Happy New Year!!

Just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Happy New Year!! I hope that 2016 is a magical and amazing year, one that finds everyone living their dreams, reaching their goals and kicking major ass!! Love and happiness to you all!!

Leave no stone un-turned

During training, make sure you never neglect those little muscles. Here's the final set of Wrist Curls from Tuesday.

A great variation for the calves.

Here's an awesome variation for the calves that can be done with a couple of kettlebells a couple of dumbbells, a barbell, some weight plates or a sandbag. A nice Seated Calf Raise variation. I've been throwing these in on Tuesday night's training after hitting the bear. I'll usually hit 3 sets of 40, 40 and 20 reps in a super set with 3 sets of  Reverse Wrist Curls. Then I'll hit 3 sets of 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets o Wrist Curls. Fun stuff.

Feeling awesome and strong at 197 pounds bodyweght

Awesome training tonight. Feels good to be at my heaviest weight ever, now clocking in at a rock slid 197 pounds. Started out with Military Press. Nailed 3 sets of 5 in conventional style, followed by 3 sets of6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set. Then moved onto Deadlifts. Nailed 3 sets of 5 n conventional style, followed by 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; also making sure to add weight on each set. Finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Lifts in a super set with 3 per side of Isometric Side Bends. Awesome stuff!!  Feels great to be continuing to improve. Here's the final Rest Pause set of Military Press.

Tough Post Holidy Workout

Really rough training on Saturday night. After 3 nights off and not eating the best with Holiday food, it was a killer. Started off with Bottom Position Floor Presses. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set. Moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set. Finished up with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends. Overall, a strong but tough session. Here's the final set of Leg Raises with Bodyweight plus 10 pounds.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays!! I hope everyone's holiday season is filled with love, peace, happiness, joy and pure awesomeness!!

How's the mass building going

Four weeks into the mass building and I think it's going pretty well.

Here are a few shots while farting around this morning:

 

 

Continuing to break Personal Records

Awesome night of training. It's always sweet to consistently be setting new personal bests. Started out with Bottom Position Squats. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then hit 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style; making sure to add weight on each and every set.. Both Missy and I were able to take weights that we couldn't budge before and absolutely dominate them on the final Rest Pause set of 4. From there it was onto Kneeling Biceps Curls. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style making sure to add weight on each and every set. Great stuff. We then finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a Super Set with 3 sets per side for Isometric Side Bends. Awesome training session. Here's a video of the final set of Rest Pause Kneeling Biceps Curls with 10 more pounds than the last video of this movement.

Sometimes you just have to play

This morning while hitting my Joint Mobility and Flexibility Drills, My Neck Work, and Some Isometric Power Flex Work I just had the urge to play around with some Handstand Straddle work.

Had a Blast.

Military Press Rest Pause Style and back up to 194 pounds bodyweight

Feeling amazing to be back up to a rock solid bodyweight of 194 pounds, just 2 pounds shy of my heaviest ever. Feeling strong and powerful. Awesome training tonight. Started off with Military Press. Hit 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Made sure to add weight on each and every set. Then hit Deadlifts. Hit 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Making sure to add weight on each set. Finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends. Awesome night. Here's a video of the first Rest Pause set of Military Presses.

I'll admit to this

While my training goals mainly revolve around optimum health, performance, being able to move with grace and ease, having incredible strength and power and being in great conditioning; I will admit it: Having a muscular body is pretty darn cool too!!

 

 

Proclaiming My Love.........

As we're closing in on the mid-point of the Rest Pause Training Cycle I just had to proclaim my love of this type of training.

It's freaking awesome! Strength and Power are dramatically improving, muscles are getting harder, thicker and denser; conditioning is improving, and the bulking effect is very nice.

Here's a quick pic.

Just for the hell of it.....

On the martial arts and self-protection blogs, and on youtube I've been hitting some videos of Basic Balisong/Butterfly Knife work. So, just for the hell of it I thought I'd do one of the videos of some more advanced Balisong/Butterfly Knife tricks here. Feel free to look up the other ones' at www.brettsmartialarts.blogspot.com  at www.brettsrealdefense.blogspot.com and of course on the YouTube channel.

This one is a little more of an Action Hero/Spy movie style spinning opening.

More reasons why Abstinence is Stupid

You have to love it when the medical community continues to prove what you've been saying for over a decade.

Guess what everyone?

Sex, Either With Or Without A Partner, Is One Of The Healthiest Things You Can Do For Yourself Physically, Mentally and Emotionally!!!!!!

Over the years I've cited countless studies that have talked about the importance of having sex on a very regular and frequent basis.

