So I have been doing my current training program for several weeks and overall have felt like I have had some great workouts. Unfortunately, I have also noticed that my recovery is not up to par and I have been starting to have less energy/strength for my workouts.
Now this is not all from my program, [...]

I have been making a lot of homemade equipment lately. Hopefully your not getting bored with all the DYI posts. Don’t worry I will be posting more on training soon. In fact on Monday I will be driving up to Cleveland to train strongman events with Bob. So I will definitely keep you informed on [...]

Lately besides doing strongman exercises, I have been incorporating more unilateral training into my workouts. Unilateral work is great for correcting weaknesses. If you think about it, you move your body using unilateral movements more often then you do with bilateral movements. So why wouldn’t train that way?
Here is a video I shot using unilateral [...]

As many of you know I have been starting to train for Strongman competitions. For this I have been collecting all the different types of equipment that I will need to be familiar with. One of the new toys that I have gotten is a set of huge tires. Tires are great for flipping and [...]

What a crazy week so far!
As us all know I have been extremely pumped up over the last week and a half since attending the strongman competition. This has been a great incentive and driving force with my workouts. I have truly had some of the most intense workouts that I have in a while [...]

In this second part of the article we will briefly cover some of the more common and effective ways to recover after a workout or rehab session. These techniques include Self Myofascial Release (SMR), Stretching, Nutrition, and Hot/Cold application.
Self Myofascial Release (SMR)
As I discuss in depth in the Functional Correction manual, maintaining soft tissue length [...]

Over the last few weeks I have been finally getting my garage gym cleaned up and into fighting shape. One of main things I wanted to do was make some more homemade equipment to use. So the top of my list of things to make was another Bulgarian sandbag. I have made several smaller versions [...]

When it comes to strength, grip strength is an often over looked area in the gym.
The typical lifter is too worried about increasing their bench or if they are a little more hardcore, their deadlift. Just like I talk about building a good base with mobility exercises in my Functional Correction manual, you also have [...]

If you have followed me for a while or have read my Function Correction Manual, then you know I am big on mobility exercises. Wall slides are a great mobility exercise for the upper body. They Help stretch the pecs, while simultaneously activating the upper back muscles.
Here is a video I shot demonstrating the movement, [...]

I love homemade equipment!
Here is my own version of the Rolling Thunder. It’s made for around  $20 or under. Made with pipe fittings and small piece of chain. Check it out it works great.
Yours in strength,
-Tim-