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🚨 Event Announcement! 🚨I will be hosting an outdoor kettlebell/bootcamp class Saturday, October 24, at Paws Inn The Fal...
09/15/2026

🚨 Event Announcement! 🚨

I will be hosting an outdoor kettlebell/bootcamp class Saturday, October 24, at Paws Inn The Falls Animal Complex !

Class will be ~1 hour long and implement kettlebells and bodyweight exercises. We will be setting up in the lawn area next to the complex, so feel free to bring a yoga mat to use for pushups etc.

Please register in advance with me directly via text or dm to ensure enough bells will be available.

Class will be $15/person, paid in cash only please.

And YES, there will be dogs there!

Have you heard of the SAIDs principle?SAIDs or Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands basically states that you need to...
09/14/2026

Have you heard of the SAIDs principle?

SAIDs or Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands basically states that you need to train the exact qualities that you want to improve, that your body will adapt to what you throw at it.

For example, running will improve your overall cardiovascular fitness and get you better at the act of running, but it won’t help you become a better bench presser (unless you’re completely deconditioned to the point that ANYTHING will be more helpful than the nothing you were doing).

This is why pure powerlifting training is so repetitive and can be boring. You’re working on getting ridiculously strong in 3 movements that move in a single plane. You’ll get really strong and neurologically efficient at those three lifts, but you’re not gonna get much entertainment out of it, and it’s carryover to other sports is limited aside from the general aspect of becoming stronger and adding muscle to your frame.

Conversely, spending a lot of training time on obscure rotation, multi-plane movements and the like will probably make you a better athlete on a field or in a pool, but probably not much DIRECT carryover to powerlifting.

Are you training for your specific goals, or for entertainment and novelty? Are you not sure? Book some sessions or sign up for remote coaching to get your program in line with where you want to head with your training!

I am fortunate enough to train at Elite Fitness & Training where we have damn near everything you could need to train fo...
09/14/2026

I am fortunate enough to train at Elite Fitness & Training where we have damn near everything you could need to train for powerlifting, general strength, athletic development etc. Specialty bars, bands, chains, boards, monolift, sled, combo racks, reverse hyper, ghr, all the things.

However, many of my remote clientele over the years aren’t quite as lucky and train in less stocked gyms. We get the job done no matter what, and there’s no absolute NEED for some of these items, BUT things are a bit more efficient with a full tool kit.

I hear a lot of “my gym doesn’t have…XYZ”

This is where some things can be taken into your own hands, and realistically, these investments are pretty minimal over the long term.

Here’s my not quite comprehensive list of things the average powerlifter can and probably should grab on their own to maximize training potential:

1) Bands. Get them from elitefts , they’re by far the highest quality and they’re on sale very very often. Even grabbing just one pair of red minis can do a lot for you, and it’ll cost you under $20. They’ll take up next to zero space in your gym bag, and add a lot of training options.

2) board press boards. This one kills me when people say they don’t have access. A 2x6x8 is plenty of material to build a set of 1-3 boards, it’s under $10, and if you don’t own a single tool or a vehicle big enough to carry it, they’ll cut it to length for you in the store. No brainer solution. If you want pretty ones and even less labor involved, elite fts and rogue sell them already built. (Im sorry, but certain rectangular pieces of foam just don’t hit the same, but they’re a semi decent alternative you can carry anywhere)

3) dragging sled. Again, elitefts is my go-to, but these things are available everywhere. WSBB, Amazon, dicks, Walmart…there’s tons of options, including super compact ones and even fabric ones that’ll fit in your bag. You can go super cheap here and it’ll still last you for ages. Nothing beats sled work for GPP.

4) TRX or suspension trainer. These have come down a ton in price, and there’s a ton of knockoffs too.

09/09/2026

Not ready for a GHR or don’t have access to one? Give these suspended TRX “ghr” / leg curls a shot! Keep the glutes engaged so that your thighs, hips, and torso stay in line, and curl the entire body forward with the hamstrings. Scale it up by pausing at peak contraction or add a band pulling backward as accommodating resistance. They’re simple, but not easy!

There seems to be a prevailing idea that being “in prep” means there is some kind of big bold line in the sand where eve...
09/07/2026

There seems to be a prevailing idea that being “in prep” means there is some kind of big bold line in the sand where everything in your program changes overnight.

This really isn’t the case.

First of all, your offseason (yes it’s ok to call it offseason instead of some toxic positivity bs, it doesn’t need to imply that you’re just f**king off for months) is preparation in and of itself. You’re building new muscle, improving work capacity, and addressing weak points during this time to get your body ready to hit new PRs.

Second, if you have accessories that are currently working well and not maxed out to the point that you’re just beating a dead horse, they can stay in the program until they’ve run their course.

