Pat is out of town this week. Obviously, we are chatting on Facebook about how terrible it is here without him. I have assured him that everyone at The Buttery is concerned about his well-being. As you might expect, I’ve been charged with initiating gossip amongst the regulars here to see what people actually think […]
The Advantage of Training with Timed Sets: The Salaryman's express train to increasing strength and packing on muscle
By: Som Sikdar RKC There are basically two types of timed sets. The first is performing a set for a given amount of time; for example, performing bench press repetitions for 30 seconds. Here the primary focus is building muscle endurance. Everyone has a “slowing down” point regardless of weight and you may want […]
Take No Prisoners
Although not always punctual, I am indeed a man of my word. Som and I finally got around to our benchmark testing last Thursday, utilizing a force meter to register the power of a couple basic strikes. This will allow us to see how the progress we are making with our strength training carries over […]
Impossible to Break These Walls; For the Steel is Much Too Strong
If you wish to forge the finest steel; then seek out the hottest furnace Yesterday marked the beginning of our new training cycle. Benchmark testing will be conducted on wednesday as promised, for which we will be using a force meter to measure the power of a variety of our kicks and punches. We will […]
Gettin muh Juyhks In
Energy levels have been through the roof the past couple of days, and I think I know why. I’ve recently been experimenting with a couple of unorthodox methods of recovery and hormonal optimization (natural of course)! But I will wait to share more details on that soon, once I have reached a more concrete conclusion. […]