Punching power is significantly improvable. Most do not understand the nature and demands of striking well enough to highlight the qualities properly nor do they know how to develop them beyond noob gains. Many coaches who are still good trainers I believe are still very basic

Sin surrounds me daily. I see it with crystal clarity now… Women. Alcohol. Drugs. Power. Money. Even vengeance—my old weakness—lurks in the shadows, calling my name. It tries to blind me. It tries to overpower me. But I am able. With the strength of my wife, the light of

God is always good. And He is good always. Happy Easter Sunday 🙏

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 This past week, the one thing I've been reflecting on is how undeserving I am. A sinful wretch like me has ZERO right to

If your physical therapist isn't discussing how: "Your body adapts" "Pain doesn’t mean damage" "Movement is safe" "You're more resilient than you think" And is instead saying stuff like: "You’ve got permanent damage" "You’ll make it worse if you move wrong" "This injury will

I'm still reflecting on the question: Why martial arts? What keeps drawing me into it? So far I have 2 main answers: 1) I hate my own weaknesses. 2) It covers all areas of discipline/performance. I don't think a lot of people know about my past, but I very weak, small,

One of the worst type of drivers: Pressing the brakes on the highway when no one is in front of them. Like z e r o.

If you’re a martial artist / fighter, and you’re not working on your hip IR, you’re cooked. Not sure how after all these years I’m only just understanding / realizing the impact of the hip IR/ER. ER I feel is honestly not as important for kicking. More important for grappling.

Martial Arts Reset: Flexibility / Mobility Whether you’re training in martial arts, other sports, powerlifter, or you’re just a regular gym goer / fitness enthusiast, these are areas that’ll benefit you a lot for things like: • Injury Prevention • Strength & Conditioning •

One of the best dopamine hits? Seeing dogs peaking their head out the car windows. Like how can you ever road rage seeing a good doge enjoying the drive / wind?

Health is not a desire. It's a necessity. Without a healthy body we lose our: • Cognitive ability to reason and make important decisions • Physical ability to protect our loved ones • Spiritual ability to become better versions of ourselves Don't take health for granted.

Calling out the shady side of strength and personal training isn’t being negative. It’s helping people avoid wasting time and money on overhyped, unproven methods and saving them from learning the hard way.

Mini break complete. Hello.

We’re calling these Elephant Swings. The ability to rotate the spine is important especially for athletes who do lots of throwing or combat athletes. Big fan of these. Spinal erectors worked hard along with a bit of shoulders and hips.

Energy levels for past couple weeks is 💩 The initial thoughts were to tone down the volume / intensity, but that’s been a reoccurring thought for a while now. So today we decided push forward, take longer rests at least. Am able to push through, still tired. But solid.

What exactly am I training for? Honestly… I still have no idea. But all I know is that I just hate being weak. Been trying to play around with organizing plyometric / explosive work with my strength & flexibility stuff. Super difficult to organize, but I think we got it 🙏

Did I say was getting into Olympic lifting now? If not… here’s me entering the Olympic lifting era of my life 😂😬😤 I feel good 🤙

I just want to point out… self taught can be solid, too. I’m learning more and more that I do best when I’m not told how to move to the precise details (unless something is clearly out of the ordinary) 😂 These are so fun…