I've been grounding lately in between my sets. Since my rack is bolted into cement, I'm able to ground by touching my squat rack. When the weather is nice, I just go outside my garage and touch a leaf on a tree for about one minute. The amount of stress after a heavy set of 5 reps is pretty intense. I definitely feel like I recover better in between heavy sets.

Who’s ready to join the 1,000lb club (men) or the 500lb club (ladies)? 💪 I see a lot of fit and active people at the gym but how many of you can say you’re strong enough to hit these milestones? If you're ready to get seriously strong, I’ve got something different for you. I’m a barbell strength coach, not a personal trainer. I specialize in helping everyday people get really strong through progressive, heavy lifting. It’s simple but effective—and fun too! Here’s the best part: we only train 3 times a week. That’s just 3 hours a week to double your strength in 3 months and triple it in 6 months! All you need is the right plan, technique, and coaching. This program is for anyone, whether you’re completely new to lifting or you’ve been hitting the gym but never focused on getting strong. You’ll start with hands-on coaching to nail the barbell lifts, then transition to working out on your own schedule and upload your videos on a custom app. Curious? DM me to learn more—I’ve only got a few spots left! #liftheay #getstrong

Most gym-goers believe they're strength training, but the reality is that only about 1% truly are. #liftheavy #getstrong

Rise and Grind! Strength isn't just about lifting weights; it's about lifting your life. Every rep you do is a step towards becoming unstoppable. Remember: Consistency is King: Show up every day, no excuses. Progress comes from persistence, not perfection. Form Over Everything: Master the basics. Proper technique is the foundation of strength and safety. Progressive Overload: Always aim to lift more than last time. Your body adapts to stress by getting stronger. Eat to Grow: Fuel your body right. Strength starts in the kitchen. Rest is Part of the Work: Recovery is when you grow. Sleep, recover, repeat. Today, push a little harder. Not for anyone else, but for the person you're becoming. Get strong, get disciplined, get unstoppable. #GetStrong #liftheavy

🍂 Barbell Strength Training: The Game Changer for Bow Hunters 🏹 Imagine packing out 130lbs of elk. Now, imagine doing it feeling only half as exhausted. Here's how barbell strength training transformed the hunt for some of my clients: 🔹 Before: They could squat about 115lbs and deadlift about 150lbs. 🔹 Now: They're squatting and deadlifting over 300lbs and they did this in less than 6 months! Why does this matter? Effort Reduction: What used to require 25% of their max strength now only needs 12%. That's a significant drop in effort! Better Recovery: They return to camp less tired, waking up refreshed, not sore. The key concept to understand is that for effort reduction to decrease (sub maximal percentage drops), you have to increase your maximal strength in natural human movement patterns. How did they achieve this? Test Your Max: Discover your true strength with barbell exercises like squats, deadlifts, or bench press. The number on the barbell tells the truth of your strength. Progressive Overload: Add a little weight each session. It's simple, but it works wonders. Think you're strong enough? Comment your max lift stats below or DM me to learn how you can double your strength and reduce your sub-maximal effort like they did! #BarbellStrength #BowHunting #OutdoorFitness #liftheavy #getstrong #barbell #squat #deadlift #elkhunting

Good morning. Just made one of the best cup of coffee’s ever using Bean of Fire's coffee and blending it at high speed with 1/2 teaspoon of MCT oil and 1/2 teaspoon of homemade tallow. Trust me, it’s delicious. The tallow adds a bit more earthiness to it while there’s still a hint of sweetness from the mct oil. #coffee

Lifting heavy is hard and builds incredible physical strength but more importantly it builds mental toughness. Humans were meant to do hard things. #liftheavy #getstrong

If you can listen to a Bitcoin podcast while you are lifting, then you are not lifting heavy enough. #lfitheavy #getstrong

Is it on the roadmap with #nostr to create a group and invite people like you can on WhatsApp? That way when you send a message everyone in your group can read it?

Meet Bronson: a 30-year-old husband and father of 4 awesome kids. Today, Bronson hit the 1,000 Club, becoming my first client under 200lbs to do so! Bronson was already fit and active before he started strength training. He plays in a basketball league year-round and is the type of guy who can easily knock out 40 pushups, 10 pullups, and run a mile in under 7 minutes. He's also an avid bow hunter, hiking some of the steepest mountains during hunting season, often carrying over 100lbs on his back to pack out an elk. But he knew strength was missing. As I keep saying, being just fit and active leaves a lot on the table. Why not be fit, active, and STRONG? Before starting strength training about a year ago, Bronson weighed 175lbs. He increased his weight to 190lbs, adding mostly muscle to his frame. Here are his lift numbers from when he started to where he is now: Squat: 125lbs to 350lbs Bench Press: 135lbs to 250lbs Deadlift: 175lbs to 400lbs Bronson says that despite adding 15lbs of muscle, he's faster and can jump higher, making him a better basketball player. He also feels less fatigued after a long day of elk hunting. He can't imagine ever going back to where he was. Increasing his base strength was a huge game changer for him.

Unlock Your Potential Through Strength Strength isn't just about lifting heavy weights. It's about lifting yourself to new heights. Every rep, every set, every drop of sweat is an investment in a stronger, more resilient you. When you get stronger, you don't just change your body—you change your life. You gain confidence, improve your health, and unlock a mindset that nothing is impossible. Start your journey today, and watch how strength transforms not just your muscles, but your entire life.

The iron doesn’t just build muscles; it forges mental resilience. Physical strength and mental fortitude are two sides of the same coin.

