We had to do it.

A few classic videos from days gone by.

On my bike ride home, something happened that I was going to tell the world about.  You know...the "this will make you feel good about me story" that you've read?   I was going to set up the incident and then tell you how I rode up on my white stallion to save the day […]

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 […]

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 […]

Holiday time again!  There is one of two moods during them.  Either you are into them, or you become decayed by them. Too often,  I hear the excuse, "it's the holidays".  Whatever the motive is behind that phrase, I know that there is a good one coming. "I'm having extra (fill in your favorite comfort […]

What does it mean to have someone's back?

April is looking to be a big month for Ben. He'll be competing in the 181-pound weight class at the US Open on April 16th. Some big records aren't too far off. He'll also be appearing at the Animal Barbell Club training seminar in San Marcos, Texas on April 22. Follow his log for thoughts on social media, training methods,

If you are not sure how to use joker sets, then you shouldn't be using them.

The Home GHR which is on sale for almost $70 off! This is a great deal!!!

I still have a lot of random inflammation, primarily in my hands at this point.

Every good thing that has happened in your life, has happened because something changed. Think about that for a minute.   I saw a shirt somewhere that said to "Remember Everyone Deployed".  I thought that it was a GREAT idea.  To do so and as an outward display of it, I decided that I would […]

Is This Your Answer?

The picture has nothing to do with the 80/20 rule, I just didn’t have any cool pictures for this article and since I just bought this sweet '68 Caddy, I figured I’d throw it in.

Today, more than any other one this week, the conversation turned to having SELF respect for the job you do. I use the weight room to prove points that can be utilized outside of the gym and in a person's life. I noticed that there was a lack of "Oomph" today in the APPROACH to […]

A little quickie for my loyal followers

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 […]

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 […]

4 Way Neck: 1x20x6.0 1.  Barbell Curl 2.  Cable Tri Push Down 3.  DB Curl 4.  Supine DB Tri Ext 5.  Hammer DB Curl 6.  Dips 7.  Seated BB Curl 8.  C/S Tricep Kick Back 9.  Concentration Curl 10. Over head Cable Tricep Ext   All exercises 5 sets of 20 reps.  Combine an odd […]

Monday I was feeling the flow on Monday.  Doing the bull dance. SSB Box Squat: 295x5/335x5/3x2@385 FBB Press: 115x5/135x5/155x5/5x5@115 Pull-ups: 10x5 Trap Bar Farmer's Walk: 5x40 yards w/225 Tuesday RFESS/DB Squat: 5x5/10 Dips w/25lbs/Band Pushdowns: 5x10/10 Pull-ups w/25lbs: 5x5 I used a 70lb DB with the DB Squat.  Felt awful, but I liked the combination […]