Author Archive for Mark

I am a strength and conditioning phreak living in one of the best places to be one...in southern California. I am self-employed, in sales and live with my beautiful babe, Val and our Chow Chow, Chelsea. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and that would automatically, by birthright, make me a Packer fan; a dyed-in-the-wool Cheesehead.

2013 California’s Strongest Man Contest

Tweet The 5th annual California’s Strongest Man Contest took place Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Huntington Beach, California under ideal weather conditions and near flawless execution. While setting up for this year’s version of CSM, we relived the foul weather…

My Road to a 600 lb Deadlift

http://youtu.be/tKcIzUiO21s

Tweet It has been a whIle since I tested my 1RM and since I just finished a 9 week training cycle using Brandon Lilly’s The Cube Method, I was due. I underestimated what I could pull, but beat my previous…

The Benefits of the Floor Press

http://youtu.be/2XjaRk6q9YQ

There are several variations of the standard, tried and true bench press, and one of them is the floor press.

USADA To Strip Lance Armstrong of 7 Tour de France Medals

Tweet U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart says the agency will ban Lance Armstrong from cycling for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping. From the Associated Press: AUSTIN, Texas

What Can You Learn From Your Injuries?

Weight training involves injuries from time time to time as do most sports. Nothing new there. But would you still train with weights and in your sport if you had suffered through this menu of injuries endured by one well known guy?

California’s Strongest Man Competition Nears

The 10th Anniversary show for California’s Strongest Man will be held in Huntington Beach, CA on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10:00 am PST.

The Dos Equis Deadlift

Tweet Deadlift responsibly. Drink the the beer after.

Jerry Rice’s Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftmVLvQyZAs

Jim Wendler condensed training to just three parts: stretching, lifting and sprinting. Here is what Jerry Rice does.

The “Evil” Prowler

Those who push it, pull it, sprint it and row it, hate it…and love it. It is impossible to be neutral about it once you’ve used it and nothing has more upside to your conditioning, as long as you don’t mind puking every now and then