Strongman Slam, Press, and Hank Jr!
While I'm working on an article about what makes up THE PERFECT WARM-UP, I figured that I'd give you just a little taste! As the cold 80 degree winter weather blows in here in Cyprus, warm ups have become more and more important. In all honesty, it was 50 F inside my gym with the […]
NOV Non-Invitational
First, it was awesome seeing Jim and Vincent for the weekend. The best friends are the the ones who you may not see or talk to for weeks or even months at a time and they don't bust your balls and ask, "Why haven't you called?" or something childish like that and when you see […]
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 […]
My Brain Has a Mind Of It's Own
MAN! You should have read what I just erased. When I re read it, I took it away with this one thought...WHY would I dump that kind of negativity on people who read my stuff? Why would they want that kind of influence today? It was a rant of very unproductive reasoning behind it. How […]
Training and some updates of progress.
12/6 -Activations -Kb swings 16kgx50 per arm, 20kgx70 per arm 12/7 Lower -15 mins stepmill intevals -Activations -Mcgill planks and bird dogs 3 rounds -Close stance squats working on breathing all the way through. Weight is not worth mentioning but many sets at 8 reps per sets -Reverse hypers before and after 6 sets - […]
4 Dave Tate Video Clips From SWIS 2016
4 video clips - less than one minute each - from my presentation at the SWIS 2016 Symposium.
Tri Valley Blue Devil vs. Santa Clara Blackhawk Hockey
Playing youth sport the way it is suppose to be.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, PULLING THE SLACK OUT OF THE BAR???
When lifting, you can “muscle up the weight,” you can “rip the bar off of the floor,” OR you can use your muscle AND physics and lift a significantly greater amount of weight. In powerlifting, that is the name of the game, lift the most amount of weight. So, the choice is just brute force, or brute force combined with
12/6- Upper Accessory (Back and Bis) and hoping for the best
Thank you for continuing to read my log through all of this. I hope that my experience and road back can help provide useful information for some of you.
That Special Moment When You Know A Person Is Full Of Sh!t
and you let them dig themselves a deeper hole
Old School Training Video One Leg Squats
Another clip from the discontinued WSBB Training Tapes. I was asked to demonstrate, so that's what I did - two reps.
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 […]
10 Quick No B.S. Tips and Insights
I found a few articles from days gone by with different tips and ideas. Here are some that I still live and stand by, ones I always have.
If You Can't Do Stuff Outside, Do It In. Excuses Are Useless
If I accept your excuse, it's as bad as me giving you one.