In this blog and video below I want to go over some really awesome ways to improve your grip strength which will lead to a healthier shoulder. Because of our lifestyles of driving countless hours to work, sitting at a computer all day or the many other unhealthy positions we put our body in on a daily basis I thought this would be a good time to talk about our shoulder and how we can make it STRONG. The exercises shown below are not for the beginner or for the unhealthy shoulder. They are for someone who has aches and pains in a somewhat healthy shoulder who may want to improve his strength in a weathered shoulder.
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Bottoms Up for Grip Strength & Shoulder Health
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
5 Reasons to Start Doing the Kettlebell Windmill
Monday, April 25th, 2011
Today I want to go over an exercise I think is a great one for many many reasons. The kettlebell windmill is an exercise that I think everyone that works out should be incorporating in some way into their workouts routines. I have used this movement with great success in a number of different situation with clients. The other reason I thought of this exercise to post is after doing my deadlifts the other day I finished my workout with some windmills which I think is a great thing to do after deadlifts. I remember talking with Pavel years ago and he suggested it to me to do after deadlifting. If you missed the the 4 Tips to a Stronger Deadlift Video & Blog I suggest you go and check it out.
Here is a list of the reason the kettlebell windmill is such a great exercise.
4 Tips to a Stronger Deadlift
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Over the years I have been fortunate to visit various gyms and coaches and learn an immense amount of valuable information regarding strength & conditioning. The deadlift has been one of my better lifts and I love training it. Sooner or later you find yourself getting stuck and not progressing in your lifts and you have to figure out what is the cause. Is it that I am training too much? Is it that I have some sort of injury? What is the weak link? So what I have done is when I have reached certain standstills I have reach out for help and asked other coaches. Guys like Dave Tate, John Bott, and Louie Simmons are just a few who have helped me continue to progress in this ion game.
Here is a few tips that I think can help anyone out with their conventional deadlift.
Kettlebell & Bodyweight Crusher
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Here is a quick and effective workout that can performed in 30 minutes tops. All you need is a chin up bar and a couple of kettlebells.
Perform a KB clean & press followed by a chin up and see how many sets you can get in 15 minutes.
Rest for 3 minutes and then perform a 1 arm snatch with a descending ladder of 10 reps each arm followed by 8 reps, 6 reps, 4 reps, and finally 2 reps.
This will give you a great workout in minimal time, which is what most people lack. Enjoy!
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Monday, Monday
Monday, February 15th, 2010
2/16/10 Food Log:
Meal 1:
9 whites (31.5P)
1 whole egg (6P, 4F)
1 cup Oats (10P,54C,6F)
Meal 2:
6oz. Chx Breast (39P,6C,3F)
2 slices Rye (6P,35C,0F)
Banana (26C)
2 Slices Tomato
Squat Workout
Week 1- 70%,80%,90%
1. Free Squat – 45×10, 135×5, 135×3, 185×3, 225×3, 280×3, 320×3, 360×4
(Based off 400)
2a. Barbell Step-Up
4 sets of 8-10 reps
2b. Bent Over DB Rows
4 sets of 8-10 reps
3a. Reverse Hypers
3 sets of 10-12 reps
3b. Turkish Get Up
3 sets of 6ea side
That’s it for today. I have a bunch of things to get done and needed to put time into other things today.
Meal 3 – Post-Workout:
5oz. Chx Breast
1 cup Brown Rice (
1/2 cup Broccoli
Meal 4:
Full Strength MRP (40P,25C,5F)
Meal 5:
2 Scoops Whey (50P, 8C,6F)
2 TBSP Almond Butter (5P,7C,19F)
Meal 6:
4oz. Steak (34P,7F)
Asparagus
Daily Total: (285P, 202C, 78F) Calories = 2650
Summer Shred Starts NOW!
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Ok guys here we go.
Do you want to get ready for the summer!
Have you ever looked beach ready before?
Do you want to?
Are you ready to get SHREDDED?
Well than follow me on my journey to my wedding date in June and join me in the Summer Shred Program!
I will be posting my training log as well as my food log on my blog regularly. You will leave your logs in the comment section and we will Get Shredded TOGETHER!
Tomorrow I will start posting my food intake and my training along with tons of videos on metabolic conditioning, intervals, meal prepping tips, among various motivation tools to keep us on the path of victory.
