Monthly Archives: October 2015

Stopping the “orphan-makers” (how our training might help you quit smoking)

Since cancer has wreaked havoc on my family members and friends over the years, I have a serious dislike of cigarette smoking. Most everyone I know who has died of cancer was a smokers (connect the dots).. Many people still smoke even though they have lost friends and loved ones to cancer.  evidently, they justContinue reading “Stopping the “orphan-makers” (how our training might help you quit smoking)”

Fear of getting under the bar will derail your progress

I always have to chuckle when I hear someone, usually a young man, tell me he is not afraid of anything. Right away I know two things about him he’s never been in a dangerous situation he’s lying There is a reason for fear, just like there is for pain. They warn you of potentiallyContinue reading “Fear of getting under the bar will derail your progress”

vintage video of John Brookfield teaching Battling Ropes to Bud Jeffries, Julio Anta, & myself

This taken several years ago, before we moved into the Cave. We shared floor space with another business, but we still got the work done!

Handling stress through exercise

Life happens Life is hard Life is unfair Life sucks Ever heard these or thought them yourself? Probably, if you are honest with yourself. The media bombards people 24/7 with bad news, which is stressful enough. Most of the things you are watching or hearing about are happening to someone else or some place else.Continue reading “Handling stress through exercise”

How electro-mechanical delay can negatively affect your lifting

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to write a few articles for Mike Mahler’s Aggressive Strength Newsletter. He was the first guy I ever saw doing double kettlebell lifts (100 LB 0r more each). One of the subjects I wrote about was electro-mechanical delay, briefly it is the time it takes for your musclesContinue reading “How electro-mechanical delay can negatively affect your lifting”