Today I am headed to a much cooler country filled with weird bacon, maple syrup, and mounties. The Outlaw Staff (most of us) are getting to program and assist in the Sweat RX Championships in Toronto.The first event is one I am particularly … [Read more...]

If you are following this and have questions take a look at my blog post for answers. Otherwise here is the work. I'm ready for next week to see some squat PR's. Strength:nA) CJ: (%/reps*sets): 60/2, 70/2, 75/2+1, 80/1, 85/1, 90/1, 95/1*3 sets, … [Read more...]

One of the most impressive things that I have found about Crossfit has been the community. Those of you who don't know anything about my interest in CrossFit then you don't know that for the longest time I was super hesitant and had a very elitist … [Read more...]

One more week till squat PR week. Remember to post your results.Weightlifting:nA) CJ: (%/reps*sets): 60/2, 70/2, 75/2+1, 80/1, 85/1, 90/1, 95/1*3 setsB) Clean Pulls: 80/5, 85/3, 90/3, 95/3, 100/3Strength:nA) FS: 70/3*4 setsnB) Jerk Drives: 110/3*4 … [Read more...]

For those of you who don't know. I am lucky enough to train at the history-ridden, famous Spoon Barbell. Spoon has been around for longer than I have been alive and that's why in most of my videos it looks like I'm lifting in a gym from the 70's. … [Read more...]

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven"(Ecclesiastes 3:1, ESV)Life brings new developments and rapid change.  That's the beauty of a life in which we are consumed with pursuing our passions.  It never gets boring … [Read more...]

With our first stop completed for the Outlaw Parabellum Tour, I am back in Dallas with a whole list of thoughts and observations about what the rest of the camps will look like. First: we are covering a metric TON of information in 3 days. Between … [Read more...]

Well here goes the innaugural post of Deep Performance Crossfit Programming.  As promised this will complete the 10 week pre-Bulgarians cycle we have started leading right into a 6-week Bulgarian style cycle.  The conditioning and auxiliary work will … [Read more...]

It's always amazing to me to see how one day of camp work and one night's rest can translate into change. The attendees came in today with almost exact memory of what we had done the day before and were able to pick right back up where we left off. … [Read more...]

Here's the innaugural post for Deep Barbell. Same template and planning as Deep Performance with more volume and lifting focus as we don't have to worry about conditioning on the lifting side :)Nor do we want to.Weightlifting:A)  Snatch: … [Read more...]

Well the tour has begun. We are at Crossfit Eminence in Denver Colorado. Compared to the 107 degree humid heat of Dallas, the 75 degree dry, clean temperature of Denver is a huge relief.We started yesterday with a crazy new group dynamic. At the … [Read more...]

One of the hot debates in the Olympic lifting world has always been the usage and implementation of "bodybuilding movements." Weightlifters and weightlifting coaches will get hot very quickly when these movements and their practicality to the sport … [Read more...]

For those of you who have your USAW Level 1 I want to point you to what will be a VERY fun weekend if we can get yall there.  Coach Harvey Newton and John Coffee have agreed to put on a Level 2 seminar in Marietta GA.  I will be attending as well as … [Read more...]

"The people who walked in darknessnhave seen a great light;nthose who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,non them has light shone." n(Isaiah 9:2, ESV) Finishing up finals this week for seminary so this blog post will be short and sweet.nnI have met … [Read more...]

17 weeks out from the American Open and the hard work has begun. My favorite part of training is when we get close to big meets. I love the heavy singles and maximal level weights that come with being four or five weeks out from the National meet. … [Read more...]