Pulling, we all need more. Like a lot more. Like on a set per set comparison, 2:1, pulling to pushing is a good start for most people. IF you've ever been a client you already know that I'm VERY partial to the TRX/ Ring row. I think it's the best rowing exercise going. It's scalable and basically fool-proof, plus and best of all, it's self-limiting. You can do an ugly rep, but you, and everyone else is going to know it instantly and hopefully that's when you stop. So I was looking for new stuff on the Onnit Academy website and saw Battle Rope Inverted Rows and was like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? So I did them and they're sick nasty.....that means really … [Read more...]
You Should Do This: McGill Side Plank With Band
November 3, 2015 by
Planks are really good for you. IF you do them correctly they can help teach and train a few very important concepts.. 1. Pillar Strength/ Bracing 2. True "Core" Activation 3. Core Endurance Abzzz 101: The "core" isn't just meant to look all awesome on the beach with your bros when your tan is banging and you're trying to pick up bitches.... bro... It's also supposed to stabilize your spine and protect you from hoop, compressive and shear forces. You know, keep you from breaking the first time you pick up a kid, have to carry groceries, or push a car out of a snow rut...<-----all of these are secondary to the more bro(ish) use listed above, … [Read more...]
Maybe You SHOULD Do Yoga
October 8, 2015 by
Last time I wrote this hand grenade about why Yoga might not be the best option for you. And subsequently watched my subscriber list get decimated. So I guess some folks got all butt hurt...or they just don't like me and think I write like poop. Either way, here's why you might actually want, hell, you NEED Yoga in your life. The #1 Reason, By Far... Yoga Teaches You How To Breath..... Again Yes, you breath wrong, at least for the situation. You're Waaay Too Damn Stressed......ALL THE TIME. In modern life we worry about too damn many things. Mortgage Car bill Grocery bill Fights with the significant other Bosses Subordinates The cable … [Read more...]
When Do we Squat, Bench and Deadlift? On How I Became a Giant Puss, and you Can Too.
June 17, 2015 by
"Dude WTF happened to you? When did you become such a pussy? So none of your clients Squat, Bench or Deadlift anymore? You've got to be kidding me?" "Isn't it hypocritical to post videos of you doing those things on Instagram and then come out against them?" I got that from a few friends and occasional lifting partners from the last 10 years after I put these gems out: I Actually Prefer Single Leg Deadlifts For Most of my Clients. Switch exclusively to pushups. and I posted this, Why We Don't Squat?- Mike Boyle on my Facebook page (go "Like it") and agreed with the conclusion, Traditional Style, Bar on The Back, Squats, are Unnecessary for Most Lifters So, … [Read more...]
Gainzzz Bro, Gainzzz or Hypertrophy, GET SOME!
March 27, 2015 by
The reason we all start working out is: To score some ass Make Gainzzzz so we can score some ass But it's not always cool, PC, comfortable, to say that and I'm sure some prude with a Huffington Post column will get a hold of this, write some junk about how this mindset is the "problem" with the Health and Fitness/ gym culture. Except, it's not. Ain't nothing wrong with trying to look alright and make some gainzz along the way. For those of you who are all like, "Gainzzz, wtf are Gainzzz?" Rosetta Stone for the non-bro: Gainzz = Muscle Hypertrophy Why is Hypertrophy Important? Cause it's Gainzzz and you need some be to a swoldier in the bro … [Read more...]
Confused Muscles, the WOD Mentality and Why you Never Get any Better.
March 19, 2015 by
People have workout ADD. They can't stick to one god damn thing for more than 2 workouts in a row without getting "bored". Every-workout is different, every month, a new goal. That, my friends, is why: YOU SUCK. Here's the thing, maybe if you actually took the time to learn some lifts, what it feels like to be under some strain and perfected some technique you wouldn't suck. But that Would be Boring. It would take practice and the realization that next week, on Tuesday, you'll be doing basically, the same damn thing. Confused Muscles and the WOD Mentality: X-Fit and P90X both are all about doing different stuff everyday. That's one of the big reasons why … [Read more...]
Sloppy Shoulders and Bad Rows
March 13, 2015 by
Or How to Get a Funcked up Rotator Cuff. Or The Approximation Monologues. Or Just Keep Your Damn Shoulders in the Joint....Damn it. Shoulders are really very complex. The shoulder joint isn't actually one "shoulder" joint. It's 3: Sternoclavicular: Where the sternum and clavicle come together Acromioclavicular: Where the acromion and clavicle come together Glenohumeral: Where the humerus fits/articulates into the glenoid fossa. Because of this the shoulder joint has a lot of movement, as in The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint on the human body. This means it's also a lot like Charlie Sheen on drugs, not just awesome, but … [Read more...]
10 Random Thoughts on the Deadlift
January 23, 2015 by
#1: No, The Deadlift Doesn't Blow Out Backs: People are generally really scared of this lift and it's because this is, "deadlifts destroy your back" mind virus has permeated the culture for, since forever. It needs to stop. That sh@t YOU did, that blew out your back, it wasn't even a deadlift to begin with. [Tweet "Don't blame an exercise for your sh@tty technique."] #2: When I started this whole creating disciples to one day take over the world Training People Thing, no one Except me Deadlifted. I'm dead serious about this. <-----see what I did there? In college at (The) Towson University the ONLY people I ever saw deadlifting were with me or in the … [Read more...]
