Look at my very first training journal (cir. 1994)
By Elliott | October 9, 2008
I did some digging through my old junk and came across my old training journals from high school, this was way back in 1994… I was only 14 years old!
If you are not keeping a training journal, start one NOW! It’s the best way to ensure increased intensity over time as well as a great way to motivate yourself based on improvements.
My Strength Camp athletes and those who are training with my Football Strength System understand the importance of a training journal.
You’re gonna love this video!
Do you keep a training journal?
Tell me what your very first Bench Press was? - haha!
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Free Teleseminar With Elliott Hulse
By Elliott | October 8, 2008
Earlier today I mentioned that I’d be offering you a chance to get on the phone with me and “pick my brain”.
This is your opportunity to ask me your sports, strength and fitness questions and get them answered immediately!
You see, I get about 20 emails a day from parents, coaches and athletes who have great questions about how to reach their goals, but sometimes I can’t get to them.
My schedule is just too packed!
So, instead of apologising I am opening my phone line for you to drill me about ANYTHING!
Sports, Kids, Strength, Business, Baloney, WHATEVER…
Here are the details of this FREE
call:
Day - Wednesday October 15th
Time - 9pm
Phone - (712) 775-7100
Access Code - 1029922#
It’s exactly 1 week from today.
If you think of your questions and want to jot them down, just comment my blog post with this message and I’ll be sure to read them during the call.
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My Top 10 Best Training Songs
By Elliott | October 8, 2008
This morning I sat down to create a video on Marketing Tips for Strength Coaches and Trainers…
as I was completing my 4 min talk, the freakin battery died on my Flip Cam.
So, instead of getting pissed - I just hopped on You Tube and grabbed clips of my favorite records to train to.
Check out my favorites below (in no particular order), then tell me what you like to listen to when bustin’ up the weights in your gym. I’ll be sure to respond to your posts (as I just figured out how) and comment of the cray stuff that you listen to!
WARNING - If you are offended by harsh language, don’t watch these videos. If you like to get a little crazy when you train HARD… rock on!
Comments At The Bottom Of This Post.
A Milli - by Lil Wayne
Lose Yourself - by Eminem
Down With The Sickness - by Disturbed
Get Buck - by Young Buck
Break Stuff - by Limp Bizkit
Party Up - by DMX
Ante Up - by MOP
Bombtrack - by Rage Against The Machine
Ridin’ Dirty - by Chamillionaire
Hustling - by Rick Ross
This list is by no means conclusive… in fact, I may change my mind tomorrow. But, these are great training songs no the less!
What do you train to? - Comments Below
Topics: Elliott's Training Journal, Uncategorized | 13 Comments »
Where I get Strongman Equipment
By Elliott | October 7, 2008
One of the questions that I get most from athletes, parents and coaches is…
Where the hell do I find a 500 pound tractor tire? (or variations there of)
So, today I am going to tell you exactly where I get all of the Strongman equipment that I use to train my athletes.
As a bonus with your Football Strength System you also get my Strongman Training Guide. This bonus is great and I’ll be revealing a ton more about Strongman Training for athletes in some of my future projects.
Tractor Tires - to get one of these bad boys all you need to do is to look in your local Yellow Pages and call the tire yard in your city. Often they are happy to give you a tire since it costs them to recycle them. If you ask nicely they may even deliver for you!
Tire Sleds - I literally drove around my city with my van and picked up tires that were laying on the side of the road (I still stop if I see a good one). Once youve got a tire with the wheel still in it all you need is a short chain and a tow rope to attach. Happy dragging!
Farmers Bars - These are a must-have for any weight room or garage gym. In fact, farmers carries make my top 5 list for best strength exercises for athletes. I got mine from Alan at Pit Bulk (http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pitbull.html) Another good site is New York Barbell (http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/strongman.html)
Kegs - Another top 10er on my list of best functional strength exercises for athletes is “Keg Carries” (see 2 football “beasts” carrying kegs here (http://www.hulsestrength.com/4-best-exercises/). My kegs are as light as 50 lbs. and go up to 200 lbs. Most of them are from keg parties given to me by friends, you can call your local beer distributor to see if they’ll sell you some, or just throw a keg party! My kegs are filled with sand and water then caped with a rubber cap found at home depot.
Sand Bags - We use sandbags for EVERYTHING! But by far my favorite exercise is “loading”. (you can see a sandbag ‘load’ here http://www.hulsestrength.com/strongman-for-football/)Theses are a great variation on the “triple extension”, so widely popularized by Olympic Weightlifting. You can get some bags over at http://www.sandbagexercises.com/ , or you can do just like me and fill up some contractor bags with play ground sand and dump them into an Army duffle bag. My bags weigh 40 lbs up to 200 lbs.
