Davenport Barbell, LLCThe purpose of this website is to help you train yourself. That’s what I do, I train myself so I’m going to share what I do and the obstacles that come up, and what adjustments I make to deal with them. This is one month of my training.I didn’t start my diet yet or cardio […]
A few weeks ago, I retired as a professional mixed martial arts fighter after my last fight. I trained the best and hardest for this fight out of any competitions I have ever participated in. After my fight, I took a week off to rest. Many of you reached out to me that week to […]
There is a saying that you are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with. I’m not sure if that is true but I can say that who you spend time with is extremely important. Some people will support and encourage you and some people will discourage you and not support […]
The mental stance you must take is an open-minded one. I say that because I can’t believe how many times I thought I had it all figured out, only to find I was missing out on so much understanding. For example, I was introduced to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s high-volume approach early on, and I was convinced […]
Countless people ask me for advice on training, what to eat, and just what to do in general. I love to talk about achieving fitness goals, so I’m always very open to sharing with others what has or hasn’t worked for me. Most people I talk to never follow through with the advice I give […]
The third aspect of metabolism we can alter is the nutritional aspect. We want the metabolism to fire full speed, feed muscle, and burn fat. Every diet method, such as the atkins diet, keto diet, paleo diet, zone diet, intermittent fasting, etc., works within the laws of thermodynamics. The conservation law states that the total […]
The first element of metabolism is muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. Beyond that, it’s a matter of calories consumed vs. calories burned. If you cut back your calories too much, you will lose muscle mass and slow down your metabolism, so I’d suggest always lean towards burning more […]
In this series, I’m going to talk about the key to everything, metabolism. In 2005 while at his peak as the World’s Strongest Man, I met Mariusz Pudzianowski. He was 300 pounds of pure muscle built like a Greek statue. I’m not sure what his body fat percentage was, but it had to be well […]
To grow and become stronger, you also must rest and recover. Training breaks you down and takes energy. So, why train? Why not just rest and recover? The reason is you must stimulate an adaptation. Training is the stimulus that causes your body to adapt. However, training is a negative factor taking energy and requiring […]
All sports include an important neurological component, and strength sports are no different. A massive element to lifting maximum poundage is the ability to activate as many muscle fibers into a lift as possible; this, along with the technique, is how you can gain muscle. This is true for increasing actual strength or muscle mass […]