Me vs Yoga

Ok, websites like MSN.com are getting ridiculous. Everywhere you look yoga is being promoted as the cure-all for EVERYTHING. I've seen easy yoga recommended for stress relief, stretchy-yoga recommended for fixing back pain, and "high-intensity" yoga recommended for weight loss. The first two are a good idea, but if you want weight loss, you do NOT need an hour of yoga. You only need 4

Monday and Sunday Deadlift

Enjoyed a nice Sunday morning deadlifting session in a relatively empty gym. That's the beauty of training on Sundays and staying out of the gym on Mondays, even though it seems the New Year's crowds have started to thin out at most places.1A) Hang Clean 1B) Broad Jump2A) Deadlift 2B) Broad Jump3A) RDL 3B) Military PressThen a couple of challenges...4) KB Snatch (35 lbs) - 31 reps per side (

The death of the black russian and near-death by burpees

Two weeks left on the streaking transformation...and I've come to a sad, but significant decision. Essentially it wipes out one of my five streaks, but it's the right move for me.Streaking Update 1) Write 3000 words per day The good news is that I've written a lot today, the bad news is that it was all for urgent-important tasks (TT emails and new program sales copy ideas), and not for

Simple but tough treadmill based ruck training session

Photo By: Cpl. Tyler Giguere, USMC.mil

Stop letting weather or time keep you from getting your legs in ruck shape.  You can do this in little time and on the treadmill if you are smart.  Sometimes it is logistically difficult to grab a ruck and find some hilly terrain to train on during the week.  This is especially true for the time constrained tactical athlete.  However, you can still get a very effective ruck woorkout on the treadmill, and it does not have to take long.  Below is a simple workout given to me by a collegue who is an elite warrior.  It looks simple on paper.  Don't underestimate it until you try it.  If you find this workout easy, you need more weight in your ruck!

It is a 20 minute workout total. Pace is 4 mph.  It starts deceptively easy but ramps up quickly!  By the 6th minute, you will be glad that you did not go out too hard.

% Grade	Time
0	1 minute
1	1 minute
2	1 minute
3	1 minute
4	1 minute
5	1 minute
6	1 minute
7	1 minute
8	1 minute
9	1 minute
10	1 minute
9	1 minute
8	1 minute
7	1 minute
6	1 minute
5	1 minute
4	1 minute
3	1 minute
2	1 minute
1	1 minute
0	1 minute

An absolutely brutal variation is to insert a set of a strength training exercise between every minute.  In this case, you do the minute on the treadmill as prescribed, pause the treadmill, do the strength training set, then immediately get back on the treadmill and do the next minute.  This generally stretches the workout to 40 minutes or more.   You cannot fool around when doing this.  You need to yave your weights set up so that you can move quickly.  This works best with a partner.  Hand off the ruck and keep moving.  The easy way to do this is to keep the treadmill running and manually increase the % grade. 

Flight workout

Early morning writing, early morning workout. Off to Toronto from Tampa today. Treated myself to a modified Meathead session in the humid AM.1A) Pushup1B) DB CSR 2A) Pushup2B) Farmer Walk(Total 201 pushups)3A) TRX Tri3B) TRX BiIt's going to be a slow flight home, my arms are already tired. :) Ha, this could not be more appropriately named...(it was a "gag gift" for my mom's birthday from the

Tampa TRX Meathead Workout

Big fun with a Meathead workout done half-inside and half-outside down at Joel's. Hooked up the TRX to his basketball net.Training: KB Snatch, KB 1-Arm OH press, DB Chest supported row, TRX Rear-Delt, TRX Triceps Ext, TRX Biceps Curls, Rocking Planks. Sweating. KB Snatch, KB 1-Arm OH press, DB Chest supported row, TRX Rear-Delt, TRX Triceps Ext, TRX Biceps Curls, Rocking Planks. Sweating.'"

Weekend Big Macs and Monday Workout

About the weekend.It's OK if you get off track once in a while. It's minor damage that can be dealt with. If one pound of fat is 3500 calories, you'd have to eat an extra 7 Big Mac's to gain a pound. That's an excessive amount of calories�so don't worry, you didn't overeat by 7 Big Macs over the weekend. You didn't really gain a pound of fat. Maybe you ate a little more, but it's the salt