Category Archives: Dumbbells

Dumbbell Conditioning 1

The first in a series of videos on dumbbell conditioning showing you unconventional ways to train with a dumbbell. Discover how to do the double overhead swing and lunge with dumbbells. This video and the others to follow give you just a taste of what’s coming. Monster Conditioning: Dumbbells will be released later this week.
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Keeping up with workouts while you’re on the road

It’s a common excuse people use for not working out:   “I was on the road, I was traveling, I was on vacation.” This year I’ll be on the road till June 15, 2011 and since strength is my job I can’t give excuses.   Not only do I have kettlebells, dumbbells and ropes in tow [...]
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1,000 Details and a Super Muscle Workout!!

Today’s blog is going to be a shotgun approach.  One big shot – lots of different areas.  I’m in the middle of about a million details that have to be taken care of before leaving for the tour which starts Monday where I will be speaking to schools across the nation.  It’s amazing how many [...]
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Hanging Press

This short clip shows you an exercise I’m willing to bet you’ve never seen before. The hanging press is an excellent move for fighters. It engages the whole body as it acts to stabilize in one direction while pushing in the other. Give it a try especially if you train in martial arts. And if [...]
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Last Weeks Workouts

I thought I’d give you some samples of what I did in last week’s training. It’s a little unusual, but partly that’s the point. Right now I’m working out three to four times per week, but occasionally I adjust that to train for larger abilities. Let me explain: In this particular series I did four [...]
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Heavy Double Windmill

In this and future videos we’re going to begin showcasing some of the fighters I’ve been training in the last year and some of their training sessions.  This is Derrick Stansberry.  Been training with us for a bit less than a year. Derrick is my kinda’ guy.  Works incredibly hard and
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