Resurrecting the Wheelbarrow for GPP and Grip Work The wheelbarrow, sorry, “Sir” Wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow needs the respect due to it and this mini article is devoted to how to get it in your program and keep it there. The “Sir” wheelbarrow is an integral tool in developing GPP (general physical preparedness). A simple way […]

Training and Mountain Momma Wife’s BDay was coming up and normally we slip out of town for a couple days for the end of the summer. Normally we go to Asheville or get some Beachy action.  This year she chose the mountains but a totally different area we had not been to-Blowing Rock-Boone, NC area.  […]

A bit off topic…Love, Pain and Transcendence. Obviously, these blogs are supposed to be training related but my training kind of sucks right now so instead I am looking at bigger picture ideas. I hope that you don’t mind.   On Monday, which was Labor Day, Marc and I went to eat at our favorite […]

Fat Loss Tips Redux Introduction Back to the Future. I wrote this tip article back in 2008/2009 right after my first and only bodybuilding show. It has some really good information and somethings that I would not repeat knowing what I know now. Before that 10 month assault on my body, I had torn my […]

Boobs and Butts I feel very fortunate to be in the industry that I am in.  For the most part, in our industry, women are given equal treatment.  True, with powerlifting, at a super big meet the seats are filled to capacity on the day that the big boys lift and not so much on […]

Activations and Some Suck Ass Training 8/15 Lots and Lots of activations with Tim Tam and the Boomstick along with some BT work. About once every 3 to 4 weeks I need a lot more body work than usual. Pretty much an hour to two hours of this type of work. I have a hip and […]

Training and Parents Just Don’t Understand If you get that title reference, you are old but at least a little bit fun.  I talk about life grenades going off all the time. Lately, the life funk has been thicker than usual.  I am not dealing with anything specific, but sometimes the waves keep slapping you […]

Stop Playing the Same Old Record See here’s the thing about self-esteem…it’s a choice.  It really is as simple as saying to yourself “I am good enough” and then going about your business.  I know it doesn’t feel that easy but it really is.  No one else can affect your feelings of self-worth positively or […]

You Just Never Know I hesitate to write this but I feel a bit compelled to say something about it. Two Thursdays ago I received a text from a friend. I had not heard from him in quite some time.  When I first got in contact with him, a friend had asked me to help him […]

KB Death Row: Nothin’ But Lats to Kill Training as I see it is a hodgepodge of many ideas that often come together at the strangest times. I don’t sit around and dream up ways to train. I just stare at a piece of equipment and then start moving and see what happens. This is […]

Goin’ to a Concert and a bit of Training On Friday, I went to Daniel’s Island in Charleston to the Volvo Car Stadium Tennis Court Place for a concert. It was basically the Family Circle tennis Facility but names change as time marches on.  The concert was Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins, The B52s […]

7 Reasons to Add Bands to Your Training 1. Exercise Selection and Options.  Every program has its specificity or the function you are trying to get. It can be any number of things like strength, speed, endurance, muscle gains bands can be used for any purpose in your program by adding more exercise selections and […]