Zen and the Art of the Goblet Squat.
Enjoy your Monday!
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Be like our friend Jim.
Finish the week strong. Then get outside and enjoy the weekend!
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Our homegirl Masha was kicking ass during that session, but Todd noticed that she had running shoes on while deadlifting and it was causing some instability.
She was rocking back and forth while lifting instead of keeping her feet planted firmly on the floor.
Running shoes are a bad option for lifting.
We’re releasing an article soon that explains exactly why and what shoes to wear instead.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
There was a time when grip strength and general work capacity were built by daily life. Men, women, and children all carried things, heavy things, because it was necessary. Milk needed to be brought in, hay bails needed to be loaded in the wagon, and slop had to make its way to the pigs. But today, in suburban America, we don’t have to do any of that shit. In fact, there are few physical things that we have to do – to our benefit and our detriment.
At the detriment end of the spectrum, we’ve lost grip strength and general work capacity, two things we need to live the fullest possible life, and two things that stave off early death. That’s right, grip strength is a predictor of mortality. Life is awesome. We want everyone to live a long, full life. Beyond Strength programming in general helps you do that. But sometimes we must get specific and address specific holes in modern life. Endurance A does that.
The carry ladders during Endurance A build grip strength by simulating work we would have all done in rural life in times gone by. We carry things that vary in weight from light to heavy, just like we would during a day’s work. Not only does this build grip strength, but it also builds work capacity by keeping our entire body under tension for an extended period.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
What type of people train at Beyond Strength?
✅Want to be coached
✅Want an intelligent training program and process
✅Enjoy competing with themselves
✅Use training to live a bigger life outside of the gym
Sound like you?
Click the link in our profile to head to our website and schedule your free intro.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva
#northernvirginia ...
A lot of people miss progress when they see it…
…because it dresses in dirty clothes and it looks like work.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Last week is over. Toss that shit over your shoulder and move on.
#itsbeyondatrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
🌶️ level 1000 during this month’s Resilience workout.
The folks in 4:30 session on Friday kicked that sucker right in the guts.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Step on out of your comfort zone.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Want a little variety in your back work?
Try the gorilla row.
Better yet, come in to Beyond Strength and do it other badass people.
(Click the link in our profile to schedule your free intro.)
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Wanna get the most out of your farmer’s carry ladders without pumping out your grip and having to go down in weight like an absolute loser?
Watch this.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Exhale. Then pull again.
Get you some Monday.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Difficult training weeks are a part of the fitness process. You might curse your coach and everyone who’s ever loved them while you’re in the thick of hard a session, but we need those sessions to push ourselves forward. The rub is that we must be smart about how we approach them. But the good news is with a few tactics and skills, you can nail difficult training weeks and get the full benefit of all that sweat and strain. And all that cursing won’t be for nothin’.
It starts with a healthy set of expectations.
Keep reading at the blog link in our bio.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
At least he said please.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva
#allergictofun ...
How’s about a 50 rep day montage to close out our volume accumulation training?
You gonna miss it?
#itsbeyondatrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Monday, derived from the Anglo-Saxon word Monandaeg, which loosely translates: stop complaining about 1/7th of your week and enjoy your life.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
You ever wonder how and why you should use different strength training methods?
Then you really ought to listen to the newest episode of the Beyond Strength Show called Strength Methods Explained.
If you’re wondering why @chrisbeyondstrength and @todd_bumgardner are making those faces, well, that’s none of your damn business and we’ll thank you for staying out of our personal affairs.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Squat Row Squat Row Squat Row = …
Strength.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudoubcountyva ...
Peaking at 100 reps!
Today the Beyond Strength members hit the final stage of our volume build during this training phase by doing 100 total reps of 4 compound exercises.
It’s spicy.
And it requires some real namaste energy at the end.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
@b.rad.pearson (the featured model) favorite singer is Taylor Swift. To honor him, and her, here’s one of her best quotes on how to handle Mondays:
“I’m very rich. I do whatever I want on Mondays.”
Well, there ya have it, folks.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Nothing out of the ordinary.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva
#podcast ...
Lex Whitney was killed in action in December 2016. Today would have been his 46th birthday.
Every year we burn our legs and our lungs to memorialize him with his favorite challenge workout. We’ve dubbed it “The Lex.”
It’s a 5:00 sled push or drag with either Lex’s weight (235#) or the person’s own bodyweight on the sled. And we turn every 22.5 feet.
Thanks to all of the Beyond Strength members that showed up to do it, to kick a little ass in the name of a good man.
#itsbeyondstrength ...
Today was 75-rep day at Beyond Strength.
4 exercises. 75 reps each.
Sure, the work is hard. But they’re really sweating from all math.
Counting is hard.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
@chrisbeyondstrength is a thief of joy.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Montag, Lunes, Mandag, Luni, Poniedzialek, Lundi, Monday.
No matter the language, it’s a day for kicking ass.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Clip is from The Beyond Strength Show, episode titled Heart Rate Zones for Training. Stream it on YouTube, Spotify, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. ...
They had one mission…
Look as arrogant as possible in these shots.
@chrisbeyondstrength and @todd_bumgardner sure nailed it.
They also had a great podcast conversation about different ways to measure your conditioning progress.
It’ll be out soon on Spotify and YouTube.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Get down, then reverse it.
Turkish Get-ups are a killer full-body movement.
They train strength and mobility throughout the body.
Turns out they’re easier to learn from the top down.
So, we’re practicing get downs this month before we reverse it and take it back up.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva
#kettlebell ...
Today, Beyond Strength members started the three-week march on up from 50 reps of 4 exercises up to 100 reps of 4 exercises. May they train with honor and courage. May God have mercy on their souls. 😂
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Well, that sucked.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
You guys remember in Office Space when Peter asks Lawrence if anyone ever at his job says to him, “Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays.”?
And then Lawrence says, “No. No, man. Shit, no, man. I believe you’d get your ass kicked saying something like that, man.”
We believe that ass kicking to be justified.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Doing something harder doesn’t make you tougher…
Clip is from the latest episode of The Beyond Strength Show, titled Heart Rate Zones for Training. Stream it on YouTube, Spotify, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. ...
If you’re hanging out, why not just pull on up to the bar?
Expect more terrible dad jokes soon.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
What ya’ll MFs know about heart rate training zones?
Well, that’s what @todd_bumgardner and @chrisbeyondstrength chat about during the latest episode of The Beyond Strength Show.
Thanks to @randi_dean3 for the great question.
You’re welcome for the mean mugs.
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
Is it just us, or is this the emo reel of @chrisbeyondstrength lifting that we didn’t know we needed?
Sound on for full effect.
#emo
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...
“Gotta keep on movin’ no matter how hard it gets.”
#itsbeyondstrength
#livephysically
#loudouncountyva ...