Hey guys, Full disclosure I'm not a tech guy, but I do make good on my word. If you run into any issues, whether it's getting access to a program you've bought on Skool, can't find something, have a question about a workout, etc. just shoot me a DM. I'm still figuring out some of how this stuff works too, and want to make sure we have it dialed in right. I've always been an old-school, pen and paper + Excel/Google spreadsheet guy, so building a robust member's area for the first time and automating some systems is new thing for me. I appreciate your patience with it, and thank you for being here. Now let's get back to work and get after it today! Stay strong, Ian

It was hotter than two cousins kissin in West Virginia trying to make one pair of teeth here in KY today. But it was nice being back in the home gym. Only thing missing were mid swing punches.

Chicago for a week….bell travels well

The more someone is willing to do, the further and fast they're going to go in losing weight/improving performance. And I put that caveat about performance on there because I refuse to train someone in a way that doesn't also improve their performance. Normal trainers will have you lose weight, but at the end of it your strength will be lower, cardio not as efficient, recovery ability gone to shit. When I(and my clients) lose weight, we end up as strong as we were before we started. Which means pound-for-pound stronger by relative weight. But I want absolute strength improvement. I want to be -5-7% bodyweight and +10-15% strength across the year. I want you to be smashing 1H Swings with your old 2H swing weight after dropping 10 pounds. If we train properly, you should turn into the best version of yourself possible. If you are willing to be a savage about it, you will become a savage in real life. You become the one who knocks, as Walter White says. That path looks different though. The civilized path is a steady sort of chip away, at things. It's the path those of you following the 7 Minute Shred are on right now. Set a pace/intensity and spend lots of time practicing at it until it no longer feels as intense as it used to. Then increase the pace/intensity, retest/repeat, etc. The savage path is different. It starts off the same, establish a baseline, build up some capacity, but then after that first retest we stomp down on the gas. We push the limits. We take sustainable to it's maximum. We go find thresholds and walk past them. Or in some cases run. In the process the transformation is more rapid and profound. Both paths will get you there. Both will change you. Both will take you to a place where what seemed impossible or "hard" before is a new normal. But the absolute level of that "hard" is different. And the vigor you approach it with even moreso. And for those willing to dive into the pain cave and embrace true savage mode?

50 minutes later after trying to kick through the floor