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A Weekend Full of Strength

This past weekend I had the privilege of joining Rob Orlando and his staff in Chicago for an amazing strongman competition and CrossFit Strongman Certification at CrossFit Barrington.  It was an absolute blast getting to work along side RobO and [...]

June 17, 2013 Rob Orlando, Strength training, Strongman
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What The…..

First off, I am running through all of the responses(60+) I received in regards to my need for guinea pigs to test out my distance Strictly Strength Project.  I am very, very close to selecting the final 3 men and [...]

June 3, 2013 Strength training
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A Call to Action

After several years of developing the Strictly Strength program, I’ve finally pulled the trigger on creating an option for those of you that aren’t anywhere near Austin to still get your SS on! I recently spent some time in front [...]

May 29, 2013 CrossFit, Instructional, Strength training
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Gain 20lbs in 28 Days?

It seems that for anyone trying to get bigger and pack on more muscle, the easy part is the training.  The issues come from how they are fueling their bodies – or probably more accurately stated – NOT fueling their [...]

May 20, 2013 Nutrition, Strength training
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No Excuses

It was 2 weeks ago that I saw one of the most inspirational and powerful moments of my training career.  CrossFit Central Coach, Strictly Strength Coach, and personal trainer, Nyki Helmcamp was training her client Fran Mardones.  That in and [...]

April 15, 2013 Inspiration, Strength training
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Backyard Throwdown

I’m sure we’ve all been there before….. Wanting to workout but struggling to muster up the motivation to drive to the gym to hit up a training session.  You’ve been there before, I know it.  It seems silly, but sometimes [...]

March 28, 2013 Strength training, SWOD
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The Next Project

It’s that time again.  It’s time to build beasts, machines and barbell assassins.   The next Strictly Strength Project starts 4/6, and runs until 5/25. I understand that this is short notice, but here’s my stance on the deal: If [...]

March 27, 2013 Hybrid Training, Strength training
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Attitude. Attitude…

I don’t give a shit what we’re talking about….It’s all about your attitude.  Period. In this case, we are talking about training. “IF you miss….miss it fast and low.” (as you’ll soon see in this video) I won’t accept half-ass [...]

February 27, 2013 Strength training
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Iron Ed. 101

I found this today at ashmanstrength.com/2013/02/truths-about-the-liftingtraining-world/ It is an extremely straightforward approach to some very popular topics, and his responses to said topics are right on.  So, as I usually do, I wanted to pass this along to y’all so that [...]

February 19, 2013 Strength training
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A Knarly “Linda”

I don’t know what got in to me on Friday, but I decided to do a mixed up, twisted form of an already nasty workout named, “Linda”.  More commonly known as “3 Bars of Death”. 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1-Deadlift @ 1.5xBW -Bench Press [...]

February 18, 2013 Strength training, SWOD