Cosplay and Iron

This mornings workout was an upper 20% day. Felt strong and locked the fuck in. Lessons from today will ECHO through the remainder of this t...

Despite what im about to write, I've truly enjoyed running keto in the past. But when i ran it I kept looking to it as the thing that wo...

Abc - one kettlebell  - when lower back or Hamstrings tap out, switch to 3x15 calisthenics movements - ring arm work Press - one kettlebell ...

Im seeing the fruits of my efforts bloom after a few weeks and it is niceeeee. Besides mobility, the largest change I've made in my trai...

To be clear, this is me making shit up. There is not a Dan John's program or suggestion to do this. Each variation keeps to the same ten...

Building momentum is what we are doing. My energy and sex drive are doing pretty stellar compared to when I poured my energy all into traini...

Not every day is stellar, but im seeing slow and steady progress. Considering my legs need the most work, I've cut the press only day ou...

Ive mentioned in previous blogs about how an early goal for me was to increase the amount of time before things hurt. This is still 100% the...

There is no one turning point for people for the most part (notable exception David Goggins). Its a spectrum of life changes made when we ha...

Lot that this can apply to, but in this case it's training ADD. If something is working. Dont. Change. It.  The most common symptoms for...

Full disclosure, my right knee is still a work in progress. But compared to last year im fucking superman. What helps my back more or less a...

Tldr its been great. I started with 12kg for all movements and have graduated to 16-20kg for most at this point. Borrowing from the armor bu...

Ask yourself. What did Naruto do when training for a rasengan? Yhe answer is not, a bunch of random shit. He spammed shadow clones who all p...

Every once in a while you try out an exercise that looks like it will fit your needs, and it far far exceeds your expectations. Today, we ha...

A few years ago, Eugene Tao released a video with a deliberately inflammatory title: i stopped using barbells and you should too. CLUTCH. PE...

The big sexy that keeps coming into vogue is spammed reps for growth. Almost a decade ago, it was alex leonidus talking about nucleus overlo...

Since my daily work resembles mobility and strength, it is imperative I actually FEEL the target muscles working. I.e. this is not a 3 rep m...

Discomfort at different volumes is not an on or off switch. It is a spectrum. Rather, the joint prep and mobility work i do on the reg allow...

Fucking big brain moves yo. This isn't my idea, but i feel like I finally see the logic behind this concept. When I hear circuit trainin...

Im starting to feel dan John's comment in the easy strength omnibook - sometimes more is just more. He described for him training is eit...

What does the phrase 'you cant lift like youre 20 anymore' mean?  Firing from the hip, it can mean: - increasing weight at all costs...

The wall exists for everyone on every exercise. The idea that you can improve indefinitely feels possible when you are in the first few week...

They're good. They work. And they have their place. But... Isolation is one of those weird topics its easy to get passionate over. Ask y...

Looking at the word hinge in sword workouts may make you nervous. Shit bro, it makes me nervous. The idea of doing light deadlifts dynamic k...

1. Fluffy Mike tyson Elevated pigeon hinges Mace swings with band around knees Lateral step ups with band around knees Great for recovery an...

I keep on wavering between easy strength and 5/3/1. If im being honest with myself, I want my main driver to be strength. In reality, it is ...

The everything else is what I always struggle with when running easy strength. Easy strength is a 15-30min workout 2-5x a week all done for ...

My OFF days have morphed into a weird blob of mobility and easy conditioning. Im....into this. Hell, I had a baby bathwater moment this week...

I've been in this situation before when I was doing near daily calisthenics. I feel GREAT. My energy is up. My libido is way up. General...

I accidentally built a foundation when I started lifting. Just, flailing at random stuff while still working on progressive overload. That m...

I won't erase blog posts even when I directly contradict myself. After I got back from vacation, I had an awesome idea. End easy strengt...

Resetting my training to an old standby - 10 sets of low reps + step loading. I used this successfully for YEARS. It really never stopped wo...

After easy strength is 'everything else'. This can mean sports practice, bodybuilding, whatever. After easy strength, hypertrophy. 1...