There are things that will change as we get closer to a meet, but these will transition somewhat gradually. Volume will decrease as top sets replace submax volume, secondary work will become more and more mechanically similar to your comp lifts etc.

Need help peaking for a contest? Reach out and set up a session or consider remote coaching with me to get individualized guidance tailored to your own anatomy and available equipment!

I have a few scattered afternoon and morning slots open that need a dedicated new or returning trainee to build strength...
09/06/2026

I have a few scattered afternoon and morning slots open that need a dedicated new or returning trainee to build strength, muscle, athletic performance, or general fitness levels. Work with an experienced coach and train to meet YOUR goals!

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09/06/2026

The Three Amigos of All In Strongman Division had a fun little strongman Saturday today and worked as close as we could get to our Orange Elite events. Hit some atlas stones, death cross carry (in the absence of a fire hydrant), and some redneck engineered power stair substitution.

We’ve been rack pulling and hitting axle C&P during the week.

Angelica Wisniewski and Erik Domin are carry wizards in every format!

I managed some decent stones with my handi-capable one functioning hip method , though I’m not entirely sure that “it’ll be there on meet day” will work here since they seem to have upped the starting weight by 45 lbs 🤷‍♂️

Always a fun time getting outside and hoisting weird objects!

Had a conversation about belt use during Deload weeks this morning with a client, and it has me thinking…here’s a few sc...
09/04/2026

Had a conversation about belt use during Deload weeks this morning with a client, and it has me thinking…here’s a few scattered thoughts about that and belt use in general.

💡 This ought to go over like a fart in church, but I believe in using a belt on Deload weeks for squat and deadlift, and if applicable, bench for powerlifters. For other strength athletes or just general training clientele this still applies to whatever your main compound lifts might be.

Why? Two reasons.

1) It’s a Deload for a reason. You’re intentionally reducing training stress on the body to allow more recovery to take place, whether that may be a regularly scheduled portion of your training block, or peaking for a meet. If the goal is reducing stress, adding more difficulty in to feel a training stimulus is counterproductive, and probably an indicator that you don’t understand the process. It’s ok to not know, but ask for clarification rather than just doing whatever to make easier training hard.

2) Using a belt is a skill, and skills should be practiced. Deload weeks give us an opportunity to practice a solid brace with less weight to distract the brain and body from that. Use the opportunity.

💡 Don’t have a “minimum belt percentage.” I understand why some people advocate that, but this goes back to the belt being a skill. I prefer to belt early on comp lifts so that I’m in good habits bracing jnto it, rather than using a different brace warming up then changing it at a high percentage. And yes, it’s a different brace.

💡 A belt does not de-train your core. It trains it differently than a beltless brace, but you’re still using your abs obliques erectors etc if you’re ACTIVELY using your belt (as opposed to just slapping it on super tight and creating a passive illusion of tension). We also directly train the trunk musculature throughout the week, so if you’re training under me, that should never be a concern.

💡 Got other questions? Shoot me a message!

09/02/2026

Buffalo/Bow Bar for bench.

While I don’t often use the bow bar for max effort, I’m a huge fan of it for dynamic effort bench blocks. The curve to the bar gives an extra little bit of ROM to the lifter, which will help bring up their strength off the chest as well as cue the lats to turn on during the lift for those who may struggle with that. Seen here are Joel Neumann using the buffalo bar vs chains for speed work, and Nick Dunn hitting a fatigued top end triple after his speed sets. I like to implement this setup with chains so that the shoulders and pecs aren’t under excess strain at the bottom with the extra range, but still allowing us to push against something heavier through the strength curve of the lift.

I’d suggest using these sparingly so as not to beat on the shoulders too much over the course of a long block, but they do the trick nicely bringing up bottom end strength quickly so there’s often no need to run them for a crazy long time.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your fitness goals don’t have a finish line. A new bench PR, a body comp goal, ...
08/31/2026

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your fitness goals don’t have a finish line. A new bench PR, a body comp goal, 5k time…all of them require upkeep. Hitting a milestone lift or other fitness goal is amazing, but it doesn’t mean the work can stop and you just get to keep those gains, and this goes for your scale weight and bodyfat % as well.

Even basic maintenance requires a level of consistency and hard work, which is why most trainers/coaches will tell you the same things about it being a marathon not a sprint, or a lifestyle vs a temporary diet or training plan. (Also why most of us don’t particularly care for ‘8 week challenge’ type things or unsustainable ‘quick fix’ crash diets)

Learn to love something about the process, it’ll make the day to day work more enjoyable and gratifying than tying your training mindset entirely to an outcome. Make no mistake, goal setting and progress are hugely important, but the process itself needs to be enjoyable and sustainable in between PRs.

There’s beauty in the work itself. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

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