Alpha, How Do You Train?

IF I WERE TO DESCRIBE MY TRAINING PHILOSOPHY and what pisses me off sometimes…It would be bulleted something like this:


  • eat lean meat, vegetables and fish oil every 2.5-3 hours…If you want starchy carbs, only eat them post workout… They are like a reward for training.

-Lift more often than you want to, lift heavier than you want to, run longer and harder than you want to, do more reps when you REALLY don’t want to…Basically, do what you HATE more than anything the most, and do what you LIKE the do the least…

-If you are not a little nervous/anxious BEFORE your workout and didn’t feel sick DURING your workout, most likely you are not training hard enough to get where you want to go.

-Do big compound movements for 90% of your work… even accessory work

-Do Sprints, complexes, GPP,or Sled drags/prowler for energy systems work, anything else should be considered NEPA

-Stretch and use a foam roller and LAX ball-but only if you plan on walking when you are 50.

-Keep a log of your training- What gets measured, gets done. If you don’t know what you did last workout, how are you going to beat it this workout? NOT USING A LOG MAKES YOUR TRAINING A WASTE OF TIME! Don’t ask anyone questions about training or diet unless you can show them some form of history of what you have been doing. It would be like not giving a medical history to a Doctor and then asking them to fix you. Don’t be an idiot-people could answer 90% of their own arbitrary questions if they just compared what they are/aren’t doing with their original plan…Man this pisses me off!

-99% of people do not have the testicular fortitude or discipline to work hard and consistently enough to get the results they want…Don’t be that guy. And if you are the 1% smile because everyone thinks you are on roids and are a genetic freak-and refer to you as such behind your back.

-F 90% of Training Partners. Stupidity breeds stupidity! most partners spend more time talking about BS and screaming worthless false encouragement than actually making you better. If you need a spot, ask the 90 lb PT walking around doing nothing, otherwise grow some balls and get it done alone.

-That said, if You found another 1%er, stick with them…hell, maybe even consider becoming “life partners” that way you can get a tax cut while splitting time cooking chicken and spinach together.

-Train FOR something, it is tough to stay motivated without a goal…Also, train for strength, size is a great bi-product.

-Read EVERYTHING on T-Nation, and EliteFTS (With a filter of course), if you pick up 10% of what you read you will get stronger, bigger, and leaner…As a side note, people who haven’t done this have no right to ask stupid questions in the forums…Myself included.

-Every time you Stick food in your mouth or choose the weight for your next set ask yourself, “Will this make me better?”. Then act accordingly

-it is tough to out Diet pansy training, and it is harder to out train a bad diet…Do both or none, it is that simple.

-I do supersets and giant sets not because it is the most advantageous way to gain muscle…I do them because things need to get done…My time is limited, and I don’t like most of the idiots at the gym. So I get in, get it done, and get out. I hate walking into the gym, but love walking out soaked and spent…results aren’t a bad thing either.

-People worry too much about small stuff when the big stuff is not in order. This stuff is not complicated…grow a pair, don’t eat bad, and get just a little bit better each training session. look at the 5/3/1 questions on the strength sports page…of the questions are good, and some are as valid as, “Hey Jimbo, is it ok for me to switch out my Gallon of milk a day for a gallon of skittle flavored vodka? Will this make me HYOOOOOGGGEEEE?”

-Another note on that…Invest in knowledge. Don’t ask 1,000 stupid questions that could all be answered by spending $20 bucks on a book with ALL of the answers (5/3/1). If you can’t afford it, send me a PM about why – if I can’t use my brain to figure out a way for you to earn $20, I’ll send you the money myself! - There are no free lunches, and you will have to work hard and earn every bit you get. If it was easy-everyone would do it! A new you does not come in 6 easy installments of $19.95!

-If you are not regularly doing ATG squats and deads, don’t even bother asking a question about getting bigger and stronger…

-Now go stand petulant against the rest of the “Fitness” world