There seems to be two types of strength, ‘gym strength’ and ‘real strength’. I believe that you must train for both.
The best way to do this is by throwing in some strongman style carries at the end of your strength workouts, so after a squat day you might do some sled dragging or walk with a yolk or heavy bar on your back, after a bench workout you could do some farmers walks, or bear hug a keg or a stone and take it for a walk!
Just grab an awkward, heavy object and get walking! Heavy carries kick ass for the following reasons:
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Read MoreWhen the general population thinks about strength training, the same image will likely come to mind: An athlete with a ridiculously heavy weight on their back, red-faced, grunting and grinding out a very slow difficult rep (or two). However, that image represents a very small percentage of the actual training that causes strength gain. …
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> overweight
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> physically unfit
> weak
> confused about nutrition
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"Tuna salad again?! Don't you get bored? I'll never understand you fitness freaks, just eat some cake"
Damn. I thought. I'm just eating my lunch.
^^ this is an all too familiar scenario when you're dieting
People feel an innate NEED to comment on your life
Especially when you're trying to eat clean
Suddenly you become a fitness FREAK!
for some reason, people can freely comment about what you eat, how you train or how 'realistic' your goals are.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
PEOPLE HATE BECAUSE YOUR POSITIVE ACTION HIGHLIGHTS A DEFICIENCY IN THEIR LIFE
PEOPLE HATE YOUR SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRIED AND FAILED
HATE AND CRITICISM TURNS INTO ADMIRATION (THEY WILL ASK YOU FOR HELP SOON!)
EVERY GREAT CHANGE IN THE WORLD HAS FIRST RECEIVED NEGATIVITY (for example, Martin Luther King Jr and the Black Civil Rights Movement)
Read MoreSo last Sunday I had a very strange feeling...
I felt sad
Honestly I don't really know why
Years ago I used to work in a bank
I hated it
And every Sunday I'd get that 'back to work ' feeling
Which, let's face it, is basically sadness.
But right now I love what I do
yet I had that same 'sunday sadness' feeling
So I wasn't sure why I felt sad and de-motivated.
there was no reason to be sad!
...then it HIT me like a ton of bricks...
Read MoreThe problem?
I never got better at anything.
BUT
When I switched from a fleeting focus
To an ABSOLUTE LASER-GUIDED focus on ONE goal
Then I transformed myself
How can you do this with your own goals?
Well, imagine how your body could change with just 6-12 months of clean eating and intense training.
6-12 months of sticking to the basics. Eating healthy stuff. Showing up to the gym when you can’t be arsed.
6-12 months of …<READ MORE>..
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