Making Masculinity Great Again Sept 20, 2021 827
"Yes" and "No" are perfectly acceptable answers to almost EVERY question. Finally did it! This is our first deload week. It took a while but a lot of folks need to recover and have some fun training I think one every four weeks is a bit weak and unnecessary for most, but going as […]
Friday 9/17/2021 Make Masculinity Great Again
Men are not mind readers. If you ladies go about brooding about something we did that bothers you and we ask, "what's wrong?" and you say, "Nothing" or give us a blank stare. We think everything is alright and will go about our day! If something is twisting your panties, TELL US! That way we […]
Making Masculinity GREAT again..Thursday's Addition 9/16
Be stoic! Men must be self-reliant, independent, physically tough, etc. It will make you successful in terms of business, society, and finding a partner. Being vulnerable is cause for a man to be ridiculed. Today's Training: AirDyne: 30 mins Box Squats w/ three count pause on the box: Work up to a 6 rep […]
Bringing Back Masculinity Wed. Addition
If something can't be fixed by sheer force or by swearing at it, it's a piece of shit and not worth fixing anyway. Today's Training: AirDyne: 30 mins C/S "Y"s: 4x8 C/S "T"s : 4x8 DB Lateral Raise: 4x8 OHP: 4x10 Shrugs: 4x10 Concept II Row: 5000 meters for time. Sean O'Keefe still sitting comfortably […]
Bringing back masculinity
I've been dicking around on social media with sarcasm and truths trying to get a reaction. Come to find out, way too many people look forward to my knuckle-dragging antics and words of wisdom. After some consideration as to the appropriateness of it here on my Coach's Log, I've determined that, YES...it's quite appropriate. So […]
The Sliding Scale For Training And Injuries
Your age and experience can make a difference in how to treat an injury.
Do These Turkeys Get Any Bigger?
I was shopping for groceries this past weekend when I heard a stereotypical "Karen" looking woman asking the stock person over the frozen turkey section of the store... "Do these turkeys get any bigger?" with her hands on her hip and one on her shopping cart. The fella made my day when he responded straight-faced […]
Working Antagonist Muscle for a Greater Pump
Partnering exercises are always interesting when programming for any training cycle. Most of the time I like to think of it as a four-course meal. You have for Appetizers a decent warm-up. Here I like to do something Cardiovascular getting the heart rate up and blood circulating. Next comes the antre'. This is the main […]
The Stronger you Are The Harder You are To Kidnap
When my buddy, Vincent Dizenzo coined the phrase and t-shirt design "GFH", he was so far ahead of the curve that he became an on-the-spot GENIUS to me. Think about this first...What does GFH mean? For those who are freshmen, it stands for "Get Fucking Huge". Why is getting huge important? Easy...Mass moves mass. […]
Resistance Profiles and Strength Curves
Maybe it's time we take a look at the design of the machines we're using to pump the muscle for strength and size.
In-Season Football
We are two weeks into the season. I have a good set-up for how these lifts will go. It's organized, simple and leaves a lot of room for variety if I want to give it to them. With two lifts a week I'm trying to get as many different movements in without overdoing it. I […]
"Be..."
"Be strong when you are weak Be brave when you are scared Be humble when you are victorious BE BADASS EVERY DAY!" Today's Training: Bike Commute: 28 mins Dead Stop DB Row: 4x8 3 hole Pin Pull w/ chains: Work up in weight doing three reps Once at 225 for men/ 135 for women […]
Competing with yourself v. others
"If you continuously compete with others, you will become bitter, but if you continuously compete against yourself, you will become better" Today's Training: AirDyne: 30 mins Chin-ups x2; Dips x 4 on the minute for an hour At a few points in time, I got behind as I was coaching at the […]
It's not You; It's me
Some people have asked me if I am still on the TEAM??? Seems that my posts disappear and the message is "Not Found" I am here to say, I'm still on the Team (unless someone isn't telling me something, hahaha) and it's me having a difficult time with the new format for posting. Seems that […]
My Learning Curve is a Fast Ball
There have been many people that follow my Coaching log that has contacted me through email or social media to tell me how my log ISN'T there anymore after I have posted them. For those that wonder if I might have left the TEAM because of their deductive reasoning, I thought it would be better […]