Archive for June 2026

by Josh Bryant Back in the day, I trained clients at a fancy gym. They were tough, with more strength and better physiques than your average gym-goer. Then this plush chrome palace added a boxing fitness component led by Coach Jimmy. Jimmy wasn’t your typical high-end gym guy. He ran a kick-n-stab Latino bar frequented…

Josh using VBT with his son Luke as he learns regular barbell squats HERE. Last week I wrote about when the tool becomes the boss and why that’s one of the fastest ways to become a worse coach. If you missed it, you can read it here: The problem isn’t velocity-based training any more than…

Bench Press Party at Metroflex — Violent Intentions Give a man a tool and sooner or later somebody will do something stupid with it! We’ve done it with fire. We’ve done it with the internet. Now we’ve done it with a linear transducer. Velocity-based training works. That’s not the argument. The problem starts when a…

by- Josh Bryant Timing matters. Ask any deer hunter who climbs into a stand at noon, any fisherman who shows up after the bite is over, or any guy who texts his ex after six beers. Good idea. Bad timing. Happens all the time in life and it happens in the weight room, too. The…

by- Josh Bryant If you’re serious about coaching, training, and getting better at your craft, the ISSA Global Summit is worth your time. I’ll be sharing lessons from a lifetime under the bar and decades coaching everyone from beginners to world champions. As a thank you for your support, ISSA is covering the entire $199…