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Dead Stop Deadlifts
Listen up and prepare to enter the world of squats and bench presses. Both exercises start with the weight at the beginning of the range of motion, and then you lower it. During this eccentric phase, your muscles store elastic-like energy that, if you choose to use it, can make it easier for you to return…
XXL STRENGTH AND SIZE
This program is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who are ready to push themselves to their absolute limits & come out on the other side stronger than ever before. If you’re looking to increase your total continually & crush your PRs – then listen up. I’m talking about my XXL…
The Ultimate Trap Builder
by: Josh Bryant Picture this: It’s 3:30 AM and you’re at the Waffle House, trying to enjoy your late-night meal in peace, when a scraggly-looking meth head with a reeking scent of cheap liquor approaches you. He then notices your Herculean traps, and with the fear of becoming scattered, smothered, and covered he quickly runs…
Deadlift More Today and Forever
by Josh Bryant The deadlift has been around longer than your grandma’s antique China set. Back in the day, cavemen would lift rocks for survival. If they couldn’t lift it, they got their brains bashed in like a piñata, just like some pendejo that asks too many questions in Tijuana’s Dandy Del Sur. If you’re…
Aerobic Conditioning for Strength Athletes
Josh Bryant Howdy y’all, let’s talk about a subject for strength athletes that’s often as welcome as a Turkish oil wrestling match at a Baptist church picnic – aerobics. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Josh, are you suggesting we trade in our barbells for pink tutus and start a pole dancing aerobic class?” Well,…
What’s holding you back?
by: Josh Bryant Let me tell you a little story about some rats and a pool. Back in the day, Dr. Curt Richter from Harvard University decided to test these little critters and see how long they could keep their heads above water. Turns out, after about 15 minutes, these rats would give up and…
8 Conventional Deadlift Tips
by: Josh Bryant Increase your deadlift with one of Josh’s programs HERE. Around 10 years ago, at Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Tx, there were some rough-looking cats that loitered around the parking lot. These roughnecks would pass the time by drinking Olde English 40s at the mechanic shop next door to the gym. The group…
Expect Success
by: Josh Bryant Have you ever heard of some ninnyhammer taking a vacation overseas and then faster than a sailor on two-hour leave, a witch doctor throws a “whammy” on this poor soul, suddenly, he has more bad luck than Carter has pills! Seek and you will find. The town known ne’er-do-well does have perpetual…
No Bench, No Problem: Build Bigger Pecs with Little to No Equipment
by Joseph Giandonato, MBA, MS, CSCS Don’t let a busy gym, packed schedule, or limited equipment derail your pec-building pursuits. Sometimes a crowded gym reminiscent of an early 90s Monday night battle royale. But instead of androgen engorged hulking men in fluorescent colored spandex, social media influencer-wannabes are occupying the fitness floors, nearly trampling over…
Build Starting Speed
by: Josh Bryant Whether you are chasing down some carny-looking meth head, attempting to gank a catalytic converter outside of Waffle House or pursuing Grid Iron Glory, you rarely ever reach top speed! Therefore, starting speed and acceleration are the most important components of sprinting. Think of “starting speed” as that “first step”. Intriguingly, to…