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Sean Culnan Interview
interview by Paul Leonard Please tell the readers your age, location, and occupation. Age – 51Live in West Sand Lake, NYOwner of Culnan Insurance Agency, LLC How long have you been lifting weights? Graduated from Colonie Central High School in 1985. Joined Colonie Athletic Club in fall of 1985. Colonie Athletic Club was a great…
Read MoreThe Total Repetition Method—Jailhouse Strong Style Back Training
(Build a big, powerful back with an old-time Jailhouse favorite) By: Josh Bryant A well-developedback is essential to both a #gasstationready and #chippendales ready physique! When it comes to back development, maybe your gains have taken a back seat for too long with traditional methods or you just want to try something new. Here is…
Read MoreThe Best is Yet to Come!
By: Josh Bryant A therapist asks, “What seems to be your problem?” The client answers, “My problem is ______.” STOP! Why the hell would someone seeing a therapist want to keep a problem and take ownership over it? That is exactly what the client is doing by saying “my” problem. When you say my, you…
Read MoreBill “Peanuts” West and Old School Physical Culture
By: Adam benShea, PhD Born in 1937 as William Weiss in Pennsylvania, but better known as Bill “Peanuts” West, Peanuts is responsible for bringing together one of the most important gatherings of lifters and training knowledge in physical cultural history. Like an old Charles Atlas sales pitch, West was a weak and skinny kid until he…
Read MoreJumping Your Way to Fat Loss
By: Josh Bryant For centuries, prize fighters have reaped the benefits of jumping rope, helping them become more mobile, agile and hostile in the game of fisticuffs. With exception of a few heavy-weight outliers, fighters are lean. Think about it, if you are required to fight within a weight class, any excess body fat is…
Read MoreEnter the Lightning Deadlift
by: Josh Bryant The late Bob Peoples, of Tennessee, was the first man to deadlift over 700 pounds. In training, Bob would lift a weight out of a jack at lockout height. He would then lower the weight to the floor and lift it back up; with this technique, Bob could lift more weight with…
Read MoreTouch-and-Go Deadlift Reps
by: Josh Bryant Like King Solomon said thousands of years ago, there is a time and place for everything under the sun, be it drinkin’ some ‘shine in a kick ‘n stab bar in West “By God” Virginia or even touch-and-go deadlifts. First, let’s differentiate between bounced reps, which deadlift 101 covered, and touch-and-go reps. Bounced…
Read MoreDead Stop Deadlift Reps
By: Josh Bryant Hey Josh, I have just start powerlifting and am new to deadlifting. I did 315 pounds for eight reps using the “bounce” style off the floor. An older powerlifter at the gym told me to stop each rep and now I can only do three reps. Which style should I use in preparation for my…
Read MoreGettin’ Yoked By Josh Bryant
Josh speaking from experience. The yoke walk is the ultimate test of limit strength, strength endurance, core stability and explosive power. To add icing on the cake, the yoke will simultaneously work virtually every muscle in the body. In the last 15 years, the yoke has become popular in strongman contests ranging from the iconoclastic World’s…
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