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On the battlefield of the strongman venue…

July 18th….

Your military meathead has been training for his next strongman competition and I thought you should see what kind of training Ive killing.. 

(Note, this is not very beneficial for military physical fitness, as you can see by my elevated weight, but I can drop and add weight pretty easily. Dont worry, ill be back into combat shape in no time.)

Before I post the training, Here is the show’s events and specifics, If anyone happens to be in the Ft Myers, Fla area.

Log press for reps (for competition’s sake, the weight is not told just yet)

Atlas Stone Loading… weights also kept private(for now)

Ill Keep you updated as I get closer and closer to the show. Im shooting for that First place trophy!

-Donnie

PS, dont forget to check out the great unconventional training book on the planet. If you want to get involved in odd object loading and overhead pressing along with so much more, then check out my highly acclaimed book Maximize Your PT

If you got my email about my buddy Ryan Magin’s struggle with getting booted from the gym, this is a follow up to that story. If you didn’t, sign up in the little box to the right and I’ll send it to you for free>>>>>>>>>

So bodyweight training is great for conditioning and overall fitness, but if you want to gain the size and freaky strength that guys like myself and other big time strength athletes possess, you need some tools to help you out.

But you cant afford to buy up every bar and rack on EliteFTS.com?

Not a Problem, check out this video Ryan made to help you get started getting strong as hell in your own garage, front yard or even your living room (And for under 100 bucks, for the most part)

If you want more badass home ideas, Check out Ryan’s free ideas he’s giving away! Free Home workout ideas

Not gonna talk to much today. We finished a brutal bodyweight circuit today that is perfect for training for a physical fitness test.

Of course I had my camera on for it!

Stability/block push-ups
Flutter Kicks(alternating leg lifts)
Reverse Bodyweight rows

30-45 seconds/station X 3-4 rounds. 1-2 minutes rest in between rounds.

Check it out guys. Ill have another video up for you tomorrow!

This week will be completely dedicated to one of the most important strength aspects, Bodyweight(or relative) strength.

In the Military, you rarely have to lift heavy things by yourself. Hell most of the skinny fucks in the military couldn’t lift a rubber rafts if it fell in top of them, but thats ok. Thats why we have battle buddies. The one thing you MUST have though, is relative body strength, meaning your strength to bodyweight ratio. You must be able to push your body off of the ground and back down at least 45-50 times consecutively. You must be able to pull your upper torso off the ground and back down at least 50-55 times consecutively as well. 

That is all relative bodyweight strength. It doesn’t matter if you can bench a house. If you cant move your body out of the way quickly, huge power means nothing(in a combat situation).

Today is video #1. The alternating single arm elevated plyometric pushup.. wheew, that’s a mouthful. Today’s guest exerciser is NPC heavyweight bodybuilder Ryan Watson. Ill be posting a new video every day this week, so make sure you keep coming back.

PS: Ryans Bodyweight at time of filming was 290lbs!