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

“Where’s your anger? Where’s your fuckin’ rage?” The lyrics above are from a song called “After the Eulogy” by BoySetsFire. My friend Joffy (his real name is Jonathan) introduced me to the song during the fall of our freshman year of high school. Every morning we’d blare the song in his sister’s car–torturing her as she drove us to...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

 “Stand up straight! Chest out!” I’m not sure if that’s what he is actually yelling–it seems fitting. But he has a lot of metal on his uniform and he’s missing his left canine tooth; I don’t think we should mess with him. Then again, he could be yelling, ” I want macaroni!” Let’s be on the safe...Read More

You know that saying, ‘if I had a nickel for every time I heard that I’d be rich’? Sometimes that’s how I feel when someone asks me about my current nutrition plan and the supplements that I take. If I had a nickel for every time I was asked per week I’d be stashing an extra...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

Traversing up the side of a ridge in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania there is a trail known as the Thousand Steps. Part of an area known as Jack’s Narrows, the steps were built in 1936 so that stone miners could get to work on top of the mountain. Every 100 steps there is a marker etched in the stone–counting...Read More

  In honor of National Bench Press Day, I thought I’d give you a new bench work out to try today. Unfortunately, I won’t be getting this one in with you today–I bench at the end of each week. I know; I need to get my priorities in order. None-the-less, I think you’ll enjoy this...Read More

Hey guys and gals!  It’s been a bit too long since we’ve done a “Heard of this?” segment, so allow me to break the silence! To make it up to you I’ve got TWO exercises for you today…  Let’s start with a unique exercise, the Sandbag Glute Bridge with Inverted Row Combo.  This kind of...Read More

Ok, maybe not the best core circuit ever–that’s a bit of hyperbole. But, none-the-less, I have a great core circuit for you to try. It’s simple, effective and only consists of three exercises–rollouts, anti-rotation walk-outs and reverse crunches.                     Start with roll-outs–using a barbell, dumbbell or...Read More

No, I’m not crazy. I’m not playing mad libs, either. NFL Linebackers, core training and cut-off sweatpants are related. One of the coolest opportunties I’ve had as a strength coach is working with my best friend, Josh Hull. He is an NFL linebacker that played his college ball at Penn State and has spent the...Read More

Last week I got some questions in response to a previous blog article entitled, Activate Your Hip Flexors. Readers wanted to know what rep ranges to do the two drills within and if there were any other hip flexor activation drills worth doing. So I decided to put together my first video blog post. It’s brief...Read More

Supreme Strength Seminar Hello world!  I wanted to make sure that you all know about Todd and John Gaglione’s Supreme Strength seminar taking place in Long Island, NY on March 31st.  I was lucky to be a guinea pig for this program, and TRUST me- it works!  I was able to maintain the program while...Read More

In a few hours I’ll be heading to Altoona, Pennsylvania (about 45 minutes from where I live) to watch my good friend and client, Trey Rogers, fight. Trey fights at 205, but walks at around 215–so he had to shed a little weight for weigh-ins this morning. Luckily, Chris is the weight cut go to...Read More

It’s Wednesday, and I know you’re probably dragging…  sucks for you!  I kid, I kid…  But seriously, as Todd talks about in his new book, “The Pull-Up Manifesto,” challenges can be a great tool to break away from boredom.  So I propose a challenge!  (Who’d-a-thunk-it??) Enter the Dragon Flag Challenge: It’s true, these guys are rarely...Read More