Knees were meant to bend and bend completely. I could have avoided so much of the pain and stiffness that I dealt with daily when lifting...

I’ve tortured myself right and proper. My mind has always had compulsive thoughts steadily running through at hyperspeed. Even as a kid,...

This is a repost that never made it to my new blog when I shut down my old one. I wrote it ( I think) 4 years ago. Coach Bill has been on...

I took my singlet off, changed into my shorts and t-shirt, and started whipping my back. I used dumbbell presses for my cat o’ nine...

I don’t get it. If you’re an athlete or lifter, why do you never work on your mobility? Maybe you’ve already put time into improving it...

I remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...

Article originally published on Breaking Muscle Buy my template, and you’ll not only get stronger, but it’s all you’ll ever need." Have...

In my dining room, there’s a window. It looks out toward my little backyard. Light peaks in through the window early in the morning when...

Me: “So you want me to set my feet wide in a receiving position, pull the bar all the way up to my chest pulling my elbows as high as...

BODYWEIGHT: 100.8 Kilos – holding steady at the moment HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM: This is the first week of competition prep for the...

It’s been a very different kind of training cycle and couple of months, and that’s OK. I didn’t fall off the wagon, as I’m prone to do,...

Quick Question Adequate Answer ( QQ/AA) “with” Yasha Kahn. Yasha tells Jesse how to set his shin angles to keep the bar closer and lift...

This is the third installment in the series of articles continually released where I’ll share my notes, reflections, thoughts, and...

WEEK 6 | TRAINING WEEK/CYCLE – WINTER CYCLE COVERING WEEK(S) 14 (COMPETITION WEEK) BODYWEIGHT: 101.5 ( WEIGHED IN AT MEET AT THIS...

Percentage based programs can be tricky and useless if you have no grasp as to how hard the sets you are prescribing percentages to are....

The Goal of Your Warm-Up Your warm-up should make you warm. Yes, I know I’m pushing the boundaries of your intellectual capacity but bear...