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What Is Circulo-Respiratory Distress?
How do you get tougher? Before I give you tips on how to increase your toughness in your training, let me go a bit more deeply into what it means to be tough.
Section: Mind :: Jan 22, 2004
Size Matters... NOT! Does Size Mean You're Strong?
I'm an average size for a man. As a matter of fact, demonstrating at the Arnold Classic certain feats of strength such as a Clean to Hand Balancing the 45LBS clubbell seemed to be more of a strength oddity for the larger-than-life beefcake brigade who couldn't even lift the Bruiser. Does size mattter?
Section: Mind :: Nov 19, 2003
Is Your Training Hardly Smart Or Smartly Hard?
I hear many people saying that they're worried about performance levels as a result of recovering from an injury, and facing the ominous tick-tock of our aging. Learn why and what the difference between training hardly smart and smartly hard!
Section: Mind :: Jan 23, 2004
The Energy Returns!
People filter out information which they are not prepared to see or hear. This leads me to this article with the intention to restate and reinforce the entire methodology... and the core glossary of the method.
Section: Mind :: Feb 13, 2004
Cleaning The Slate!
Most people are taught confidence in doing something specific, that only through learning specific skills will they become competent. Learn why here!
Section: Mind :: Aug 11, 2004
Breath Before Emotion!
You will accelerate your training and performance in general if you orient your approach to reflect the actual science behind breathing, rather than upon urban myths. What do you see when an individual attempts to relax? You will see a change in breathing pattern!
Section: Mind :: Apr 01, 2004
Mind
Cutting The Sandbags On Your Balloon!
If you understand how things fit all together. You don't need to sit down and create a thesis on your life (though that's a great exercise in itself.) Merely having the skills developed from this exercise, you'll instantly start to innervate your life's details sending tendrils to all of your activities, pulling back anchors and releasing attachments… cutting the sandbags.
Section: Mind :: Aug 21, 2003
When The Tough Get Going...
There seems to be a toggle switch in fitness. People lump programs into one of two categories: over-training or under-training. Find out what makes the difference between those who make it and those who don't.
Section: Mind :: Sep 04, 2003
Panic Control For The Warrior Athlete!
As a Sambo competitor I traveled the world to gain insight into the methods elite athletes use to augment their skills and enhance their performance. The result became Circular Strength Training System's core model: the Three Dimensional Performance Pyramid.
Section: Sports :: Dec 18, 2003
Sports
Double-D: 8 Minutes Of Delicious Torture!
The DOUBLE-D (or the Double Density Death March) may give you significant useable muscle growth in the arms, chest, neck, back and core. Learn how to utilize clubbells and kettlebells to gain strength and size!
Section: Sports :: Oct 07, 2003
The Media Myth Of The Flinch Reflex!
Understanding how to control one's emotional arousal is paramount to victory... and survival. Due to the nature of martial arts, I intended CST to provide a means of not only off-setting negative affects combat causes the body, but also to help the body better perform within the cauldron of fighting.
Section: Sports :: Jan 21, 2004
The Inner Unit Of Core Activation!
Some people have expressed that they would like to know more of the science underpinning Body-Flow. Therefore, I thought I'd share one of the recent insights brought to light through a Q&A with a client.
Section: Sports :: Feb 26, 2004
Performance Overrides Precision!
Most people are taught confidence in doing something specific, that only through learning specific skills will they become competent. Learn why here!
Section: Sports :: Jun 11, 2004
Combat SPP: Find Your Own Path!
What would you do, if you could go back? What would you change? What is the Win/Lose Ethic? Learn how to use Combat SPP to your advantage!
Section: Sports :: Apr 05, 2004
Bear & Rabbit: Strength Chasing Your Endurance!
Some people have expressed that they would like to know more of the science underpinning Body-Flow. Therefore, I thought I'd share one of the recent insights brought to light through a Q&A with a client.
Section: Sports :: Mar 23, 2004
When The Tough Get Going!
There seems to be a toggle switch in fitness. People lump programs into one of two categories: over-training or under-training. Find out what makes the difference between those who make it and those who don't.
Section: Training :: Sep 05, 2003
Intuitive Training Defined!
If you want to prevent burn-out over-training and injuries, and if you want to continue to make positive results indefinitely, then your RPE should be one of the key factor in your program assessment.
Section: Training :: Sep 10, 2003
The End Of GPP!
I may chill the bones of the Strength & Conditioning ivory tower and frighten the wallets of the soapbox training gurus, but at a certain point in your training, it's critical to end GPP. What then? Let's go into this in a little detail and then apply this to Clubbell training.
Section: Training :: Sep 22, 2003
Arm-Bar Counter-Strength!
With my background in Sambo competing and coaching internationally, I originally developed the Clubbell® as a means of Specific Physical Preparedness (SPP) for combat sports. This article describes the theory supporting SPP, and one routine for successfully implementing Clubbell® training to enhance the performance of your fighting.
Section: Training :: Apr 29, 2004
Alternate Forms Of Stretching: The Dog Screwing Dolphin!
No, the name of the exercise is not a joke. If you would like to see what I am talking about then you will just have to read through this article.
Section: Training :: May 16, 2005
Mobility Superior To Flexibility!
Mobility practice is a daily requirement, whereas flexibility training is not. Mobility practice provides nutritive and lubricative fluid to wash each joint (which it would not happen without doing so), reversing the aging-process...
Section: Training :: Aug 25, 2004
Training
10 Reasons Clubbells Are Superior For Circular Strength Training!
In light of recent events, I find it prudent to give my official position on the evolution of the Clubbell® and how it became the most optimal and only sensible equipment for use in Circular Strength Training™.
Section: Training :: Aug 29, 2003
The Last Neck Exercise You'll Ever Need!
I'm an average size for a man. As a matter of fact, demonstrating at the Arnold Classic certain feats of strength such as a Clean to Hand Balancing the 45LBS clubbell seemed to be more of a strength oddity for the larger-than-life beefcake brigade who couldn't even lift the Bruiser. Does size mattter?
Section: Training :: Nov 19, 2003
Vibration Training For Enhanced Performance!
Vibration Training strategies have been around for a very long time - several million as a matter of fact. Animals do this instinctively. Find out what it is and how it can help you!
Section: Training :: Oct 31, 2003
Three Dimensional Balance Training: No Equipment. No Fuss. No Cost!
Has balance training become in vogue and the new rave? From physical therapy to the hottest glamour gym, fitness enthusiasts everywhere are jumping on the wobbling, jostling, and teetering balance training bandwagon. Learn why and how you can improve your balance and much more...
Section: Training :: Nov 10, 2003
The Warhorse On Ice: Power Without Performance!
What is performance breathing and what can it do for you? Also, find out the six primary protocols of performance breathing...
Section: Training :: May 26, 2004
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