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24 May How To Build Momentum (In Strength And Life)
Author Steven Pressfield writes about the destroyer of all things.
He calls it a nearly unstoppable force that prevents you from achieving what you want.
It is the enemy.
He calls this internal force “resistance” and says it will kill you, if you let it.
You want to start eating better, but you don’t.
You want to train more consistently, but you aren't.
You want to start that training program, but you haven’t.
Believe me, I’ve been guilty of this myself.
I want to write and publish more helpful articles, but I haven’t.
Why?
One reason is that damn internal force Steven Pressfield writes about, resistance.
23 May Why Train With Kettlebells?
I’ve had some interesting conversations with friends and athletes recently about the importance of strength training. The conversations have basically been like this.“Hey Scott, I want to work on strength, what do I need to do? Tell me what really works?”
For example, I was just talking with my friend Adam. Adam is a Jujitsu athlete and he was looking for a strength solution to compliment his jujitsu training. He wanted to address the “strength gap” that he said he wasn’t getting with his current training and was feeling a little lost about what to do. I couldn’t help but think... No matter who you are or what your goals are, strength will make you better. Of course, there are many variables and factors that will depend on the type and level of strength you need. We’ll have to turf that conversation for later though. While most people are beginning to understand the importance of strength in optimizing health and maximizing performance, there are still many who haven’t quite figured out or discovered the importance of foundational strength or what that means. What is foundational strength?
10 Mar The 3 Best Books I Read Last Year
I've done this every year for the last 7 years (this year's post is going out a bit later than usual). I reflect on the best books I that read at the end of the year and then come up with my "best of" list. In keeping tradition, I wanted to share my list of "best books" from last year (2018). There's something different about this year's list compared to the past, so let me tell you about that first. In the past, I've always listed my top 5 books. This year I have just 3 books to share with you. Why just 3 books this year? The reason is simple.
14 Dec Anatomical Variation In The Shoulder (What It Could Mean For You)
Trouble with overhead motion? Is the overhead press uncomfortable or painful for you? There may be a legitimate reason why.I've come to believe that the overhead press is one of the most important and valuable exercises for the human body. It’s not only outstanding for total shoulder strength and health, but for our entire body. Some people may not agree with my view on this and would say it’s not a necessary movement. I would disagree that, but that's another story.
09 Dec How To Be Stronger And More Durable In Just 7 Days
Here’s a bold statement.
I know a simple, deceptive training plan that can get you stronger in just 7 days.
I know what you’re probably thinking.
Yeah right.I can sense the skepticism and doubt because that's exactly what I'd be thinking, too.
Here's what I can tell you.
The approach I'll share with you right now will hold true for the majority of people who read this.
Not everybody, but most.
So, let me explain to you how you can very likely be stronger in just 7 days.
16 Nov The Barbell Doesn’t Care About You
The barbell doesn't care about you. Never did, never will. It's just a piece of iron. The big, bad, bold brother to the kettlebell and dumbbell. You can load the bar to your absolute limit, which is one of the things that makes it like nothing else. You can do things with it that you can't do with other strength, performance or muscle building tools. Arguably, it's the single greatest tool to improve your overall strength and health.
06 Nov The Essential Guide To Farmers Walks And Loaded Carries
Loaded carries develop unrelenting strength.
The concept is simple, you pick up something heavy and go for walk.
How deceiving they are.
In addition, they’re also outstanding for conditioning, grip strength, and core strength. And, we all know that grip strength and core strength greatly contributes to full body strength. In other words, grip and core strength make us stronger, in general.
Carries also build mental toughness, strength endurance or work capacity, muscular hypertrophy, and a host of other unexplained benefits, some of which I’ll cover here.
If there’s an exercise that could probably be used in any training session, it’s the loaded carry.