Early in my strength and conditioning career, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Deuce Gym in Venice, California. Well, I didn’t exactly “stumble upon” it. I was still in the midst of my internship at UCLA, working with the baseball team. We would have lifts in the morning and then practice or games at night, so I’d often find myself with free time in between. And since I was living in Pasadena, it didn’t make since to make the dreaded commute back ...
It is well established that here on the Farm, we are obsessed with growth, and are well aware of the difficulties that go along when pursuing it. Likewise, growing as a person is no easy feat. That is why, essentially, the primary objectives of the Muscle Farm are to challenge you, to change you, and empower you ...
People in America are quite possibly in the worst physical (and mental) shape of all-time, but we can change that, and what better time to turn the page than the start of the New Year?
I understand that we are in the midst of a pandemic and that many lives and livelihoods have been lost. This is something I take very seriously ...
While we try to take advantage of the land as much as we can, not all our workouts take place outdoors. Blending the heavy barbell foundational movements with more “farm functional” ones (farmer walks, sled pushes and pulls, yoke carries, sandbags, and more) is one of the most potent ways of getting #farmstrong. Here’s a little taste of a Muscle Farm training session ...
When one door closes, it doesn’t always mean another one will open. Sometimes you have to make one … and then go right through it.
The coronavirus has altered the trajectory of the world, mine included.
When we were sent home from Spring Training in March, none of us expected to still be at home eight months later. In fact, I still have ...