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

We're heading into the end of summer, and it's time to look ahead towards the end of year. Personally the summer has been super eventful, between moving across the country on short notice, having both a Muay Thai fight and BJJ competition in under 2 months, training the Muscle Mentorship guys, taking care of some family business, and managing to squeeze in my own lifting. As things are slowing down a bit I'll be back on the content creation wagon again, with more emails, posts, and videos coming soon. Recently though I had a realization that I wanted to share with you that's core to what makes the training we do here work so well; the concept of a Workout Stack. Guys who have followed me for a long time, and especially those who have worked with my 1-on-1 know, I preach doing the most important things consistently well. Savage excellence at the basics. And that's how we build programs. Hit only the most necessary things, frequently and consistently. We don't do workout splits like Upper/Lower or Push/Pull/Legs. We use Workout Stacks. It's a checklist of the most important things we need to do each day/training session. Laser-like focus on getting those things done and block out all of the noise of everything else that doesn't accelerate us towards the goal. Just like you have a stack of supplements you take, we have workout stacks to focus on the biggest ROI exercises. This keeps things simple and easy to stay consistent on so you can enjoy the rest of your life outside of training. Because that's what we're doing this for, after all. Anyways, I'll be re-opening spots for working with me 1-on-1 next month, keep an eye out for that. If you want details and to get on the waitlist ahead of time, shoot me a DM. And comment below with what your top priority is for the rest of this year. Doesn't have to be fitness related, just the most important thing you're working on between now and January.

The more you practice something, the easier it gets. Crazy concept but we overlook it way too often. Example: I've been doing a retarded amount of swings this month. Almost all of them with 24kg, all using two hands. Reps varied between 10-50 for each set. No clock or tempo set for almost all of it, just doing work. Crisp lockouts, high tension, the usuals. Yesterday I put myself on the clock to see where I was at. 50 sets of 10 reps, working at a 1:2 work:rest ratio. Smoked it, passing the Talk Test the whole time. Outside in 90 degree heat at noon. All due to just practicing. We're talkin about practice The program has been a framework to guide the day, nothing super strict. Imagine if you apply this elsewhere. Like your own training. Or dieting. Or in your work. Just practice doing something basic and effective, better, more often.

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

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?