Seems to overlooked these days.

At this point in this training cycle, we have raised the weight on the main lifts by 60 lbs except for the overhead press which has been raised by 30 lbs. So YES, it is getting heavy. Stay with it as we switch to MY version of the 6-4-2 next week. Today's Training: Bike: Commute: […]

I have a friend who has struggled with his weight for YEARS! When I say, "I have BIG friends", I am not speaking of the fellas that you grew up with that are 220 lbs. I am speaking of B I G friends!!! 6'5" and taller and weighing closer to 350 lbs on up. Anyway, […]

If I didn't get comfortable with the uncomfortable, it would be me and I couldn't give anyone a rash of crap that I am notorious for. Man the fuck up and git er done! It hardly EVER rains here in California. As a matter of fact, we are in the middle of another drought and […]

With adding up to 15 miles of running a week into my training, something had to change. Luckily I knew just who to talk to.

How to do it: Rest your forearms on the floor, with your elbows directly underneath your shoulders and hands facing forward so that your arms are parallel. Extend your legs out behind you and rest your toes on the floor. Your body should form one straight line from your shoulders to your heels. Squeeze your […]

Spring Football is upon us.  We get 5 weeks of training and 4 weeks of football.  I kind of like tis because I get to introduce the in-season training a week before practice officially starts.  When we played our covid season last spring and then again this past fall I opted not to Squat.  This […]

I am quite sure that some of you will be irritated that I'm not posting pictures, yet. I will get to that but not until I'm leaner. We all have our shit and my shit is that I don't post pictures until I'm much leaner. I have high expectations for myself, and I refuse to […]

What if you can’t do even one?

...I never know what those fuckers are planning. Today's Training: Bike: Commute: 25 mins Supermans: 20 reps Prone Scorpions: 3x5 to each side Pull-ups/Chin-ups w/ hang stretch at the beginning and end of EACH rep: 5x1 of each Squat: 8x8x +10 lbs more than last week RDL: 8x8x +10 lbs more than last week GHR: […]

We teach the setup of the bench by retracting the shoulders and depressing the scapula. Then we put any significant weight on the bar and that goes right out the window with newer people. As a verbal queue, we might say, "Put your shoulder blades into your back pockets", and then the bencher forgets "LEG […]

Today's Training: Bike: Commute: 24 mins Run: Sprints: 10x50 yard x 75% Supermans: 30 reps Prone Scorpions: 3x5 to each side Single Leg Lifts on a foam roller lengthwise: 30 reps no hands on the floor Double Leg Lifts on a foam roller lengthwise: 30 reps WITH hands on the floor Concept II Row: 15x15/45 […]

This little tidbit has helped me with my weight loss tremendously over the years.

March 14th Safety bar squats. 3x8. 75lbs. Still Tough aka Didn’t have To stop after every rep this week. Step-Ups. 3x5 each  Leg. BW DB RDL. 3x8.  25lbs all sets FRONT PLANK. 2sets @25sec Echo Bike. 6min. 1.50mile.  Was exhausted from the lift and travel this weekend. March 15th Treadmill.  6min total.  Walked on the new treadmills felt good.  3.5MPH 5min.  Then […]

After a sleepless week and the time change, my body and mind "hit the wall" on Friday. Many people were inquiring as to how I was feeling, and I appreciate everyone's concern. It's nice knowing that many really do care, but I wasn't sick, no illness, no injury, no covid, no STDs, nothing but old […]

Everyone’s Irish on Paddy’s Day

Today is Thursday and we traditionally do squats perhaps a deadlift mixed in and punch throats. It's one of the BEST days of the week. One of my female participants has a very stressful position in the healthcare profession at one of the busiest hospitals in NorCal. Sleep is always a determining factor for her […]

The details of my cut phase

Once again, I've gone missing in action here at EliteFTS. I could lie to you and say that it was not intentional but to be honest, it was. Over the last little bit I've distanced myself from as many things as possible THAT HAVE MEANING. I haven't really written or made any purposeful videos in […]

In my gym, I encourage conversations about "touchy" issues. It's been said to avoid conflict never should we talk about Politics or Religion. Hell...we get right to it most days, especially in this climate of change that is happening. A lady today began with her opinion of a political subject and then she stopped as […]