I've talked about countless studies that have shown that getting off is one of the best things that you can do for your hormones. It does great strides in optimizing your Testosterone, Progesterone, Estrogen levels. It helps with you Growth Hormone levels. It helps with you Immune and Lymphatic System. It Raises Serotonin and Dopamine Levels. And it help you to be healthier, live longer and have a much better quality of life.

I've also talked about countless studies that have also shown the importance of frequent and regular sexual activity for one's self-esteem, self-confidence, self-respect, well being, and overall how it just makes you much happier and feel better.

And I've even talked about countless studies that have shown links between regular and frequent sexual activity and it's ability to boost cognitive, mental and academic function.

Not to mention the relief it provides for anxiety, panic and stress.

That's right:

Sexual Activity On A Frequent And Regular Basis Is The Shit!!!

It's that good for you.

But, my fellow humans, there's even more!!

It seems that more and more studies have shown that the more frequent a male ejaculates, the lower their chances of developing Prostate Cancer are. And, males that ejaculate at least 20 times a month or more, cut their chances of developing Prostate Cancer to almost nil!!

That's Right My Fellow Dudes!! Ejaculate At Least 20 Times A Month, Or More, And You Have Very Little Chance Of Developing Prostate Cancer!! Awesome!!

A lot of this has to do with the fact that by frequently ejaculating, you are actually letting your Prostate do what it's supposed to do, thereby keeping it healthy and fit. And, it has to do with the Testosterone benefits associated with frequent ejaculations!

That's right, Higher Testosterone Leads To Less Prostate Cancer Risk!!

I know that the new media will tell you that high testosterone rates put you at greater risk for developing Prostate Cancer, but let's look at this quickly.

Take a look at anyone you've ever known that has had Prostate Cancer.

Notice something about them.

Just about everyone of them happens to be fat, obese, out of shape old men. In other words, they are the dudes with the least amount of Testosterone on the planet.

It's actually low Testosterone that is the high risk factor for developing Prostate Cancer, not high Testosterone.

So, go out there and get off!! Hit the sheets either with a partner or partners, by yourself, or both and get off 2, 3, 4 or more times a day.

The health benefits are more than worth it!

And, it's awesome!

Yours in strength and health,

Brett

Feeling artistic, the Battling Barbells Shot

Melissa and I were in between warm up sets during our deadlifts last night and I was feeling a little artistic, so I give you "Battling Barbells"

 

 

 

Pendlay Rows, Rest Pause Style

Awesome night of training on Saturday! Started off with Bottom Position Floor Presses. Hit 3 sets in conventional fashion, then moved onto 3 sets in Rest Pause style hitting 6, 5 and 4 reps respectively. Then Moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then hit 3 sets Rest Pause style for 6, 5 and 4 reps respectively. Finished strong with 3 sets of Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends. Awesome night! Here's a video of Melissa's final set of Rest Pause Pendlay Rows with about 200 pounds.

Kneeling Barbell Curls, Rest Pause Style

Awesome Rest Pause Training last night. Started off with Bottom Position Squats. Hit 3 sets in conventional style. Then hit 3 Rest Pause set of 6 reps, 5 reps and 4 rep respectively. From there moved onto Kneeling Barbell Curls. Hit 3 sets in conventional style. Then hit 3 Rest Pause sets of 6 reps, 5 reps and 4 reps. Then moved onto 3 sets of 10 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends. Great training. Here's the final set of the Rest Pause Kneeling Barbell Curls.

Awesome Conditioning last night

Hit the conditioning hard tonight. Upped the weight on "The Bear" by 10 pounds and hit 1 set of 5 and 4 sets of 4 with it, ending with the set of 5. Then hit 3 sets of 35, 35 and 30 respectively for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls. Then hit 3 sets of 12 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls.  Great training!! Here's the final set of the bear with the added 10 pounds on the bar.

Weighted Leg Raises on the Parallel Bars and an awesome training night!

Hit a great training session last night. New cycle, Old School! A Rest Pause training cycle.
Started out with Military Press. Hit 3 conventional sets of 5 then moved onto 1 sets of 6, 1 sets of 5 and 1 set of 4 in Rest Pause style. Then moved onto Deadlifts. Hit 3 sets in conventional style then moved onto 1 set of 6, 1 set of 5 and 1 set of 4 in Rest Pause Style. Great stuff. Hard, heavy and brutal. Finished off with 3 sets of 10 for Parallel Bar Leg Raises with bodyweight plus 10 pounds in a super set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends. Here's the final set of leg raises!