Archive for July 2025

by: Josh Bryant Josh building resilience through rucking. Most folks talk about “resilience” like it’s some fairy dust sprinkled on you at birth.Here’s the truth:Resilience isn’t magic—it’s reps.You don’t need a pep talk. You need neuroplasticity. I kept seeing these influencers post about the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC)—so I checked in. Turns out it’s the…

Josh and Paul in 2005 One of the first times I rolled into Metroflex with Paul Leonard, we spotted this semi big-name pro bodybuilder we’d only ever seen greased up on glossy magazine covers. Never saw him before or since. He strutted in with a bikini gal on his arm, more focused on getting lucky…

by- Josh Bryant Tom Haviland forging a way! Forget motivational posters, overpriced supplements, or that influencer spewing clichés between sips of sparkling water. This isn’t about showing off your new pump in the Allsup’s parking lot or doing three sets of curls before morning chow at Waffle House.  This is strength like West by God…

There was this gym I sometimes trained at as a teenager in Oxnard, CA. It claimed it was hardcore—graffiti on the walls, Slayer on the speakers, a chalk bucket collecting more dust than use. But it wasn’t Metroflex. It was Midlife Crisis Headquarters. Not a temple of strength. More like a last stand for guys…

Josh on why grip training is non-negotiable. A strong grip isn’t just for twistin’ off jar lids or showin’ off at the family reunion arm-wrestling table.It’s the silent foundation behind deadlifts, carries, the field of play and fighting’ off a rabid raccoon with a garden hoe. Problem is—grip usually gives out first. Then comes Lester…

by- Josh Bryant Tom Haviland, Josh’s long-time client. As my late mentor Dr. Fred Hatfield said, “There’s good, better, and best. And strongman training is the best.” That wasn’t motivational fluff. That came from a man who held world records, coached champions across multiple sports, and backed every word with data, sweat, and blood. Strongman…