November 9th, 2019
I am still alive because of luck. Not skill, not good decision making, not experience. Beautiful brilliant luck. Whenever the hubris starts to build and thoughts of my own capacity surface, I try to suffocate…
Writing topics: <span>Training & the Body</span>
November 1st, 2019
I would like to not need the risk of it. It would be nice if the harshness of extremes didn’t demand as much shadow and dark. Yet the harsh light of those high points demands…
Training: Horizontal Pulling
PLAY Which planes should you pull in?We neglect horizontal pulling. When new clients are introduced, when possible we start them with some form of a horizontal row on rings, and then as they get stronger…
Training: Zercher Deadlift
PLAY Prayers are all that get these up.So I am back on a hunt for a triple body weight dead lift. At around 175lbs I need to pull 525lbs off the floor, which will not…
Training: Hand Strength and Weighted Rope Climbs
Weighted Rope ClimbsIt seems a little over the top that I always talk about how much stuff hurts, and perhaps it is just that I am soft and weak… but climbing our particular ropes with…
Training: Fear
How do you train fear? I wrote this in 2011. It still is something I sit and ponder. How do we best tackle the world of training our heads, perhaps the item that most separates…
Bachar Training: Climbing Focused Training
The Carny: I am building a bachar ladder The British Spy: That’s old school training. The Carny: ExactlySo I built a Bachar ladder this weekend. It is one of the old school training items, which…
Building Active Shoulder Flexibility
Flexibility is an expression of strength in a full range of movement.I have recently been doing a lot of work looking at rebuilding and strengthening my shoulder girdle. It seems that people everywhere are dealing…
(p)Rehab: Stretching the Shoulder Girdle
Passive Stretching after Tissue ReleaeI commented a while ago on the notion that you need to do some passive stretching after doing soft tissue work on the musculature of the shoulder girdle. However I have…
Bachar Training: Static Strength and Lock Offs
Ladder Training: The BasicsAgain from the archives. June 26th, 2012. These ladders are rad. So about a week ago [Or two or three] I posted an article on my new toy. However due to some…