Well, it’s that one time of year where we Americans show our thanks by over-eating and then zoning out on the couch to our favorite TV movies and sports. All of this before we rush the stores and trample each other for the “best deals of the year.” But hey, in all honesty I’m doing...Read More
Hey guys, coach Chris here! The Turkish get-up is an awesome test of overall strength and mobility. When performed properly, it is a beautiful thing. However, it’s not an exercise that one runs out and masters on day one. One of my strength coach buddies, Nico, up in NY hit me up today to ask if...Read More
What’s up??! I don’t know about you, but I am ready to crush this week! I know it’s Monday and you’ve probably got a full itinerary after the weekend, so I’m just going to drop a few random thoughts that you can hopefully take something away from. 1. I finished two books over the weekend...Read More
A RARE SUNDAY RANDOMNESS POST I don’t do random posts often, but when I do, I post ’em on Sundays. So Dustin had back surgery to shave a bone spur at L5-S1 last Monday (the 1st of October) and is recovering amazingly well! You will see him in a video below (prior to surgery). He...Read More
Planks, ab wheel, pallof presses- all of these things and more, can, and will be used to rock your core. However, we can all be guilty at times of doing too much of the same. I’m here today to show you thirteen anti-extension drills that you probably haven’t seen before. And if you have, well,...Read More
Can you believe that I opened my gym one year ago, today!! It’s been a wild ride, but I wouldn’t trade a thing. I have learned so much from the good, but even more from the bad. For those of you that don’t know, I have made the tag-line for my training “Progression Through Perseverance.” ...Read More
We have all had those moments in life where someone tells us that we should do something- or even better, we have to do something. Many of these moments happen in childhood, and the message came from our parents. It wasn’t really rebellion that led us to ignore their guidance, rather a sense of, “I...Read More
The good ol’ push-up- a staple of bodyweight training, and yet, butchered oh so often. A quick search of the term “bad push-up form” resulted in the following pictures: We do a basic push-up test in our assessment at Beyond Strenth Performance NOVA. No, not how many you can do in one minute- we simply want...Read More
Todd placed a picture of Dustin on our Facebook page earlier today that struck up a lot of talk about how shredded my best friend and athlete, Dustin Pague, is. Most of the comments resort to shock and awe, merely wishing that one could attain the shred factor that he has acheived. Well, today I...Read More
I want to first start off by apologizing for my absence from the blog the last few weeks. As some of you may know, I had been training up Dustin Pague for his UFC bout with Jared Papazian back on June 8th (which he won by first round submission). However, he was immediately called up...Read More
Technology is getting a bit out of hand. We get mad that the internet is “slow†on our phones, the GPS sucks, ahhhh! so frustrating, right? Well, I also remember a time, not long ago at all, when I had to click each button multiple times just to get the right letter for a text...Read More
Jumping is awesome. Who isn’t impressed by the dunking capabilities of Blake Griffin and Michael Jordan, the long jumps of Carl Lewis, Gerald Sensabaugh’s vertical at the NFL Combine in 2005, and something you probably wouldn’t think of- jumps like the flying knees of Muay Thai and MMA fighters. Pretty explosive right? As many of...Read More
It’s been a crazy few days at Beyond Strength Performance! Todd has been slaving away on a few big projects, and I’ve been kicking things into high gear with Dustin Pague preparing for his June 8th UFC on FX fight with Jared Papazian, as well as a handful of projects myself. So, this post is...Read More
The kettlebell swing is a basic movement- one that unlocks the door to strength which can be carried across to a multitude of lifts. With that being said, there’s a good chance you’re doing it incorrectly. Wow, did I just write a real intro to a blog post? I think I did. What’s up everybody! ...Read More
Alright, we’ve got some new stuff for you today! Sometimes in training, as well as in life, awesome things happen almost by accident. And that’s exactly how the first few videos of this post came about. Dustin and I have some fun exercises involving an oversized Tupperware Lid (typically used in storage and moving). Next, in our last “Heard...Read More
