We have a saying in our lifting community: “The meaning of life is pressing heavy shit above your head!”. If there is one lift I absolutely LOVE, it’s the military press. In fact, over the years I believe the military press as become my favorite lift of all time, the kettlebell snatch being a close […]
Press on to Superhuman Strength: Powerful Pressing is HERE!
There is a a saying in our lifting community, and that saying is this: “strength has a greater purpose.” I believe without a shadow of a doubt that the very purpose strength has, beyond lifting heavy things above our heads, is a purpose founded upon loving our neighbors as ourselves. The very great purpose strength has is love, […]
The Turkish Get Up Press Routine- POWERFUL PRESSING TEASER!
May is going to be a big month of pressing on the VIP forum. Just FYI! Until then, I want to focus on a unique routine that involves a press AND the Turkish get up. The Turkish Get Up to Press Pressing through the “check points” on your get up does a number of things. […]
Get Up! Rising to the Season of Strong
It’s the first day of Spring, and I couldn’t be happier about kicking things off into this brand new season! Over the weekend, I spent a ton of time with friends back in my hometown of Greensburg, talking shop on all things related to starting new seasons in life. Last week I made mention of […]
The Strength in Support
Over the weekend I found myself in an difficult conversation over a difficult subject with a friend. The past year and a half of my life was filled with what seemed like the non stop physical battle of climbing over one obstacle after another after another. The constant “Go! Go! Go!” of my life eventually […]
Level Up- The 2017 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
How are those New Years resolutions working out for you? No really? I asked this question on my previous post, and today, I am excited to announce how YOU can get involved with a fun, riveting, and challenging kettlebell swing program guaranteed to swing you out of a winter slump! It’s time to level up! […]
Intro to Muscular Endurance Training (well. . .sort of).
WELCOME TO 2017! Let’s get this party started, shall we? The name of the game today is muscular endurance, well. . .sort of. Generally speaking, muscular endurance is “the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time.” This particular skill is as important to […]
Crossing over Bridges : Laying a Healthy Foundation for 2017
Ok ok ok! It isn’t quite Christmas yet, but I am already excited for this new year to kick off! Last week I spent a majority of my own time wrapping up my own new writing pieces and working ahead on the new VIP monthly coaching program to launch next week! Taking the time to […]
Pressing Through Difficulty
Yesterday I had a discussion with one of my friends in the obstacle racing community. She had told me that she entered into the sport to deal with a very serious problems stemming from her suffering with PTSD. While I do not know the entire details of the traumatic events that lead to such suffering, […]
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, […]