I am a big fan of mental and physical toughness. Every man will tell you they are physically and mentally tough but their lifestyle contradicts their belief. I have heard people comment on the high rep training that I do, and how boring it seems. They are right; it is boring and downright physically and mentally painful. My question is how do you build toughness? You don't build … [Read more...]
A Short Manual Labor Background.
A lot of people seem to be trying to figure out what type of work I do. Well here it is. I started working at 12 working for contractors cleaning up and breaking rock, worked with roofers ripping off roofs and carrying shingles. Moved furniture on and off through my life as a second job. Some where right about me working at UPS. But, when I was 17 years old I went to work for a freight … [Read more...]
Over training bullshit! Part 1
Really, over training? When someone gets injured the first thing most people think is they are over training. I do believe people need to rest but the majority really think by treadmill training or kettle bell swinging or doing hundreds of pushups they are over training. All the years I have been training and it's over 30 years my injuries always come from doing something stupid. It wasn't … [Read more...]