Make Dad Bods great again

What have we done? What have we let ourselves do? 20-30 years ago there wasn’t a term “DAD BOD”. There were dad bods, that begin happening in the 80’s when foods and technology changed. We let ourselves get soft. Times were good and we relaxed. Nowe we’re in trouble. 40 percent of americans are now …

Handcuffs and Islands

Handcuffs and Islands! What does that mean? It means if you were handcuffed to someone and could never escape, could you stay married? If you were on a desert island with your spouse and could never get off, could you work things out? Absolutely you could. The cast on Gilligans Island were complete opposites, had …

CHALKGYM, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama

CHALK is a Weight Training gym that combines the membership, training & coaching, and your workout routine all for one price. The equipment, the facility, the programming and coaching are designed to provide the optimal environment for training. Chalk is returning to the roots of weight training and focusing on developing the unique qualities of …

300 LB Bench

Phung finally hit a 300 LB bench press. What can I say except, “well done”!! It has been almost 2 years since Phung started his training to bench press 300 lbs. Sure there are plenty of people who bench press 300 lbs. Many people can incline press 300lbs, behind the neck press 300 lbs, snatch 300 …

General Adaptation Syndrome

Have you ever wondered why working hard is sometimes not enough when it comes to performance training? It makes sense that if you train hard you’ll get, faster, stronger and ultimately better. If just training hard was the key there would be many more accomplished athletes at the elite level. Elite level athletes are motivated, …

Mission Demands Analysis Profile

Now that we have begun to identify the components of training, what’s next? How do we decide what the tactical athlete needs to do to become better prepared? We all understand what a needs analysis or needs assessment is. But think about it for a minute? What do we really need to know about the tactical …

Fus

  I have been training since I was twelve years old. I have competed at a fairly high level and have been a strength and conditioning coach since 1984. I can tell when something works and when it doesn’t. I believe many products today are marketed and sold based heavily on personal testimonials. I want …