That title makes me giggle. I hate it when people describe a lift as being functional. What does that mean? Does that mean that a squat isn’t functional because they’re not called functional squats? What about functional strength? Does that mean powerlifters aren’t strong because they’re not “functional”? GAAAHHH!!!! Anyways, I used that wording to trick search engines. I really wanted to call it, “Stop doing crunches, you fools!!!1!11!!” (Read more…)
Training Update
Why, hello again! Long time no communication, eh? Sorry about it. Moving on….I’m pretty lazy (as has been noted several times), and this is me writing a cop-out post about my progress as of late…
The Importance of Setting Goals
Full disclosure: I’m all sorts of hopped up on caffeine right now. This may make less sense than the post I wrote while I was drunk.
The reason I’m all hopped up on caffeine is that my day between 8:30 am and 1:00 pm has been waaaaay to productive. When that happens, I tend to “reward” myself by being lazy the rest of the day. I didn’t want that to happen so instead, I decided to drink a pot of coffee. YIPPEE!!
The Barefoot Running Book
I know. I know what you all must be thinking: What the heck is an iron geek doing, writing about a barefoot running book???
Hellooo!!! McFly!!! Look at the blog title! “Athlete”-”Creator”. C’mon, I can’t be a one trick pony if I’m going to give myself that title, can I?
The Most Anabolic Things in Life
I woke up around 3am this morning, slipping in and out of sleep paralysis, and for some reason, I could NOT get this post out of my head. Not real sure what it was. At first I was just thinking about food and meal timing. Then it turned into lifts and exercises. Lastly, I started thinking about daily activities, like doing karate in your basement with a Samurai sword, that are also highly psychologically anabolic (read: make you feel badass).
So, without further ado, here’s my list…
4th of July Weekend Training Sessions
Aye-yo!!!
I will be home (again) over the 4th of July weekend and would love to help the wonderful people of the Ladysmith/Holcombe/Cornell area (and beyond). My thoughts are 3 days of training opportunities. This is what I’d like to do…
Putting It All Together: Psychology of Training
Reader beware: If you have, or are a relative to, a special needs/mentally disabled child/family member or in general are offended by the word “retard” please stop reading now. I understand it’s a sensitive word, and I would never wish any of those conditions on anyone’s loved ones. That being said, I’m not going to not use it. When have I EVER been politically correct?? You’ve been warned…
The Anti-Guru
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I say a lot of “ridiculous” sh*t, especially when it comes to nutrition. Things like, “if my fatloss stalls for a week, I increase my calories, not decrease them.” Or, “I ate a family size package of brats over the weekend and lost a pound.” When it comes to training, people don’t understand why I would EVER do 13 sets of 8 reps on just 1 lift. Why is it that I do the “crazy” sh*t I do?
Correcting Heel Strike and Shin Splints
Is it possible to correct your running form without a coach? Without knowing anything about running mechanics? YES!!! This is not going to be a heel-strike vs. forefoot strike argument because there have been waaaay too numerous successful heel-strike runners out there. However, every sprinter out there and a lot of the recent marathon winners have been forefoot strikers, and I personally happen to think it is superior. Since we’re all about athletic performance around this bizzy, we’re gonna talk aboot forefoot striking. I received this question from a reader and thought I’d share it with the rest of you.
What’s YOUR Genetic Muscular Potential?
Back before I was permanently banned from the Muscle and Brawn forums (no, I will not link it; cuz I was wrongfully banned), there was a thread about reaching your muscular genetic potential. Since I can’t get on the forums (obv), I searched the Googlez and found the actual article by Casey Butt (I know, right?). Assuming you’re drug-free and natural, you’ll be able to see how muscular you can get based on a few simple measurements.