Stuff to Check Out: Basement Deadlift Edition
It’s pretty much become fall in Edmonton, which means morning bike rides in to work are in the dead of night, plus temperatures around freezing. As a result of that, I’m not biking into work nearly as much, but the good thing is with the Basement of Champions slowly taking shape, I can still get in some workouts at home when I have the time. I just bought a spin bike, so I’ll still be able to get some cardio in on a regular basis. Plus, deadlifting all of the weight.
The squat rack should be here sometime this week, which means even more excellence to come. Plus, we have a very special motivational device on the way. Post to come when it arrives.
Workshops:
Complete Shoulder & Hip seminars – Tony Gentilcore and I.
We’re bringing out the big guns on this sucker. Not many people can claim to have worked with as many high level and high needs shoulders as Tony, and I…… well, I work with hips a lot.
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Yeah.
Upcoming dates:
St. Louis MO. September 26-27 – Click HERE for more info & to register
Chicago, IL. October 17-18 – Click HERE for more info & to register
Los Angeles, CA. November 14-15 – Click HERE for more info & to register
Masters of Movement – NEW SERIES!!!
Chris Duffin, Charlie Weingroff, Leo Totten, and some Canadian are doing 2 full days of presentations in the heart of New York, all on becoming a movement ninja of sorts. There’s going to be so many nuggets of wisdom dropped by at least 3 of these fine folks that you’re going to be acting like an old timey prospector who struck gold.
When: November 7-8, 2015
Where: Halevy Life, midtown Manhattan, New York
Space is extremely limited, and only 30-40 people will get a chance to attend, so if you want to get one of the best, well rounded and hopefully enjoyable experiences you could ask for from 3 and a half of the best in the game, you should check it out.
Click HERE for more info & to register.
Strength Training Tricks: What Works? Travis Pollen on T-Nation
I contributed to this piece looking at some of the best and most commonly used cues to help people get the most out of the big three lifts (squat, bench, deadlift) and it looks like it was very well received.
Why Do Some Abs Look Weird? – Jill Fanslau on Men’s Health
I contributed to this piece on how some abs can look different than others, and some of the reasons may surprise you.
Lessons From Lifters: Finding the Perfect Shoes – Lee Boyce
I kind of contributed to this piece as well, even though Lee wrote the entire thing and then included a video of mine, which means you get mostly him and just a sprinkling of me.
Article of the Week
On Tattoos, Semi-Colons and (near) Suicidal Depression – John Romaniello
Imagine this scenario: you just published your first book which went to the top of the New York Times best sellers list. You just married your best friend and moved to your dream house, with nothing but open doors for your future ahead of you. Some would say this is the best thing in the world, but others wouldn’t fare as well.
John wrote an intensely personal and informative post about his own experiences with depression, suicidal thoughts, and some of the root aspects that can affect many of the population silently. This is an important read, as a few weeks ago in the span of a few days, I saw 4 different individuals who had died by suicide: 2 locally and 2 I hadn’t met in person yet. By all appearances, there wasn’t much of a reason they should get to a point where death should be a consideration. Roman rocked this one out.