Justin's book review.

Jan 30.


Today’s training:
Morning:
Warmup: Indian clubs, worked on new articulations for 20 min.  feels real good.
“ convict conditioning “5 Pullups(slow),20 pushups,30 KTE, 40 full squats. 50 double unders For 3 sets


100 cleans with 24kg each arm switching at 10,15 reps. Pace was fast but slow enough to rack sold and relax on each rep.


25 one arm swings with 36kg. Kettlebell: that did not feel light.

“As a man Traineth” by Justin Lopez (check our LuLu self publishing web site for book sale.)

I have known Justin since he decided to enter the dark world of hardcore fitness training of the crudest level and join the “serious members gym” He never forgot the sign on the door: “Serious member gym-if you were not invited, then fuck off” . We have removed that sign in our self-effacing way of political correctness. However we still  train there still view it unstated in the same way. Justin found his home while he lived in New York and started his training in earnest to get strong and become of pro football player. Justin had a lot going for him as he was 6’4” an over 200lbs.before he started on his quest to train in the real world so things were easier than the average bear. Hell, his father was a fireman like myself, and I gene pooled an offspring in similar fashion. Must be the profession that adds to the gene marker.

Training at the Fair Oaks location was described in his biographical work and even detailed a lot of his training routines, what he forgot put a disclaimer on them, for if you follow them without good support and effective periodization, you may quit lifting, go under doctor intervention, puke, or just plan die. Unless you are totally self motivated like Justin. Also he forgot to discuss the Saturday squat sessions, that lasted for 3 hours where records were broken weekly. When ever the team entered a lifting meets, we took home so much gold, as it almost got boring. Justin like the rest of the Fair Oaks gang never got a big head with our success, outer than one individual described in the book as “Mr lats” who we kept around for comic relief. Justin; the globo gym world is full of “Mr. lats”; you know the type, “look at me motherfucker I am performing”, it is one of many life’s distraction that has little value, laugh and go back to your authentic life.

Real Confidence equals strong, always! As I would say,”its all about addressing weakness”

If those who train with resistance whether it be barbells dumbbells, kettlebells , strongman tools, you will love this book. Now you have to get use to Justin’s way of humor, which in his writing may appear to be a disjunctive discourse of language that has a secret message. Yes, there is subliminal message within , but it comes in the form of a build board. “stay out of globo, spandex, aerobic, zumba, graviton machine, plasma screen TV, sweat to the oldies, PX 100000, shit stock fitness trash that the state controlled media” embraces . I forgot to add the “biggest looser show” which may not be a conflict in terms.

The last time I saw Justin, was a couple years ago and he was heading back to California in his truck that was filled with weights and a selection of kettlebells. Kettlebells were new to Justin, but being a real life practical trainer, kettlebells as a strength tool he embraced with great enthusiasm because that shit works! Justin never forgot his roots as they would say, and it was time to continue to build his roots for others to follow. So consider his book as a way of translating the world of fitness that has everyone just plain mystified.
What can I say without being prejudice as I lived part of this, I was so emotionally motivated that I will continue to work on my humble book of fitness as I see it if only one person reads it. And yes I never stopped training at Fair Oaks location until it closes for good.

Justin’s book can be acquired at http://www.lulu.com/ “As a man traineth”