Tag: Barbell Training
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Quick & Dirty
Sometimes I don’t have time to train. Often I don’t want to train. When that happens, I’ll typically turn to a quick, minimalist routine. Nothing crazy, just enough to get a signal to my body. A minimum effective dose. You’ll often find me breaking up the sets while working, cleaning, or cooking. The following are…
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Strength & Aesthetics > Sweat & Pain
You’ve probably heard this before, but it warrants repeating: you don’t need to kill yourself in the gym to make progress. Sadly, for normies, an effective session in the gym is gauged by: Quantity of sweat produced. Amount of soreness obtained. To be honest, sometimes it might be wise to strive for a sweaty and…
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“An object in motion tends to remain in motion…”
I really enjoying training, and feed off the momentum of a disciplined regiment, but sometimes I do it too much. Usually excessive intensity without sufficient recovery. Here’s some strategies and tactics I use to to accommodate this addiction.. Shorter workouts, with a limited focus. I enjoy full body training, and still prioritize compound movements (multi-joint…
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Getting Jacked in my Thirties
Lessons from the First Half Originally posted on Medium on September 3, 2020. My Trajectory When I was a teenager I was relatively slim. I took up Karate when I was around twelve years old, unable to perform a single push-up. Thrice weekly Karate classes soon changed that. A few years later, I could easily…
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Minimum Effective Dose: Ten Minute Workouts
Sometimes you need (or just want) a ten minute workout. I think the guys over at Mind Pump (funny fitness podcast) would call these ‘trigger sessions’. Sort of micro workouts intended to offer a quick hit of stimulation, but nothing too intensive. Not sure if my workouts would be considered the same thing, but I…
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Spicy Drive-In Burgers
For as long as I can recall, my dad has been grilling up spicy, mouth watering hamburgers during the summer months. Just one of his many food specialties, perfected over the years. These burgers are now a staple in our household, with my wife and I regularly grilling them up. Since I’ve been asked about…
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2020 Vision
It’s been a while since I’ve written. I don’t exactly know why I stopped, but here I am, once again posting. Something triggered me to write today. I’m not going to dwell on what that trigger was, I’m just going to ride this motivation train, and see where I end up. See if I can…
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The Garage Gym
Last year my wife and I decided to pull the trigger and buy a squat rack for our home. Prior to the purchase, we would frequent our local gym whenever we wanted to get under a barbell. Unfortunately, often times obtaining a rack would be difficult when the gym floor was busy. Moreover, we were…
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