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Mixed training for great results

 

Well, this is just me rambling on about some things. Well, many things. Doesn’t mean I am ultimately right or wrong, just my way of looking at things. As with all things, take what helps you and discard the rest.

This:

“Looking to build a rugged body that will withstand any activity I want [...]

Some thoughts on movement…

Interesting thread. This is in response to a post here:

http://www.davedraper.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/30321/tp/1/

And the following is just some rambling thoughts I have on this and may not add up to much or even address the thoughts raised in that thread. So, for what it’s worth,  here you go:

I guess most of the time I just [...]

How I Bench Press

This is in response to a guy called Funky on the Dan John Q&A Deck forum:

But it just might help you too!

In part, Pavel and Dan John have suggested dumping small plates in favor of using just 25 and 45 pound plates on an Olympic bar. Now I won’t get into the reasons [...]

Tough Enough…

so…

I recall seeing a video a few years back where some UFC dude was training while wearing a mask (not the type used in WWF- though about as effective for making your face sweat).

Since then, it has sort of become a “secret” training method that some fighter-training sites are sharing more and more.

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Body-weight Movements for Fun

Low crawls, or spider-man’s are a good indicator of general useable strength and mobility. Many people do have a tough time with them. Yes, just because one might be good at push-ups or planks does not mean they can spider-man across the floor. Just because you can dead-lift 900 pounds does not mean you have [...]