This past weekend I had a very moving conversations. I received a phone call from a former client, that had recently gone through a serious rough patch in her own life. She had told me she had recently filed for divorce after watching her own husband fall prey to alcoholism. Despite the severity of her […]
Mind Over Matter: Full Body Strength From the Inside Out
Mastering our instincts and refining our strengths happens when we make the commitment to eat smart, train hard, and enjoy our lives. Establishing strong, healthy habits can be challenging though, and keeping commitments we make even to ourselves may prove a bit more challenging if we don’t have a plan of action and the accountability […]
Welcome to the Twister: Hang Training, Grip Strength, and a Drill You Need for Upper Body Dominance
Since we are on the subject this week on obstacles, we are going to be looking at a specific obstacle that gave me a ton of heck at the Ohio Spartan Beast Race. Welcome to the Twister! Ok ok ok! For those of you in the calisthenics realm of things, practicing this kind of […]
Weighted Pull Up Training- Thoughts, Considerations, and How to Own Your 1 Rep Max!
Caution: This blog post is for the super strong, the super curious, and the super determined types. If you are NOT proficient with your pull up training just yet, please refer to our previous posts on how to train for the tactical pull up. This post has been written under the assumption that you, the […]
Breathing Mechanics For Pull Up Training and Why that Matters
Breathing. Inhaling and exhaling. We take this daily habit of getting oxygen into our lungs for granted, as it is ingrained in our brains to breathe for the sake of keeping ourselves alive. :If you don’t breathe, you die.”, says Vladimir Vasiliev, author of “Let Every Breath” and head instructor of the school of Systema […]
WELCOME TO THE PULL UP PARTY! Get Your First, Your Reps, Your MAX Weighted Pull Up
Ohio Spartan Beast 2017: In the books! I am incredibly thankful for the good times, the scary times, and the victory we all experienced as we crossed over to the finish line. The entire experience had me thinking about training, taking my own training a HELL of a lot more serious, and realizing that the […]
Enter Ye the Drop Set: Training for The Weighted Pull-Up
Now that I don’t have another kettlbell certification to worry about for another year or so, I decided to take the time to structure the weighted pull up training that was originally programmed for me via Karen Smith. I wanted to discuss a training tip today that I learned from that Master Herself when it […]
Training Tip Tuesday: How’s Your T Spine Mobility Going? (Is it Going at All?)
Happy Tuesday everyone! Yesterday was a HUGE day on the home front back in Greensburg PA. If you missed yesterday’s Facebook live cast, I have solidified a new location in Greensburg for all things Private and Semi Private training. Look for the announcement here on the blog this Thursday for that! Before I get to […]
BOTTOMS UP! (No, This Isn’t About Happy Hour)
Happy Friday! Everyone! Today, we are coving a powerful pressing variant ot make your strict military press STRONG AF! 😀 I received a question about this program recently that I wanted to address, and it’s all about the bottoms up press. I chose to include the bottoms up kettlebell press in our Powerful Pressing Program […]
Turkish Get Ups and Single Arm Swings: These are a Few of My Favorite Things
How’s that for a title? 😉 HAPPY FRIDAY YINZ! Our Turkish Get UP Programming has officially launched! If you missed the details, I highly suggest you click this link to our free facebook group for free training tips, kettlebell and body weight workouts, and group celebrations for your personal records. Onward to awesome! Since I […]
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