Want to Gain Strength and Enjoy a Better Quality of Life? Would you choose a workout program that follows the blue line or the red dotted line? For 20 years, I was stuck on the red dotted line, trying every exercise program out there but plateauing in strength despite being fit and active. I know this sounds harsh, but stop wasting years of your life stuck on the red dotted line and not making strength progress. Let's face it about 99% of the people I see at the gym doing the latest trendy workout are on the red dotted line. The red dotted line represents any workout program that isn’t a linear progression strength program. The red dotted line could be circuit training with light weights and high reps, it could be kettlebell swings, lunges, p90X, tonal machine, awkward functional movements or any other trendy workout program you see on social media these days. The biggest return on your investment is getting strong in a short amount of time. There’s no better way to increase your base strength than with a linear progression strength program. I believe the message is getting out there: It’s not enough to just be fit and active as we age; we need strength. I often meet people over 50 who are fit and active but lack good base strength. Unfortunately, this can lead to accidents like falls that result in broken hips. They were fit and active, but without focusing on strength to increase bone density, they have a higher risk of fractures and needing knee or hip replacements. Increasing your base strength is like investing in your 401K early in life. The dividends will pay off as daily life and hobbies will feel effortless, compared to feeling tired and weak without that strength foundation. If this message resonates with you then how do you increase your base strength in the shortest amount of time? A linear progression strength program. Choose the blue line!

I'm deeply passionate about two things: barbell strength training and Bitcoin. Interestingly, they share a common principle: a foundation built on verification rather than trust. Bitcoin, the ultimate hard money. Its value stems from its verifiable scarcity, grounded in a fixed supply of 21 million coins. Unlike fiat currency, which requires trust in central authorities to not debase your currency which reduces your purchasing power, Bitcoin's transparency allows anyone to confirm its integrity at any given moment. Similarly, barbell strength training operates on a principle of verification. While many modern workout programs rely on trust that they're effective, often emphasizing light weights, high reps, and whole lot of useless "functional" movements, barbell strength training offers tangible evidence of progress. You don't have to take someone's word for it; you can see the numbers on the barbell and track your own strength gains. It's proof of work. Bitcoin'a foundation relies on it's proof of work while barbell training embodies it in the pursuit of physical strength. And for fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts,I'll provide a 15% discount on my services if you choose to pay with Bitcoin. A win for both. I'm able to receive the ultimate hard money that can't be debased and you will receive professional coaching with verification of your strength gains by the numbers on the barbell.

My focus is to get my clients stronger in natural human movement patterns. Patterns that we use daily like squatting down and standing back up. Bending over and picking something up. Lifting something over our head. The picture is my wife getting ready to pick up a 50lb fertilizer bag. She's very strong in this movement pattern. If you are not strong in this movement pattern, then you have a higher chance of injuring your back or just being really sore after a day of yard chores. I want your body to be strengthened as a system not in isolation. Because that's how the human body moves. It moves together as a system. Your body parts don't move in isolation. It has natural moving patterns. When you are stronger in these human movement patterers it carries over to all aspects of your life, hobbies, and sports.

Are you stuck on your bench press? This is usually the 2nd lift when a client hits the wall the first being the overhead press. Most of my male clients get stuck around 180lbs and my female clients around 80lbs. Before I do any program changes from 3 sets of 5 reps, I want to make sure my clients are taking enough rest time between sets. Often the reason they are getting stuck is they are not allowing enough rest time. Initially you only need lesst than 3 minutes of rest in between sets but as the weight gets heavier you will need 4 minutes, 5 minutes or even 6 minutes. If the client is getting plenty of rest time then I will make a program change and instead of going up 5lbs each session on the bench, we only go up 2.5lbs each session and we see how long we can ride this out. When my client can't go up 2.5lbs any more at 3 sets of 5 reps, I usually switch them to 5 sets of 3 reps. They are still getting 15 reps in and we are still going up 2.5lbs in weight each session. We can usually ride this out for a few weeks before the next programming change is needed. I hope these tips help you get unstuck in your bench press.

The value of having an online barbell strength coach is that you can be anywhere in the world. Meet Joni, a new client and a mother of 6 children who lives in Germany. She's incorporating strength training to help her be a better runner. She's making incredible progress. It doesn't matter where you live in the world, if you need a barbell strength coach, I can help.

Congratulations to all the ladies who participated in yesterday's PINKBALLERZ Pickleball Tournament in Austin, TX. And a special shout out to the semifinalist; Hilary & Daniela will duke it tomorrow against Kristen and Victoria. Good luck ladies! hashtag#pickleball

Exercising is better than doing nothing at all. But why leave so much potential on the table? Why not be be strong and exercise? How about strength be your base not exercise? If you make strength be your base, you will be better at exercising, but it doesn't work the other way around. Getting stronger makes you better at exercising but doing more exercising doesn't make you any stronger. Getting stronger increases bone density, bigger muscles, stronger ligaments and tendons. Exercising does none of the above.

In order to understand how to get stronger, I think it's helpful to to start by defining strength. Strength is the ability to produce force against an external resistance. Simply, strength is force production. The person that can produce the most force is the most strong. Someone who has enough force production to squat 150 pounds is stronger than someone who can only squat 100 pounds. Someone who has enough force production to bench press 200 pounds is stronger than someone who can only bench press 135 pounds. It's black and white. If you want to get stronger, you can't just be exercising at a gym. You have to be constantly increasing force production. It doesn't matter how many lunges you are doing or leg extensions. Yes, you may get hot and sweaty and feel sore the next day but if you are not increasing force production then you are not getting stronger. You are just exercising. If you want to get stronger, force production must be increasing.