I announced this to the email list last Friday, but will announce it here for anyone who missed the email. (If you aren't already on the list, you can join here: https://sultanofstrong.kit.com/0c174edccb) At the end of this month I'm closing down the Skool community. Short and simple, it takes time away from what I do best and enjoy most; being a great coach. The good news is that it will free up time for me to open up more 1-on-1 coaching spots. As my way of saying thank you to the guys who are in here, I'm offering a 20% discount for those who want to upgrade to work with me 1-on-1 if they sign up by the end of the month. If you're interested, DM me on here or email me at [email protected] with what your number one training priority is right now. I'll send over the information and we can get you started this week. Stay strong, Ian

Every now and again my carefully curated social media timelines get invaded. Some mainstream influencer slop manages to sneak in and corrupt my usual diet of puppy/cat memes, BJJ content, and the usual dark humor that goes into our most sacred group chats that will never see the light of day. Oh, and open fire BBQ reels. You know, normal guy shit. Anyways, I saw some dweeb on one of those gotcha style podcasts that pretends they're having a reasonable debate. And he was talking about "Going Dutch" on dates. It was so cringe inducing I had to take a lap around the house to shake it off. But it coincided with the temperature dropping and fall starting to arrive this past week. Which means I got to break out (arguably) my favorite kitchen "appliance"/tool/dish/gift from God. The Dutch Oven. Truly a wondrous device. There's a scientific explanation for why it works so well at everything we use it for. Whether it's baking sourdough. Brewing up the greatest chili you've ever tasted. Or somehow turning a giant chunk of meat into a savory, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth flavor bomb. Which is what I did this past weekend making barbacoa. All summer my stepdad kept asking what made the Dutch oven special when I hyped it up. "I've never had one, what makes it different from other pots?" "I don't know, it's infused with West India Trading magic or some shit, I never asked. It just works. Trust me." Friday I went down to the butcher and picked up a decent sized chuck roast. Saturday morning it got seasoned, seared, added some bone broth and more spices, then let it braise for the next 8 hours at a beautiful low simmer. Damn near needed a strainer to get it out of the pot because every grab with tongs was falling apart. The freshly cooked corn tortillas had more structural integrity that the beef. All due to the Dutch oven. Truly a miracle for cooking, and absolutely a must for fall. Anyways, I'm adding it to The Recipes this month, along with a few more gems.

Hey family! Haven't posted in a minute but I'm still grinding and pushing. Good workout this morning! Warm up: Mobility stretches and 100 push-ups (1 set of 40 and 2 sets of 30) Workout (w 20 lbs kettlebell) -Turkish get ups w(2 each side) then 20 push-ups -2 sets of 10 reps kettlebell swings then 10 push-ups after each set -2 sets of 10 kettebell cleans(10 reps both arms each set)then 10 push-ups after each set -2 sets of 10 single rack squats(10 reps both arms each set) the 10 push-ups after each set. -2 set of 10 kettlebell push press.(10 reps both arms each set) the 10 push-ups after each set. -2 sets of 10 kettlebell clean, squat, to press( 10 reps both arms each set) after first set, 10 push-ups and finished with 20 push-ups after the second set. Good workout, good sweat. Still fairly new to kettlebells so give me a good chance to work on each movement.

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Skool has added a new embedded video option I’m curious to check out. Here’s a snippet of some training from yesterday. The main goal of training lately has been to touch grass and move some weight. Nothing super intense, just get work done and steadily increase the volume within a time limit. This particular video was the 2nd of 9 sets I did to check a box on my Training Stack.