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To Be A Man, Train Like A Woman

This is a guest post from Todd Boyer from Phitzone. Enjoy the post, but don’t mess with his wife. by Todd Boyer When I was a junior in high school I dated a girl that was a competitive power lifter. She happened to also work at the local gym (there was only one in the [...]

December 29, 2009 READ MORE →

What My Friend Craig Brown Taught Me About Real Strength

Back in April, I attended the Iron Online Bash here in Salt Lake City.  Lots of big names from the fitness world were there.  Dan John. Lyle McDonald.  Laree Draper.  And so on.  I’m not really one to get starstruck but that was as close as I’ve ever been.  I know, my gods may not [...]

December 9, 2009 READ MORE →

How To Listen When Your Body Tells You What It Needs

One of the biggest challenges that people face when they start working out–or start working out again–is answering this question: How much should I do? Many of us would pick up a magazine or a book for guidance.  Or maybe we’d ask a friend who lifts about the best way to get started.  More often [...]

November 28, 2009 READ MORE →

Are You Resting Enough To Get Stronger?

When I arrived in Denver on Sunday, I had planned to get in several workouts this week.  Instead, for different reasons, I decided to take the entire week off and get extra sleep and calories.  I’ve been looking for insomnia relief for a long time. Maybe the trip would be the answer. I haven’t touched [...]

November 27, 2009 READ MORE →

13 Days Of Darkness Part 10: Should You Be Afraid Of Your Workouts?

Authors update: I no longer believe that working hard is a good thing. You can get results without it. Please read The Secret Service Snatch Test Is Not Hard. October’s almost done, but there’s another aspect of fear we haven’t talked about yet. Fear of exercise. I’ve started teaching a kettlebell class on Tuesday nights [...]

October 30, 2009 READ MORE →

Happy Body, Happy Mind – Or, See You In Hell

On Monday I did some long sets of deadlifts at a friend’s gym. Then I collapsed onto the floor and tried not to cry. On Wednesday I did some long sets of squats at a friend’s gym. Then I collapsed onto the floor and tried not to cry. On Friday I walked for a mile [...]

July 20, 2009 READ MORE →

Boredom Is The Opposite Of Strength…Sometimes

I have mixed feelings about The 4-Hour Workweek, but I agree wholeheartedly with the following quote by author Tim Ferriss: “Most corporate workers are bored and dangerously comfortable.  They are in that gray area between love and hate that leaves most with constant low-grade anxiety and an acute sense of wasted potential.  This is more [...]

June 22, 2009 READ MORE →

Aggression, Technique, and Strength: Use Them As Tools – Don’t Be A Tool

Home What do you think of when you hear the word aggression?  Is it anger?  Is it the drive of an ambitious career person or the annoying talkativeness of someone who won’t let you get a word in?  Are people who like to argue aggressive in the same way as someone that fights in the [...]

May 4, 2009 READ MORE →

Kettlebells = Pain = Good

Five minutes of kettlebells snatches is an incredible test of willpower, strength, pain tolerance, and gag reflex.  The Tactical Strength Challenge gives you a chance to test them all in one hideous burst.  This dapper animal in the red shorts is my monstrous brother-in-law, Ben.  Notice my incredible referee skills.  I’m not sure where I [...]

April 28, 2009 READ MORE →