What I am Reading – Brother Iron Sister Steel: A Body Building Book, Draper
We are reading this seminal resource in our Collective Group. Some amazing insights from Draper on how we should approach training. The Value Beyond Bodybuilding At first glance, Draper’s book reads like a reflection on his decades as one of bodybuilding’s icons. But layered beneath the storytelling is a philosophy of training that applies across […]
What I am Reading – Chinese Weightlifting: Technical Mastery and Training, Buitrago
Chinese Weight Lifting, Manuel Buitrago There’s something quietly humbling about watching a Chinese weightlifter perform a clean and jerk. The precision, the stillness before the storm, the near-effortless expression of force. It looks like poetry, but it’s built like an engineering project. Behind every crisp lift lies a philosophy that goes beyond strength, beyond speed, […]
What I Am Reading – Keys to the Inner Universe, Bill Pearl
“I wish I had this book when I started my career!” We finished Bill Pearl’s seminal resource Keys to the Inner Universe with our Collective Group. The response was pretty remarkable. I read this book, I guess 15 years ago. I remember thinking it was extremely comprehensive. It has over 400 pages of exercises and […]
What I Am Reading – Muscle Smoke & Mirrors Volume I, Roach
There are some books that you come in contact with in your life that change you. My top ones in no particular order are Tuesdays’ with Morrie The Last Lecture Great Mental Models Fountainhead 1984 Angela’s Ashes Functional Training For Sport Poliquin Principles Strongest Shall Survive Muscle Smoke & Mirrors Having a favorite book is […]
What I Am Reading – The Molecule of More (Lieberman & Long)
Let’s start off by saying this book was average. I know this is harsh, but it’s true. I did not love the book for a multitude of reasons. The information was fine, and the writing was good, but nothing about it was overly special. I found it was loaded with anecdotes and stories that seemed […]
What I Am Reading – Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will, Sapolsky
Where do I start with this? I disagree is a good place to start I guess. I don’t disagree with free will being a myth, more so how that was attempted to be proven. Sometimes we can get worn down by the pure length of a book and extended out examples to prove the point. […]
What am I Reading – Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement, Meals
We live in a time where information is widely available and Dunning Kreuger is as bad as it has ever been. Books are the great equalizer for nonexperts claiming themselves as experts and experts struggling to sell themselves as experts. The simplest way to determine who is to have a nonexpert explain what they know […]
What I am Reading – Lineman Special Strength, Kreutz & Quint
I will open with something I have felt strongly about for a while, I think Powerlifting as a methodology to be used with athletes is overrated. HOWEVER, this is why you read. It forces you to expose yourself to ideas and concepts that challenge your opinions and biases. I am thankful for that, so in […]
What I am Reading Pragmatic Thinking & Learning, Andy Hunt
Before I review this book I want to share with you how I find books. Simply, I pay attention. When I visit a strength coach or someone I respect, I look at their bookshelves. I either take pictures or I put it on my Amazon wish list. If a coach I respect suggests a book, […]
What I am Reading – Injury Free Running by Tom Michaud
This was a good book. If you work with clients that run, you will get a lot from this. But there is more to this. Running mechanics are not complicated: Phases – Stance Phase, Swing Phase Stride – Stride length, Strength frequency Stride Length – Contact to Mid-Stance to Propulsion to Swing Phase What is […]