Orlando Barbell's Randy Bertrand's Meet Results
Here are Trinity, me, Randy, and Matt Wallace. I actually have a lot to post about right now, but wanted to give our relative newcomer, Randy Bertrand, credit for his first meet as an Orlando Barbell member. Randy competed at the USPA Rumble at the Beach in Holly Hill this past weekend. In the Raw […]
5/1/2023 Discipline v. Excuses
Every time you become too comfortable the more you make life hard. Doing difficult things will make your life easier in the long run. Discipline= an easier tomorrow Excuses= a difficult tomorrow SIMPLE! Today's Training: AirDyne: 10-10-10 Cycle: Commute; 31 mins. I was riding into a stiff wind and am NOT aerodynamically shaped. All sets […]
4/28/2023 Train Your Mind
"You have to train your mind to be tougher than your emotions or else you'll lose every time." Today's Training: Cycle: 27 mins All shoulder exercises are to be done 3 sets of 10 and on the 4th set go "apeshit" for as many reps as you can without stopping. DB Side Lateral Raise: 4x10 […]
4/27/2023 Add Hanging from a High Bar for Time
Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 27 mins Prowler: 10x80 yds Anderson Squats: 5 RM; WAY below parallel. Wedge Squats: 5x10x BW This uses a wedge that elevates the heels. The emphasis is on the QUADS today... Calf Raise: 100 reps Grip Hang: 30 seconds (We will add this daily for time. Today was only 30 seconds […]
4/26/2023 Everyone Squats on The Internet
Everyone squats on the internet yet most squat racks and mono-lifts are left empty except for a few REAL gyms. It's easy to figure out what this means... Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 28 mins Incline DB Chest Press: Work up from the 5's thru a weight that is challenging but not impossible doing 10 reps. […]
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4/24/2023 Atelophobia (A-tel-o-pho-bia)
The fear of imperfection. The fear of never being good enough. Well? Today's Training: Cycle: Commute; 26 mins Concept II Row: 5 mins steady; 10x15/45 RDL: Work up in weight to a PRE #7. Then do 4x10 at that weight GHR: 4x10 Leg Curl: 4x10 Reverse Hyper w/hold at the top of the contraction: 4x10 […]
How To Overcome Negative Self Talk
I am my worst critic. Mentally, I beat myself up constantly. I justify it by saying it got me this far.
4/21/2023 "If You THINK You Can"
I saw this poem and thought it was appropriate for today... "If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't, If you'd like to win, but think you can't, It is almost a cinch your won't If you think you'll lose, you're lost; For out of the world […]
4/20/2023 Quitters
It's easy to quit. Ask the numerous amount of people that failed, quit, and became "SATISFIED" with what and where they are. Some people quit because their progress is too slow. Those folks never grabbed onto the fact that although it might be slow progress, it's still PROGRESS! The 80/20 rule is something I always […]
4/19/2023 "Overwhelmed"
Life can be overwhelming. That's the way life works. It is testing you. It is going to throw problems at you and it is going to throw them at you all at the same time. This is the way life works: Murphy's Law! It is easy to feel beaten when you are faced with all […]
4/18/2023 Overthinking
Many people get stuck overthinking whatever they are about to do. Some call it the "paralysis of analysis", others will cross too many "T's" and dot every "I". They are the ones that have a mantra of "Ready...aim, aim, aim, aim, aim..." and never pull the trigger. I'm of the sort that says, "Ready, FIRE, […]
4/17/2023 Hydrate...Hydrate...Hydrate
Most people run around every day in some sort of state of dehydration. Buddy Morris told me, "as little as a 1% reduction in hydration levels can result in as much as a 17% reduction in performance". Shoot...THAT'S almost a quarter of your performance. When I look back at my own personal injury history, 95% […]
Is Your Pain Caused By Weakness
Too often tightness and pain cause me to stretch and more often than not, that's not a long term solution.