Tag: barbell

  • More Barbell

    This morning as I was getting out of my car, grabbing my gym bag – I heard it. The gym door was open, the 5AM class was working on their cleans. It was in that moment, I realized how much I love the sound of the barbell hitting the floor. Seriously.  

  • Dynamic Strength Movements

    Sub Maximal Loads Today’s workout was all about strength! But it was strength day with a twist –basing our load on the “sub maximal loads” theory which comes from the WestSide barbell (and many others) idea that you don’t train in the 80-90% range to get strong, particularly when you are doing a “dynamic strength”…

  • Deadlifts in today’s workout

    Last week I mentioned how I was buckling down and really re-focus on what I am eating. I lost 2lbs this past week — which was welcome news. I have been having a 150 calorie ice cream treat every night and I decided to cut that out 5x a week to see if it could…