Here you’ll find a template for my current strength block. This is a part of a two-phase minimalist program which prioritizes overhead press and front squat, but also includes exercises like weighted chinup, split squat, RDL, weighted rings pushup, and upper body accessory work. I also walk you through the major why and how components of the program including warmup, exercise selection and organization, effort modulation, progressive overload, and rest days.
This example program is based on the last five months of my own training. It only covers the lower body sessions of this training cycle, and is heavily front squat focused. It’s common enough for coaches to tell you what they think you SHOULD do to get where they are. But rarely do we see coaches tell you EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID to get where they are, what they might change if they had to do it again, and why.
In this audio presentation, combined with videos as visual aids, I outline the nature and importance of technical development and changing movement patterns in strength training. Repatterining and technical development can (and should) be integrated into strength work. The purpose of this content is to help you choose the right tools for the job.
You all have been asking for it, so here it is. These meals form the framework of my eating habits. They're the meals and snacks I keep coming back to, as they’re practical, tasty, highly nutritions, conducive to good digestion (for me), and have proven over the years of my experience and experimentation to support health, performance, and recovery.
Hey everyone,
Consider this the official prompt for the question and answer post that will be coming up. This is exclusive to you members. It’s your chance to ask any pressing question you’ve been holding onto. When we’ve accumulated enough responses, I’ll make another talking video addressing them in the best way I can. So, let’s go. Ask your question in the comments. Try to stick to one. I can’t guarantee I’ll have enough knowledge or insight to answer them all, but all topics are fair play; nothing is off limits.
Second: a little update. For those of you who had initially signed up for just one section of the members site, you will now have access to both sections for no extra charge. Consider this a perk for being the first members to join. So feel free to go explore the content on the other half of the site now available to you.
Third: while we’re compiling questions, I’ll be working on a big post on squat technique—a multi-pronged approach for how to use eccentrics + video recording to study your inefficiencies, imbalances, and weaknesses. The principles in this post will not only apply to squats, but also to most strength movement. So you can look forward to that coming within the week.
Appreciate all of you, and looking forward to hear what questions you’ll ask.
Devin
An instructional video covering what I find to be the most useful drill for improving awareness of positioning in the handstand. This is specifically for spine/torso and hip position. By first exploring these techniques on the floor, this allows us to build specific awareness of positioning and effort in a less complex context with fewer variables competing for attention.
These workout templates are best suited for those looking to develop bent-arm pushing strength prerequisite to handstand pushups. There is no balance work in here, so I can’t say it will get you closer to the handstand pushup skill itself. But it will improve your capacity to progress if/when you do decide to address the technical balance component of the handstand push-up.
This is an excellent supplement to handstand push-up work, as it targets different muscles. Whereas the HSPU is heavy on the anterior deltoids, this is more pec-focused. Though anterior delts and triceps are still involved in both. The additional freedom of the scaps to move in and out of protraction will bring additional benefit to the protractors of the scapula like serratus anterior.
