The Pursuit Of Strength In All Its Forms
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Sorry to break up the testosterone fest here, but in the interest of yin and yang, I felt it necessary to inject a little estrogen on this website. My thought processes aren’t what I’d consider typically female, but I may help you see the world through a different colored lens. I’m not your typical woman [...]
I recently got a chance to meet Josh Hanagarne at a seminar. At one point he was being taught the handstand (and not by me). If you’re not familiar with Josh he is a big guy. Tall people for whatever reason tend not to have the best coordination. But with a little practice Josh was [...]
I’ve been a competitive endurance athlete as long as I can remember. I was doing children’s events at road races by the time I was 4 and when I was seven years old I started racing in cross country running and track all around the Northwest region in the Junior Olympics. From that young age [...]
On October 16, 2008 I picked up an 8kg kettlebell and started my first workout in a little over five weeks. I had to wear a sock over my left hand to dull the pain. My presses were awkward, my body would curl to the right when I swung with my left hand and everything [...]
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” –Mark Twain 1.2-2 grams per kilogram bodyweight to gain muscle, Are you sure? Through history there have been a lot of Scandinavians that didn’t own calculators. How much protein is in 1 gram of [...]
Guest post By Doug Fioranelli After reading Frankie’s article as to why he is a personal trainer it is good to know there are other trainers out there who truly do everything they can to help others achieve what they want. When I first started out in this profession I made a tough decision to [...]
NOTE: Here is a guest post from Mathieu Duchesneau, who enjoys racing dragonboats. Draconian Ships Anyone who starts practicing the sport of Dragonboat racing can hardly ever stop (not without regretting it). It is intense, hard, addictive, makes you live hells and heavens, and grants one of the best feelings of accomplishment in the world. [...]
My name is Fredrik Jonasson, I´m 29 years of age and I live on West coast of Sweden… I have been pretty active my whole life starting with watching ninja movies as a kid wanting to be able to disappear and trying flips flat to my back and reaping the benefits amongst other things…. Muay [...]
By Craig Keaton Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other chemical combinations, steroids, growth hormone, and antibiotics, additives, preservatives, colorings, emulsifiers and stabilizers, and the list goes on and on… Do you eat food or fake? The average American consumes over 20 pounds of food additives every year.
Note from Adam: BioMech refers to this certification. Adam: Kurt, its a pleasure to get some time to talk with you. My first question for you, what is your athletic background? Kurt: Martial Arts: 2nd Dan Blackbelt Taekwondo (11+ Years), Brazilian Jiu – Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner ATG: and your academic background? KH: A.A.S. Health & Fitness Specialist w/ [...]
by Logan Christopher, the guy juggling those kettlebells. Change can be rough. No one likes to change. It’s too easy to stay inside your comfort zone. But some of us at least realize that great benefits and opportunities lie outside that zone. I’ve been following Adam for a number of years. We both started doing [...]
Note from Josh: Gary also wrote my favorite guest piece on WSL. It’s got a video of him struggling with Narcolepsy. Check it out here if you’re interested. by Gary Berenbroick, RKC II I have three pieces of partially bent steel on a windowsill in my gym. Adam sent them to me last year with [...]
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