Getting Stronger in the Trees
Listen up…if you are serious about developing real strength, you know, like raw animal strength-think monkeys and apes then you better include in your repertoire some exercises that imitate them.
As an example traversing tree branches is an amazing upper body strength developer and because branches are rarely uniform in size, length or thickness you will [...]
My Rope Climbing Accident and Big Fall
Rope climbing is great for you as long as you don’t fall…I have a big lesson for you today.
My message is please be very careful which rope you climb. Check it’s safe and secure and whatever it’s attached to can bear up under your weight.
The rope I climb on today’s video was used probably a [...]
My First 30 Foot Rope Climb
Here is my first attempt at a 30 foot rope climb…see if I made it!
I cannot emphasize enough that rope climbing is such a great upper body exercise to add to your fitness routine. Even if you have never climbed rope before you can start out just hanging off the rope and then add negatives [...]
Rope Climbing Adventures Part Two-Climbing The Tree
Now the hard part…how to climb this tree because there are no low branches for me to reach. No problem, I’ll climb the baby tree next door to it and get up that way.
We’ll be rope climbing in no time at all…
Hopefully it goes without saying, unless you are competent at tree climbing. Don’t try [...]
Rope Climbing and the Search for the Perfect Location
Climbing rope or rope climbing is one excellent exercise.
Rope climbing builds tremendous upper body strength and endurance and separates the men (or women) from the boys.
Shoulders, arms, forearms and grip all come into play.
No wonder soldiers and men of war climbed ropes thousands of years ago and why the military still do even today.
And you [...]
Front Squat with Newfoundland Dog
A front squat with a barbell is one thing but let me tell you a real live moving weight is quite the other and commands that you bring in all your muscles, stabilizers, balance and determination.
I thought you might get a kick out of these pictures of me doing just that-a front squat with Barnabas [...]
Bear Crawl Video and Facing The Giants!
Check out this Bear Crawl video video, facing the Giants…it’s really amazing what we can do when we dig deep.
Turn your speakers up and you’ll be rooting for him, your stomach will be churning and
goose bumps appearing…
Watch and enjoy…then you’ll probably go workout.
One other thing I got from the facing the Giants Bear Crawl video [...]
Functional Fitness and One Lady Rescued…
Guess what happened to me the other day?
I pulled up in my car to visit a business in the town of Port Hope, Ontario when I heard a Lady screaming help, help!
Looking over on the other side of the street I saw a lady down on the floor in her porch unable to get up [...]
