July 4th, 2007

I WON... AGAIN!

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much to everyone for voting and helping me win the Men's Health "How Fit Are You" contest twice in a row!!!

I just received the email from the Men's Health editor and needless to say I'm excited. I knew the competition was tougher this time, but my video still managed to hold its own.

My work week is a bit lighter than normal due to the Fourth of July holiday, so I'm going to do my best to finish up some of the new tutorials I've been working on. It's a small token of gratitude to everyone for all the support for this contest and the site in general.

Thanks again and have a happy 4th of July!

June 27th, 2007

Barely held it for a second... but I held it... So close, I can taste it. Read on in the training section.

And thanks again for all the votes!

June 22nd, 2007

HELP ME WIN AGAIN!

I am again a finalist in Men's Health "How Fit Are You" contest. I was informed by the editor of the magazine that there was a problem with the video player on the website, but now that it is fixed the voting has started!

My video is titled "Press, Spin and Slam". As I said before, I like the variety of my latest video as it really shows the strength, coordination, power, and balance that the contest required. I'm also very pleased to be grabbing basketball rim at 5'7" (~170cm). This is a personal best I achieved since the first Men's Health video.

Competition is a bit tougher this time around so I'm going to need everyone's help! Click here or on the picture above to take you to the voting page. I'd appreciate as many votes as you can manage.

Thanks again to everyone for their support. New tutorials, articles, and new site features are in the works!

June 6th, 2007

Updated Tutorial, New Articles, and 'How Fit are You, Take 2'

Updated the muscle-up tutorial to include an erroneously overlooked progression for the skill - doing a muscle-up with feet on a box or bench. This simply shifts some weight from the arms to the legs and makes the muscle-up easier.

I have a new article that was recently published in the June issue of Performance Menu - an online nutrition and athletic journal. It's titled "Bodyweight Skill Integration" and deals with combining bodyweight skills and weight training exercises into a single exercise program - a topic that many have asked me about.

Due to legal reasons, I can't offer the article on this page for free, but you can download a free issue at Performance Menu, or subscribe to the magazine for $30 a year.

A strength class I teach at Balance Gym was also featured in the Washington Express, a publication of the Washington Post. Click here or on the picture below for the full article. Beast Skills was mentioned in the opening lines.

Finally, it looks like I might be in the running for the Men's Health "How Fit Are You" contest again. My video is posted on the contest page. I haven't received a formal email saying I'm a finalist yet, but I assume its presence on the page is confirmation enough. Voting for the winner should open soon. Can I win two times in a row? I'll need everyone's help in voting again.

This routine isn't quite as clean as the first one that I entered (I blame the 5am shoot time), but I think it really fulfills the strength, coordination, power, and balance criteria better than the last video. Take a look and let me know what you think.