Coach: I need you to grab these two logs and follow me into the woods. Me: Where are we going ? How heavy are these logs? Coach: That doesn’t matter. None of that matters. Just follow me! Welcome to Duff Park, located about half an hour from the city of Pittsburgh. I found myself at […]
If You Can Dream It. . .
Yesterday I had a conference call with someone I consider one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. We had briefly met at a business summit years ago, and said intelligent dude would go on to grow his own business consulting firm. Given the direction I am headed lately in terms of writing, […]
The Turkish Get Up Ladder and Grip Strength
Our last round of the second round of the Strength and Endurance beta test has been incredibly fun, and equally challenging. Our group has been going through routines that demand a lot of long cycle strength routines, not to mention a lot of conditioning work. We are laying the foundation for the next round of […]
The Double Clean and Front Squat- The Ascending and Descending Ladder
The double clean and front squat. I love it! In fact, I have been digging these lifts a lot more now that I am working my grip strength and leg work for some big fitness events I am geared up for in the coming year. Strong legs leads to powerful jumps, and not to mention […]
Flashbacks: RKC Level 1 and the Blog that Started it All!
A friend and kettlebell colleague gave me a challenge to get out of my own head. “I think you should write up your old RKC level 1 prep and post it online.” I thought this was an odd challenge, considering I had written that post YEARS ago on my very first blog, primalburgher.com. To be honest […]
The Season for Strength
A friend of mine recently told me that change can be a very frightening thing if we don’t have support to walk through the changes in the seasons of our lives. Having worked with hundreds of clients all over the globe, I got to thinking about change, and the changes I have seen both in […]
The Serenity and Strength Retreat- Become Who You Know You Are
There are three important questions that you must ask yourself in order to become successful in anything that you do. Who are you? What do you want? Where do you want to go? Just a few months ago, I found myself in a state of mind that left me lost, overwhelmed, and utterly confused as […]
Your Greatest Priority
Lately, I have been thinking about obstacles, or perhaps I should say re-thinking them. I am not sure if this has something to do with the fact that I signed up for both Battlefrog Pittsburgh and the wild Spartan Sprint this year, or because I recently received a memo from a friend about her own […]
The Turkish Get Up to Lunge Cycle- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Variations
Confession: I have a new favorite workout that has nothing to do with the kettlebell military press. Don’t get me wrong, the military press is my be all end all favorite lift of all time (and if you want to get SUPER STRONG at the press, click this link for some Powerful Pressing), but lately, […]
At YOUR Command- Faith, Fitness, and Achieving That Which You Wish to Become
Nerd Alert: What you are about to read has a lot to do with philosophy, psychology, and the connection those two things have on your very own health. I have found myself reading more and more dense philosophical works lately, and I blame that mostly on the fact that I have a knack for such […]