Archive for June, 2012

6.29.2012

Joes Barbell

Warm Up: 5 min. row; dynamic kick series;bridges (1min each direction); superband pull thru’s (thick green x10); depth jumps 3×5 BS: 45x10x1 (1 1/4), 135x5x1(1 1/4), 225x3x1(1 1/4) 280x5x3BP: 45x10x1 (1 1/4), 135x3x1 (1 1/4), 185x3x1 (1 1/4) 230x5x3Hang Squat…

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Strict Pull Ups

Joes Barbell

There are all kinds of reasons to neglect working your posterior chain and back.  My favorite is that you can’t see it.  Out of sight out of mind right?  Then there is the fact that the movements to train those…

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Back to Basics

Joes Barbell

Off season training started to today and with the start of a new training season it’s always a good idea to go back to the basics.  My training over the next few weeks will focus primarily on building strength, healing…

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Hey Mommy! What’s That Growing in Your Belly?

Joes Barbell

That’s my clever way of saying, IT’S A GIRL!!! Looks like baby number two has a vagina.  Hurray!  How’s the joke go?  When you have a boy you have to worry about one dick.  When you have a girl you…

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Turn the Page

Joes Barbell

bob and the band doing it together What would Bob Seger do?  Isn’t it obvious? Turn the Page Shit is going to hit the fan people!!!

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The Fray

Joes Barbell

I was really pumped to check out the movie The Grey.  After Taken Liam Neeson became my favorite actor and, at least his roles, is someone I consider a straight bad ass.  Its not just Neeson’s recent stuff that is…

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Food For Thought

Joes Barbell

I love my family and everyone that wished me well on father’s day.  Thank you from the bottom of my pecs and abs.  Its cool that we have special days here and there to make the special people in our…

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WARNING!!! Q-Tips are not for Ear Cleaning!!!

Joes Barbell

Yup!!! Those puppies were pulled from ear this past Thursday.  Since then I’ve had the hearing of a bear! Hygiene tip!  DO NOT use cotton swabs or Q-tips to clean your ears, well your inner ears.  If you want to…

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Take Your Days…

Joes Barbell

Before you read this you should know that I use the word fact a lot in this post.  Also, before you read this you should know that I feel like a 180lb bag full of nickels fell on me while…

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Back to the Grind.

Joes Barbell

I love my son but he could care less that I have “Proven” my fitness.  I live and breathe only to appease the needs of my wife, but she doesn’t seem to realize that I am a member of the…

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