In this episode, Jujimufu takes a trip to get deadlift help from ol’ Spud. Jujimufu says “Marc broke down my deadlift, gave me help with speed deadlift training, deadlift setup, and deadlift accessory exercises, and more!” What knowledge bombs might you learn watching this? Buckle up!
Marc Bartley was one of the premier 275-pound lifters in the world. At the 2005 Arnold Classic he squatted a huge 1058. Marc has been competing in powerlifting for over 6 years and has used the IPA, APF, USAPL and the WPO to showcase his strength. He currently owns Total Gym in South Carolina. He […]
Preface: This article was written along time ago but I still do all of these to this day. To date, I have been sled dragging for over 20 years. I have added hundreds of variations over the years and this is just a basic run down to get you going. Sled dragging is simple way […]
My Parents Wreck on the Way to Thanksgiving The Story: My plan was to do my usual three 10 min walks and or sled drag action, but my parents decided to wreck their truck and flip it on its side on the way to Indiana. They were headed up to see my uncle for Thanksgiving […]
Hitting the Ground and Busting a Knee The Story: Saturday, I had some cortisone shots in my back to calm some of the inflammation down. Everything seemed fine. I laid off training for a couple days to let it do its work. I went to bed feeling okay but not great mentally from another bout […]
Spud’s Muscle Voodoo and Witchcraftery The Story: For three months after a pretty good rack pull, I have had an issue with my right-side mid erectors. It was working its way out prior to that but this particular lift was the one I noticed the most swelling on. It kept a high neural tone (lumpy […]
Giving Up the Red Blood Cells September 12, 2019 I did Zip-ola for training, but I did give blood for the first time. I know it is not a big deal, but I did want to sort of explain the reasoning. I am not against it at all, but I was always resistant to it as […]
It Was a Wicked Pissah: Our Trip to Boston For my birthday, which is August 29th, we usually go out of town. Normally, we stay close and either go to the beach or up to the mountains for a long weekend. This year we went a little bit farther afield and flew to Boston to […]
Spud’s August Training 8/1 One 30 min walk 8/2 One 30 min walk and activations 8/4 A little hung over from drinking too many beers and shots when I said I would only stay out for two hours. I have managed my 3 walks and some light benching with 2 plates for 5 sets with […]
Spud’s Training for July 7/22 We got broken into at the gym on Sunday, so we were closed all day dealing with that. Monday was spent figuring out what to needed to be done so they can’t break in again. 7/23 Managed to get in a 30 min walk. 7/24 2 walks totaling […]
Be Activated for the Third Time We have done a lot of seminars and workshops over the years but the Be Activated with Douglas Heel is one of the best we have ever gone to. This time it was hosted by our friend JL Holdsworth who created RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) with Cal Dietz and […]
My Bench Press Didn’t Make Me Want to Cry My last blog was all about a big mental shift that happened during our 4 days of Be Activated up in Columbus, OH. It gave you a taste of the magic that can come from the Be Activated system and RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) which ever […]