Sandbags — Stubborn Bastards!!

OK, I have to admit that going from receiving only 100 hits a day on my blog to close to 40,000 yesterday, with countless emails, all have me a bit wired with excitement, so I knew that I needed to do something to work off some of this energy.

One unfortunate thing about the CNN interview is that they didn’t show any footage of me training with my Ultimate Sandbag. These bags are put out by Josh Henkin, whom I’ve blogged about before. After researching other sandbags and even building my own, I found that Josh’s bags are top quality and ones that I recommend.

To fill my sandbag, I went to Home Depot and picked up a 50lb bag of all purpose sand for $2.15! I used 45lbs to fill the inserts to stuff into the main bag, and I’ve been working out with this bag like a kid. It reminds me of carrying around a little brother or cousin who’s playing dead or something! LOL! (more…)

CNN Interview is LIVE!!

Hey all, I just got the word that my interview is

Thanks again to everyone for their support and encouragement!

CNN Interview UPDATE!!

Well, I just heard from one of the producer’s that my interview is not going to run until this weekend. Actually, here’s what Matt wrote:

Oh! One other quick thing… It’s not going to air Friday this week, just Saturday and Sunday… There was some breaking news last Friday, so they moved that Fit Nation piece to this Friday on American Morning…

Either way, it’ll be on over the weekend, on CNN.com and on our Podcast which comes out Monday! Some rainy day, I’ll offer it up again to American Morning when we have an open spot, so I’ll let you know when that happens!

Thanks again for everything! (I read the blog about us by the way! The pleasure was all ours!!)

OK, there you have it fellas. Just wanted to let you know so you don’t look for the interview tomorrow morning.

"Flexible mind leads to a flexible body" by Steve Cotter

For the past four years, I have been meditating and using visualization techniques to help me reach my strength and conditioning goals. Now, I don’t look at these practices in a mystical or religious way at all. On the contrary, I view them mainly as exercises for my brain–it’s a muscle after all, right?

Well, this week’s S&C coach’s post comes from Steve Cotter, who is one of the leading kettlebell and bodyweight authorities around. The original posting of this piece can be found here. As always, don’t hesitate to go over and leave a comment. (more…)

Mr. Low Body Fat to be featured on CNN!

Well guys, I told myself that I wasn’t going to say anything until after my interview with CNN’s Matt Sloane, but I just couldn’t wait to share the good news!

I’m not sure if you guys remember, but I blogged about how my pictures were posted on their Fit-Nation website last year. One producer told me that they wanted to do a longer piece on me at the beginning of this year; however, I never heard anything back from them. Since I truly appreciated the exposure they gave me, I really didn’t think much of not hearing from them. (more…)

“Gurus Gone Wild” by Josh Henkin

OK fellas, I’ve decided that once a week, I will post something from one of the strength and conditioning coaches I mentioned in my last post. Our inaugural post comes from Josh Henkin, developer of the Sandbag Fitness System. In the about section of his blog, Josh says this about himself:

Josh Henkin is a Strength & Conditioning Coach in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is owner of Innovative Fitness Solutions (www.ifsstrength.com). He has trained professional athletes, composed creative fitness programs, and helped clients rehab from serious injuries. Coach Henkin is also the creator of the Ultimate Sandbag and author of two E-books on Sandbag training.

I found his post on “Gurus Gone Wild” an interesting read that I wanted to pass along. Click on the title to be taken to the original post and leave a comment: (more…)