A couple weeks ago Chris and I were talking business during down time at the gym. We were talking about the press camp coming up in March when Chris said to me something along the lines of, “If we went to the mall and set up a rack to see who could do a bodyweight overhead (knees locked) press, how many people do you think could do it?” I thought about what he was saying for a second and then realized that unless some very strong individual was walking around the mall, I doub

I’ve never liked ‘exercise’. By exercise I mean your typical long cardio sessions and high rep resistance training with short rests. The dry burning in the lungs, the tight muscular ache and the profuse sweating are all things I used to think were unavoidable consequences of a trip to the gym, and they are all things I’d rather avoid. However, I started barbell training nearly 4 years ago and I’ve been enamoured with it ever since. So what’s different? For starters, barbell t

Over the years I have heard some pretty shocking estimates about the number of people who suffer from back pain. From what I have heard something like 80 or 90 percent of people deal with it at some point in their lives. Back issues result in more people missing work than sickness, flu, and the common cold combined. So they are a big deal. I have a little bit of personal experience with back issues. Lumbar strains and sprains, disc issues, and other complications. I have