The Jump Rope is a Serious Athletic Building Training Tool
One thing I am glad I decided to learn when I switched from heavy weight training and putting on tons of weight was to learn how to jump rope. Jumping rope was done by a lot of athletes from boxers to wrestlers to football players and when I switched to bodyweight training and wanted to lose 80 lbs I changed the way I trained and the way I ate. One thing I started to do was practice jumping … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Training 100 8 – Count Bodybuilders a Tough test
8 count body builders is one exercise that the Navy Seals and other military use to get men in to great shape fast. A simple movement with massive benefits. I read in one book that the author pointed out on Friday was 100 8-count body builder day, and they had to do 100 every Friday. When I read this I just started back with bodyweight training and had just given up the traditional … [Read more...]
How strong do you really need to be?
How strong do you really need to be? So how strong do you have to be? Do you have to lift heavy to get strong? And what is your definition of strength? Did you decide what being strong is or did social proof decide for you? You do know what social proof is, right? It's what everyone else say's or who you decide to believe and you go with the masses! Is a 300lb or 400lb bench press? … [Read more...]
If you’re offended so what!
Some people talk about my rants, like I’m supposed to be a sweet person and hug everyone I see. Being positive doesn’t mean I have to except everything that society is pushing. The wildman philosophy is not just a name; a wildman can turn savage without warning. A wildman is unpredictable as I have been my whole life, but people always know where they stand with me. Sorry folks I’m not … [Read more...]
From weight training to bodyweight training
Let’s see, started lifting at around 12 and the first time I every lifted put 110lbs over my head. In 7th grade bench pressed 200lbs on schools universal gym. In 9th grade at about 145lbs dead lifting 400lbs, would do dips with 110 – 120lbs of weight hanging from a belt would do wide grip pull-ups with 80lbs. In 12th grade at around 145lbs bench pressed 330lbs. Couldn’t gain weight … [Read more...]
Manual Labor Strength Building!
Manual labor work is a tough line of work, people can mimic the work but the real laborer knows it takes a physical and mental toughness to do it day in and day out. One video shows me dragging out 800lb cans which is a full body workout and when I drag and push two at the same time about 50 yards 10 times is a good workout. The other video shows rolling two cylinders weighing … [Read more...]
Manual Labor keeps a Man Strong!
Never seen before Johnny Grube at work! It's one thing to go to the gym and talk shit it's another to lift things all day long 8 to 12 hours a day 5 days a week. In the video at 165lbs throwing a 175lb cylinder on my shoulder and walking across about 10" of slippery snow. Try grabbing something with no grip, smooth solid and very awkward and shoulder it and walk it over uneven type of … [Read more...]
Working Man’s Strength Builder
A forgotten exercise and if it is done is never done like a manual labor. In gyms people will put a barbell across their shoulder and do a few reps the bar is balanced thin and the few reps do not mimic the way a laborer works. Now when you throw something unstable on your shoulder and step up and down for a 100 or more reps with out dropping the bag you will be tested. I love the heavy … [Read more...]