DIY Dip Station I love to DIY! I have updated entire bathrooms in my house. This DIY Dip Station is simple enough and cheap enough that you can make it in a afternoon. It is a heavy duty piece of equipment that will be in your garage gym for years to come. I built this piece […]
Scale Stuck on the Same Weight? Things to keep in mind when you think you’ve done everything right. A pound of muscle is about 1/3 the size of a pound of fat, so from a density perspective, as you build muscle, it’s your measurements that change the most. Measure yourself with a measuring tape (it’s
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DIY Band Pegs + Power Racks = Match Made in Strength Heaven Let’s get some band pegs on that power rack of yours! What do you mean why? Now that we have you utilizing chains in your training it’s time to accommodate more resistance. (bands and chains are accommodating resistance) I see a lot of people
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One Year of Work This picture encapsulates one year of work. Left side is about 215, right side is 235-240ish. Being a powerlifter, my ultimate goals revolve around the weight I can move. If I cut down right now, I could probably be in the same shape as the left side at 5-7 pounds heavier, and
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Mobile Fitness Professional I travel to several of my clients’ homes on a weekly basis to train with them. Most of my clients are people with developmental or physical needs who require added assistance or help. I have a tote of workout equipment that I drive around in the back of my van that I use
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DIY Jack Stand Curl Station It might sound like a strange statement coming from someone talking about working out, but I am lazy. I am ALWAYS trying to find a way to make the workout easier. And I really shouldn’t say the workout, but rather the workout preparation. I hate bending over, lugging plates up
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What’s On The Menu I’m going to give you a smorgasbord of mobility work. This list isn’t meant to turn into your training session. I wouldn’t want you to do all or even many of these on a regular basis. My ultimate goal would be for you to experiment with a few different mobility movements &/or
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Boot Camp or Mobile Trainer Survival Tip When you run an outdoor boot camp class, planning is everything. Whether it’s a 6am or 6pm class, I don’t like to depend on my memory to make sure I’ve packed everything I need and then get to the park and realize I’ve forgotten a critical piece. I
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DIY Bar Storage Rack If you are like me, you have more room than you know what to do with in your garage gym or home gym (sarcasm). I had bars laying up against every corner or worse yet left on the floor only to have to move them so I could do the next
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You could do a quick Google search and find a laundry list of cold shower benefits. For me, it just feels good, after. There is often a little self talk prior to stepping in a 40 degree shower. And of course there are times, just when you are feeling like you have conquered the cold, and
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