Monthly Archives: January 2008

Today’s workout is as simple as can be: Max out on deadlifts Heavy sandbag clean and carry. Pick it up, carry it 50 feet, put it down, repeat. A lot. 20 times. For time. Not unlike what we do about … Continue reading →

Today we’re pressing.  Overhead.  Strict. Like this. Max Overhead Press. Incline KB press with bands. Burpee-pullups/L-dip (with a pike bonus, if ya wanna). The combo of the beast: 6 burpee pullups, 6 L-dips, 6 rounds for time. Both the incline … Continue reading →

Yesterday we squatted. Box squats with bands (medium and small). max out. 1 leg squats. 1 leg up on bench. Holding a pair of KB’s in rack position. Good mornings/sled blast. Heavy GM’s, heavy sled. 6-8 reps/100 feet. Today we’re … Continue reading →

Today’s workout is play day: Box drop pushups/clap pullups. 4/4, 6 sets. Okay, not everyone can do clap pullups (maybe inlcuding me after a few sets), so the goal is to just make them explosive. Same with the pushups. 1-arm … Continue reading →

WINTER STRENGTH CAMP coming up soon!!! Ya know you wanna… Recently I exchanged some material with the infamous Ross Enamalt, who’d wonderful book, Full Throttle Conditioning, had a great catchy subtitle: putting the ‘work’ back into ‘workout.’ I like that.  … Continue reading →

Wednesday tends to be recovery day, at least for those of us who spit blood and eat nails on Monday and Tuesday.  But I didn’t post yesterday’s workout, and too many of you who I see regulary skipped Monday (AHEM!), … Continue reading →

We’re not swaying too much from last week’s max squat workout.  Again, we’re not dabbling deeply into GPP work, since that train sailed during the last few months.  But we’re not completely ignoring it either.  But we like the heavy, … Continue reading →

Hey, I’m in the Sacramento News and Review this week (among a few other local publications, but this is the only one with a weblink). Diatribe Certain things bare repeating. Certain things bare repeating. I received an email from an … Continue reading →

Routine vs. Ritual “Character can now be communicated to a prospective client or new employer by the relative fitness of one’s body.  A lean, hardened body suggests discipline, control and personal responsibility.  Great stamina suggests dedication.  The qualities that a … Continue reading →

Let’s reverse the order of these posts. Workout first, THEN the rant. Today will actually be a recovery day. Rest, or toy with something fun but without the intensity. Roll around a bit, practice your interpretive Dance of the Radish, … Continue reading →