A Stronger Core, NOW
So, I’m in the middle of training one of my oldest clients and one of the exercises in the set happens to be a push-up on a medicine ball. Now, we’ve done this exercise at least 100 times together, but this time as I demonstrate it she makes an astute observation – “your core is…
Muscle Building Secret of an Escaped Convict
Muscle Building Secret of an Escaped Convict There’s an 8-second strength and muscle-building trick once used by a Russian spy to literally bend steel jail bars and rip open his heavy shackles to escape prison… not once, but 4 TIMES! Anyway… Research shows this single trick will explode your muscle and strength gains from your…
Form Begets Function
A new guest blog post by my friend, Jarell Lindsey owner of Lean Functional Muscle. Form Begets Function I was scanning the posts of a fitness forum the other day, and I came across something that confused me a bit. The post was regarding the physique of one Sig Klein, you may have heard of him,…
Isometric Breathing – Lessons from Martin “Farmer” Burns
Martin “Farmer” Burns was a world champion Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestler as well as a coach of many other famous wrestlers such as the great Frank Gotch. In 1914, Burns published a 96-page mail-order course entitled Lessons in Wrestling and Physical Culture, which incorporated breathing techniques, calisthenics, stamina exercises, and wrestling techniques. It was made famous (again) in…
The Importance Of Isometrics
Thanks to Benjamin Bergman for this great guest post! In most training methods, you learn to train the big muscles in the major muscle groups or for most in the gym, they isolate the muscle to a certain degree. Many neglect those little muscles that keep you intact and help avoid injuries. When you do your…
Lost Empire Herbs
