Training at the Compound with Donnie Thompson
A great week of collaboration at with Donnie Thompson as we shared our knowledge with each other and finding a ton of common ground in our approaches and philosophy. We also moved some Iron together of course.
First Squat with a WHEEL! Back in Black.
Squat/Dead Lift/and accessory with no rest is an unreal conditioner
My Current Off Season Diet
My Skipload changes for the off season, in addition to my current off season diet.
When good advice falls on deaf (and dumb) ears.
I guess brutal honesty is lost on the younger generation.
6/12- Raw Cambered Bar Squats w/video
The purpose of this coaching log is to explain M2 Training Method through the experiences of my training partners and I (as a 20 year veteran in the sport) to show the benefits of low volume/high intensity training.
EliteFTS Road Trip: 11Athletics
In my first experience at visiting different training facilities as part of the EliteFTS road trip series I recently went to 11Athletics located in Columbus, Ohio.
More Thoughts On Passion Trumping Everything
In fact very few who are the "best of the best" are still passionate about what they are doing. Their passion faded long ago and they just show up out of habit or not knowing what else to do.
CIRCA MAX SQUAT SESSION: (VIDEO INCLUDED)
The purpose of this log is to show you Week #1 Circa Max squat training on Steve and Mike’s second to last heavy squat day prior to their meet. This squat session is with briefs only, which is prepping them for the following heavy training which will be brief + squat suit.
A Full Week of Mashed Up Meathead Training
Rather than post each training session as a single post I wanted to try to do something different this time as it will provide a different overview of my training.
6/10- Accessory work
The purpose of this coaching log is to demonstrate the M2 Training Method through the experiences of my training partners and I to show the benefits of low volume/high intensity training.
Top 5 Exercises You are Not Doing
Writing articles with catchy titles like “Why you suck” or “How to get jacked”, or “Top 5 Exercises You are Not Doing” is good because everyone wants to know why they suck, or how to get jacked right?
Well, the thing that is even better is that you may actually pick up a good exercise or tip in one of these
3 Things that WILL make you better in the gym & life.
Most fail because they simply quit when things get hard.
6/9- Heavy Raw Bench w/video
The purpose of this coaching log is to demonstrate the M2 Training Method through the experiences of my training partners and I to show the benefits of low volume/high intensity training.
Realization Session
While I am reading this as I write. Doesn't Ted look like Bob Youngs in this photo?