Here is your first motivational video to get you ready for the ride, you must have a sense of humor for this one. It is a great abdominal bracing exercise that will make you laugh.
Come on, you have to laugh……life is short:)
Stayed tuned, tomorrow it will be rocking over here at Hanley Strength.
Final Squat Session
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Yesterday was my last heavy squat/deadlift session of my meet cycle. I will be competing in about 21 days. I took a an opener in a suit yesterday and took my 2nd attempt with reverse monster bands. I got some videos of the squats and pulls. This is how the day went:
Squats
Warm up: bar x5, 135x5x2, 185×3
Briefs : 250×1, 340×1, 390 x1, 430 x1, 480×1
Suit Straps Down: 505×1
Straps Up: 535×1, 585×1
Rev Band: 635×1
My opener will be a little bit lighter in this meet than last to reserve myself for my 2nd and 3rd attempt. Overall I felt good yesterday and am looking forward to the meet.
Deadlifts:
135x2x2, 225×1, 315×1, 365×1, 405×1, 455×1, 495×1, 545×1
Most of these are done with my suit on which is not too ganster just to get a feel for the suit. This is usually my strongest lift so I am happy with this.
After wards I performed some back raises for reps and some standing ab work for reps.
Here a video of my last couple squats and deadlifts:
Bench Day
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Today I had a dynamic effort day. It went something like this:
DE Bench - 95 x 3 x 3, 115 x 3 x 6
*this was perform with a mini band doubled around the bar and band peg. I use 3 different grips when doing speed bench. Close grip, thumb from smooth and pinky on the ring are my grips and I do a set of each then repeat.
Accessory Work
1a. DB Bench Press – 50×6,65×3, 75×20, 75x 8,8,12 * couple extra reps this week.
2a. Fat Grip Pullups – BW x 8,8,8,8
2b. DB Power Cleans – 20×15,15,15
3a. Band Pushdowns – Monster mini x 25 x 3
3b. Iso-Hold DB Curls – 15 x 15ea. x 2
* This week I used the Tyler Grips which are fat rubber handles to put over the bar.
Cardio - I walked the treadmill for 30 minutes at an incline of 8 and a speed of 3.4, I really do this to keep myself loose and get some recovery work for my hamstrings.
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Wednesday Workout
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Today I had a lower body workout which can change depending on the week. Since this coming sunday I will be taking a heavy single in my suit bottoms with 3 chains I decided to just get some free squatting in to practice form for the most part. I also did assistance work. Here is how the workout looked.
1. Free Squat: barx10, 145×5, 195×5, 235×3, add briefs: 285×5, 325x5x2, 375×5
* this was performed to practice form more than anything else, I used the competition squat bar so the bar weighs 10lbs more therefore my numbers look a bit different. I also used my competition briefs which are metal ace briefs
2. SSB Reverse Lunge: bar x 10 each leg x 3 sets
* this was just to get some blood flow in my quads and some single leg work which I do less of during a competition cycle.
3a. GHR: BW x 10 x 3
3b. Fwd/Bwd Sled Drag: 3 Plates x 10 yds (2 laps) x 3
4a. Reverse Hypers: 200 x 12 x 3
4b. Pushups: BW x 20 x 3
4c. Seated Rev Grip Cable Row: 160 x 15 x 3
I did a little upper body to get some blood work in and break a little sweat.
Over all it was a really nice workout and I have been feeling really good. Looking forward to my meet in November.
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DE Bench Day
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Today I had a dynamic effort day. It went something like this:
DE Bench - 95 x 3 x 6, 115 x 3 x 3
*this was perform with a mini band doubled around the bar and band peg. I use 3 different grips when doing speed bench. Close grip, thumb from smooth and pinky on the ring are my grips and I do a set of each then repeat.
Accessory Work
1a. DB Bench Press – 50×6,65×3, 75×17, 75x8x3
2a. Fat Grip Pullups – BW x 8,8,7,6
2b. DB Power Cleans – 20×15,15,12,12
3a. Band Pushdowns – Monster mini x 25 x 2
3b. Iso-Hold DB Curls – 15 x 12ea. x 2
Cardio - I walked the treadmill for 30 minutes at an incline of 8 and a speed of 3.3, I really do this to keep myself loose and get some recovery work for my hamstrings.
