If bench pressing were a romantic relationship our status would be “It’s complicated”. I want to love it, but it doesn’t always love me back. Yet somedays the stars align and it feels smooth like butter and it’s puppy love all over again. Regardless of my personal qualms, the bench press is still a great lift for developing upper body …
4 Workouts I’m Doing To Build Muscle and Shed Fat
Training for pure strength has been a passion of mine for years. That’s why I was drawn to powerlifting in the first place. It’s a test of absolute strength in some of my favorite lifts (I’m still trying to make friends with the bench press) and the training itself is so different from what I’ve experienced in other sports. But …
When Racism Becomes Terrorism
While everyone is talking about the events in Charlottesville this weekend, I’m sitting at home picking my jaw up off the floor. I didn’t need to read a single headline to recognize what I saw in those photos. The events in Charlottesville is and was an act of terrorism. Terrorism on fellow Americans. On American soil. Conducted by other Americans. …
4 Accessory Exercises to Build Up Your Deadlift
Lifting is a lot like a relationship. There’s the courtship period, the honeymoon stage and then the phase where you’re farting in front of each other and discussing feelings. Needless to say, smashing weights is not all rainbows and butterflies. A novice will experience PR after PR initially, but once they get to the intermediate or advanced levels, those PRs …
A Case for Deadlifting With Chains
When we think explosive, the last thing that comes to mind is the deadlift. Yet any lifter worth his or her salt will tell you that the deadlift is anything but slow. Once we get past the learning curve of the barbell deadlift and start building strength, adding in chains (or bands) is a great training tool to build the …
Getting Started with Barbell Deadlifts
There’s something about the deadlift that makes me turn into Master P and say UGHHHHHHHHHH! https://youtu.be/d5ZvzIOO6aU It’s powerful, strong; it’s Big Pimpin’ like Jay-Z before he married Beyonce. As much as I love barbell deadlifts, it’s not necessary for every body. There are plenty of variations out there that still work, but if you want to work your way up …
Meal Prep Made Easy! 6 Tips To Achieve Your Fitness Goals
You’ve heard it time and again, “abs are made in the kitchen.” This is true to a certain degree. Nutrition truly helps reveal the results of all your hard work in the gym, which is why meal prep is an important habit to cultivate. I am all about the meal prep! Years ago, I started meal prepping out of necessity. …
The #1 Formula Guaranteed to Get Fitness Results
What would you accomplish if motivation was unlimited? Would you start that business you’ve always dreamed of? Finally slimmed down and added a few pounds of muscle to your frame? Or perhaps you would finally quit your job to travel the world for a few months. Whatever it is, motivation plays a huge role in what we achieve and don’t …
5 Things to Start Doing Now for Better Health and Fitness
As a culture, we’ve gotten really, really good at sharing every thought that crosses our brains no matter how insignificant. If you’ve checked social media lately, we are literally screaming at the top of our digital lungs about the shape of our eyebrows, the food we ate or about the election (still!). We all do it, but the downside to …
6 Landmine Exercises That Rock Your Whole Body
When was the last time you spiced things up in the weight room? Lifting big, heavy weights sure is nice for the badonkadonk, but after a while, it gets a little stale. Once your workouts get dry and boring like a Cesar Salad without the dressing, you can say bu-bye to motivation and fitness gains. Enter….the Landmine. The Landmine is an excellent …