Because serious training has no time for “Holidays”!
Micro Recovery VS. Macro Recovery (Part 1)
Side note to start: In part 2 I’ll show you exactly how I’m implementing this in my physical and mental training. The names “Micro Recovery” and “Macro Recovery” hit me at 3:13am while lying in bed and luckily I recorded a voice memo about it. What is Micro Recovery? Micro Recovery deals specifically with the short recovery periods between intense …
Strength Training with Your Eyes Wide Shut. What??
Also known as lifting with your eyes closed. Seriously! But LOOK… Before you go out and hurt yourself and then try to blame me, let me elaborate. (Keep reading to see what I mean by “Eyes Wide Shut”)
5 Ways to Sleep Less Even While Training Hard
This is a result of my “Throat Punch Thursday” post Why you should NOT sleep 8 hours. If you want sleep less, you can. It’s not easy in the beginning, but it is simple. And since people always ask how I get by on such little sleep all the time and still train as hard as I do, here it …
7 Reasons Why You Should Video Your Training
PREFACE: Your cellamafone camera can work great for this. However, don’t be one of those douchebags at the gym that sit and text and talk on their phone. Turn your freakin cellamafone off when you’re at the gym! Ideally I recommend going crazy and getting yourself a tripod to eliminate shakiness. Plus it’ll let you see which angle/height is ideal …
Training Muscles Versus Movements
Long ago in a land far far away, I used to train for hypertrophy with more of a bodybuilding style routine. Then one day I stumbled across the Madcow 5×5 routine. So me and myself said, “Yo bro! You so gotta do it dood!” What does that have to do with anything? Get to the point already! Well, over the …
Jim Wendler 5-3-1 Workout Spreadsheet & Workout Info
Click here or Scroll down to watch the video instructions and download the spreadsheets. Since I started powerlifting, I’ve had a few workouts that I really liked. The first was the Madcow 5×5 version of Bill Starr’s 5×5 routine, and the second was Sheiko. (The Sheiko volume about killed me tho cuz I wasn’t prepped well enough for it. DOH! …
5X5 Workout Info & Madcow 5×5 Spreadsheet – Intermediate
Click here or Scroll down to watch the instruction videos and download the Madcow 5×5 workout spreadsheets (Click Here for Madcow’s detailed Program Info) When I found the Madcow 5×5 workout spreadsheet based on Bill Starr’s Intermediate 5×5 routine, I wasn’t even thinking about “strength gains”. I just wanted to get bigger (because I’ve been around 175lbs forever and really …
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