Monday, July 21, 2014

Accessory lifts are only accessory lifts!

You wake up early in anticipation for the workout ahead. Stumble into the kitchen and make your favorite breakfast to prepare for the torture you are going to put yourself through in precisely 68 minutes. Down the pre and off to church you go. When you walk through the doors of that hallowed ground you find your place of peace and war empty and calling your name. Plates loaded, the bar is firmly set on your squat pads(traps). Rep after rep, set after set you battle. Sweat pouring off your nose, legs shaking, stomach churning you now may start thinking about what accessory lifts you can do.

Unfortunately many people go into a weightlifting regimen under the impression leg press, calf raises, cable flies, lat pull down, curl for hell's sake and even crunches are the way to get RIPPED! My dear members, let us put down our dumbbells. Let us walk away from the cable machine and find our selves on a platform or in the rack. Get functional with the big three. Squat, Dead Lift and Cleans&Jerks. There are great applications for the other exercises, but only when paired with the serious ones.

-Strength and Honor 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Flip flops? For real bro?

So here is my rant for the week. FLIP FLOPS AT THE GYM?!!! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? WHY DON'T YOU JUST STAY HOME AND DO BODY WEIGHT SQUATS TO BOOST YOUR MAX?! Seriously though. Who in their right mind thought "hmm, I want to go hard today, better put on my flip flops." Don't waste my time and everyone else's time by taking up limited space in a gym when you should be sipping on a iced orange mocha frapachino in some coffee joint. I get it. Rest day is hard to do. For the love of all that is holy just put some damn shoes on!

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Scrap your pride

A quick one today peeps. When talking about lifting, there is a common misconception that bigger = stronger. Makes sense right? WRONG! Just because homeboy can "squat 5 hundo" does not make him strong. That is unless those squats are below parallel and then he is pretty fuhreaking strong. There is a delicate balance to working with correct form and pushing PRs (personal records). Do I always have perfect form? Nope. Do I try? Yup. The balance you need to find with form is so you can protect yourself from injury and continue the GAINS. No matter how much you lifted yesterday you are still going to lose way more if you get injured trying a big lift. Does that mean you should never max. Hell no. Lifting is dangerous and should be taken seriously. That being said what is the point if you are not progressing? All I am saying is do your research and find out the right way to complete whatever you are doing for your health the correct (scientifically tested and proven) way. Then SMASH YOUR RECORDS!!!
-Strength and Honor