We've all heard the urban myth that humans only use 10% of their brains. Obviously this myth has long been debunked (we know the main functions of every nook and cranny of our 8 pound of head fat), but I tell you this - I think there is something else we only use 10% of. After spending a weekend in Vegas and seeing both 'Le Rev' and Cirque du Soleil 'Ka' I'm pretty sure most … [Read more...] about Strong man Strength
Body Weight Training
Sumo Body Weight Exercise for Triceps
In keeping with this weeks promotion for Craig Ballantyne’s body weight workouts (see them here –> www.AbsLikeCraig.com), I want to introduce you to another great body weight exercise that is excluded from most body weight programs… This is one of those 'get the reps in' type of exercises where you want to build up to doing 10, 15 even 20 minutes at a time. I burrowed … [Read more...] about Sumo Body Weight Exercise for Triceps
Advanced Body Weight Exercises
Following up and yesterdays blog post on body weight exercises this post in on Advanced body weight exercises. As Aaron rightfully point out in the comments section, you don't have to increase the difficulty of your body weight exercises by adding weight right away, you can also increase the difficulty by using more advanced movements. Part of my last post (HERE) was a … [Read more...] about Advanced Body Weight Exercises
Why I love Body Weight Training
I love heavy weights. Love them. My body? It doesn't quite love them as much as I do. Based on everything I've read and learned...and to a large degree the mistakes I've made over the years, the approach I like to training is as follows: Hard and heavy for 3-5 months. Typically during the winter. But then after that I take it right down to 2-3 core lifts and a … [Read more...] about Why I love Body Weight Training