Everyone loves a good comeback story. Back in 2004, I got to be part of an epic comeback by one of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time, Hayato Sakurai. If you’re not a long-time fight fan, you’ve probably never heard of Sakurai. In the late 90’s, he was widely...
When my older brother first introduced me to lifting weights in the 7th grade, I was instantly hooked. Like most people back then, I turned to the popular bodybuilding and fitness magazines to learn how to train. In those days, there was no internet, no social media,...
My goal as a coach is to help you get the most out of every workout, plain and simple. And if you look around 8WeeksOut, you’ll find plenty of articles on how to do that by writing conditioning programs. But here’s the truth that I tell everyone I train:...
Not long after I opened my gym in 2003, a high-level Microsoft exec came in to train with me. He played recreational volleyball and was only 5’9”, so he was desperate to increase his vertical jump. After working with him for a month or so, his vert was up a little...
Almost 3,000 years ago, Persian wrestlers would take animal bladders, stuff them full of sand and use them in their training. In 1889, Professor Robert Roberts first coined the term “medicine ball” in Scientific American and said, “Playful exercise...