getting better. If […]
TUESDAY
Today our lifters hit some upper body movements all at 5x6 set-rep scheme. The last couple weeks and this week have really challenged our lifters. High reps and a lot of similar movements during each session has really helped build their base for the upcoming months. As fsr as for myself I hit some light […]
Monday Nov 14th
Today our lifters hit some lower body. This is their last week till we rotate next mon. All sets reps were at 5x6. We have some lifters hitting box squats instead of free squats due to some knee issues. The day started off great when I walked into work. We had our early group wrapping […]
Friday nov 11th
Today our Powerlifitng squad wrapped up the week with an upper body training session with almost all reps sets at 5x8. Bench press, incline press, BB mil, BB low Rows, scarecrows, face pulls, and some planks were all on the menu. Really stressed to them to go hard on all sets reps and if they […]
Thursday Nov 10
Today our lifters hit some high rep (8's) deadlifts and other lower body movements to compliment their training session. The morn group is great with the 4 lifters pushing each other. It is great to see everyone work hard together. After Andrew competes at his meet in a week we will be getting him and […]
Tuesday nov 8th
Todsy our Powerlifting Squad hit some upper body rep work. All reps were at 8 and most sets at 5. We hit a lot of presses and a lot of pulls to compliment each other. Today is Election Day nationwide. I am going to vote in a few minutes and hope whoever wins our country […]
MONDAY Nov 7th
Today our Powerlifitng squad hit week 2 of the program. Still shitty and tough. Saw a lot of lifter today getting after it. The morn 6am group is solid now with (4) lifters, my group at 1115am is hit and miss depending on work schedules. Today is was myself, Aaron and Ryan. Aaron is making […]
Friday
Today our Powerlifting Squad hit an upper body session. Still pretty high reps. A lot of benching and back exercises. Was great to hear from our new lifter Marvion that she is loving/hating the routine we have our team on for the Arnold. She will be the best 132/148lb female lifter we have had on […]
Thursday nov 3
Today our lifters hit high reps lower body based session. We have a lot on board for the Arnold and the in house meet in March/April. Deads, good morn, rev-hypers, plate pushes and abs were all on the menu. I took the day off today from lifting. Yesterday is hit some DB mils, pulldowns and […]
Tuesday Nov 1
Today our lifters did a boatload of reps for their upper body based session. I think we have on board a 132lb female who will open some eyes and be by far the strongest 132/148lb female we have had. She is very coachable and a dual threat. We can after March have (3) female lifters […]
Monday Oct 31st
Todsy we started our prep for the Arnold for some and others for the in house meet in March/April. Was great seeing everyone back this week. We added a new lifter 198lbs to our morn group (which now is 4 deep at 6am), our 1115am group was great today with nova, Ryan, don, myself, Aaron, […]
Friday
Today was our last day for our lifters taking off before we start up next week. I am looking to bring a great team to the Arnold this year. Over the last couple years we have had to make some changes and let some people go and bring some people in. At the end […]
THURSDAY
Today our Powerlifitng squad was off with the excretion of a few who didn't do the meet last sat. The ones that lifting did their own thing. We start next mon in prep for the Arnold. Looking to bring a great team and compete witht the best. I hit some deadlift and leg presses yesterday […]