Deadlifts, bench press, squats. Those are the three compound exercises prescribed by pretty much anyone on the internet. You can do these three exercises with a traditional barbell, but if your goal is more along the lines of safety while learning a movement then a specialty bar is more likely Read more…
Prior to going to physical therapy I had absolutely zero clue what the psoas muscle even was. And after a session with a fill in physical therapist who attempted to release my psoas muscle during a session, only to leave me in serious physical pain to the point I couldn’t Read more…
The Titan Adjustable Heavy Bag Boxing Stand is by far the most used item in my entire gym. I added a 100lb banana bag from Contender Fight Sports that I purchased separately though Amazon. My brother and I used a concrete drill and 4 concrete screws to mount this. We Read more…
May 18th, 2019 was the start of the mud run (obstacle course race) season here in sunny Portland, Oregon. The first run of the season – The Warrior Dash, held about 20-30 minutes south of Portland in Canby, OR. I had registered for this race back in September at a Read more…
My first introduction to vibrating foam rollers came from Evan, of Vive Fitness, when he told me he had a few Vyper 2’s coming into the studio. I saw a Vyper 2 in person at the UFC Performance Institute in one of their recovery rooms. I finally tried one on Read more…
I really should have written about my Muay Thai Retreat experience a while ago. Like a long while ago. I attended one of Sean Fagan’s retreats back in September / October of 2017, which was two months before I started writing this blog, and this article is being published 375 Read more…
The NSCA put on their annual combat clinic at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, NV on 9/21 – 9/22. This was a collection of strength and conditioning experts talking with the UFC science and training staff about how to better work with combat athletes in improving their performance Read more…
I attended the StrongFirst Girya level 1 certification between September 14th and 16th in Tacoma, WA. During the three day event I learned a lot about myself, the StrongFirst organization, and what I need to work on both physically and mentally within myself moving forward. I did not achieve the Read more…
The Rugged Maniac obstacle course race is an amazing experience. My friend / training partner / client and I just completed the race in Portland on June 30th. Photos to come soon. The race itself is a 5K run (3 ish miles) with 25 different obstacles put between you and Read more…
I have returned from the Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean Jiu Jitsu cruise known as Grappler’s Escape (you’ll see me in the group photo on their home page.) This is a one week cruise filled with multiple hours of jiu jitsu instruction by top level competition grapplers and hundreds of Read more…
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