Old style training; kettlebells, sandbags ,heavy weights, etc.

Aug. 10Th.




a simple looking bottoms up kettlebell clean....it sure beats wrist curls sitting on your fat ass.






"Complexity creates a maze between you and success. Simplicity ensures a clear line of sight.
-Lee J. Colan

WO du jour: easy day
20 mile bike ride and coffee stop on a fine Sunday morning. no traffic...everyone sleeping in?


Day 7 for burpees: 7 burpees in one set.

When I was studying for my trainers certification, most of the material, techniques, and modalities were based on isolation and machine induced exercise. Yes, power cleans and snatches were only discussed as a part of Olympic sport and not part of a global resistance and strength training. Even when I took the "practical" test, a conflict in terms, I had to demonstrate how to do abductor and quad,exercises on a machine I would be showing a trainee or client. It did not matter that I had well developed quadriceps and Biceps femoris from heavy 600 lbs. power squats and deadlifts, showing some poor smuck how to do a leg curl sitting on his or her ass on a bench and leg extension was the order of the day. Having been to college in prior life, you do what is necessary to achieve the level of knowledge that the instructor wants you to have in his or her image. But then again higher eduction has noting to do with expanding your personal ideals, but being part of a political correct crowd of sheep. That's why they call it a "sheep's skin" when you get your diploma


All that being said, I had no intention of training some client or trainee on some ineffective method just because it is now the trend or in some "fitness and fancy" journal. How I viewed all this training stuff for my personal use was to study all the major authors of strength all over the world and what was done prior to WWII before steroids or when special supplements came on the market. I asked myself, how did the strong men and women of that era prior to the war, get strong and build great bodies. bottom line, it was real simple exercise and basic equipment that all could afford to have or use. No need for a 500-1000$ a year gym fee, to use machines that can be done more effective with a Olympic barbell set, some dumbells and kettlebells.

This is why I have adopted kettlebells, barbells, dumbells, ropes, chains, sandbags, hammers, stones,tires, or any kind of resistance tool that will yield strength, speed, endurance, feeling good and lastly looking the part. Its all too simple basic to be true.

Have a great day suffering and remember the mission is sacred.