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Horizontal Pulls and Natural Bodyweight Training

We are going to address two things in this article.

The first has to do with Step 2:

Horizontal Pulls (HzP’s), as found in Convict Conditioning page 124 – 125,  performed  from a table or some other set-up like rings hanging at about waist height.

The Progressive standard Paul Wade sets is 3 x 30, [...]

Shoulder Problems and the Bent Press

This is partly in response to a thread started on another fitness oriented site. The OP,  (Original Poster)  “bongoman”, in that thread was concerned about his AC joint (Acromion Clavicula joint at top of shoulder) and also in trying to get his lat to tense up while pressing a weight overhead with one hand.

He [...]

One Brick at a Time

Well, of course, that’s how you build a house or other brick structure.

So what does it have to do with you and I?

That is how you get stronger, faster and tougher.

One brick at a time. It takes time and effort. It takes patience. It takes persistence. And sometimes it means taking a [...]

Recovery and Muscle Soreness-Part-III

OK, time to look at a few more things that can impact how well you recover from training.

Good nutrition can go a long way in speeding recovery. Eat poorly and it will affect how well you recover from training in a negative way. Learning what foods you may be allergic too can help a [...]

Recovery and Muscle Soreness Part-II

 It works like this:

Your nervous system gives a command to your muscles to move the bar. You do. This repeats for each rep you do. Then when things get tough, your form becomes shaky as you push to failure. Now the command signal to the muscles is not being read fully. It is getting [...]