Logs - These are great for pressing, dead lifting and odd object carrying. You can get one for cheap from Alan also (http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pitbull.html). You can also buy great ones from http://www.slatershardware.com/Truelogs.html I use a 12″ in my strongman competitions and when training at Tom Mitchell’s house in Clearwater.
Stones - Although I love stone lifting, I dont use them with my athletes. Unlike myself, most folks don’t want to have forearms that are bloody and callused from stone loading. But, if your willing to get a little bo-bo in exchange for a massive back, biceps and super strong hip strength… then you need to give theses a try. I bought mine already made from a strongman in my city who quit the game. You may be able to do the same, just check the internet for strongmen in your city. Somtimes they’ll make you one for a good price. If you want to make your own check out the molds at http://www.slatershardware.com/ or just buy one from - http://www.atomicathletic.com/store/
Yoke - Yoke carries are great hip, back and core strengtheners. I love this event… because I kick everyones ass in it. You can see me sprinting with a yoke here: http://www.hulsestrength.com/road-to-pro-strongman-1/. Alan makes these also (http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pitbull.html) for pretty cheap and you can get one from http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/strongman.html too.
Besides what I mentioned above, some of the sites I listed offer a huge variety of strongman and strength training equipment… so check em out.
If you’re not sure about how to use strongman for athletes check out: http://www.footballstrengthprogram.com
I hope this was helpful to you.
If you use strongman exercises with your athletes or have questions about strongman training… post your questions or comments below.
Topics: Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Strongman Exercises | 1 Comment »
How bad do you REALLY want it?
By Elliott | October 6, 2008
On practically a daily basis I get phone calls and emails from men and athletes who claim that they’d like to:
1. Lose fat and build lean muscle
2. Gain size and strength for football
3. Get faster and more explosive
4. Regain their cardiovascular strength and stamina
5. And the list goes on….
But the truth is that most of these guys are just dreamers, they want things to get better but are not willing to get UNCOMFORTABLE to make it happen.
Results are reserved for people who are willing to move out of the comfort zone and challenge themselves.
These guys are far and few between, but the do exist. Maybe you are one of them!
We’ll one thing is for sure, the guys who attend my 6 am fitness camps are THE REAL DEAL. Some of them even travel as far as 45 minutes each way to attend Strength Camp.
Now that’s dedication! - Check a few of these heroes out below!
I understand that if you don’t live in St. Pete and still want to get in shape like we do… that’s why I recommend The Real Man Muscle Building Plan. Its jammed with fast and hard workouts that get real results.
What are your sports and fitness goals? AND what are you going to do TODAY that will move you closer to it?
I wanna know, post your answers below!!
Topics: Boot Camp Exercises, Conditioning Exercises, Men's Fitness, Motivation, Strength Camp TV | No Comments »
Power Cleans vs. Strongman For Football
By Elliott | October 3, 2008
If you think that Olympic lifting and power cleans are the only way to get athletes faster and more explosive, then you haven’t looked outside the box.
Consider that a power clean is basically a “loaded jump”, your moving massive amounts of weight with an explosive triple extension.
Well, here are a list of other exercises performed with an explosive triple extension but are way more fun, safe and affordable than barbell Olympic lifting.
1. Tire Flips
2. Keg Loading
3. Stone Loading
4. Sandbag Loading
5. Medicine Ball Backwards Toss
Watch this video of Drayton performing a heavy sand bag load:
I’m pretty sure many of you have experimented with and have discovered other non traditional ways to get bigger, faster and stronger. -
I’d love to learn about them… post your best non-traditional exercises below.
Like Strongman Exercises For Football? Check this out: http://www.FootballStrengthProgram.com
Have a great weekend!
Topics: Exercise Database, Football Training, Strength Camp TV, Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Strongman Exercises | 5 Comments »
The #1 exercise for children’s strength training
By Elliott | October 2, 2008
Yesterdays video of the Chinese gymnasts seemed to strike a nerve with a lot of people.
I wanted to show you how I believe children under the age of 7 years old should be training.
Watch this geat video of Jack’s (one of my Strength Camp members) 5 year old daughter training with us at Strength Camp.
Also, my mother always says “Children LIVE WHAT THEY SEE!” - if you are fat, sad, sick, tired and lazy… guess what kind of kids you’re gonna have!!!
I encourage all of the fathers that attend Strength Camp to BRING THEIR KIDS to watch what their daddys are doing.
I know that this has a greater impact then simply telling them “go out and exercsie” or the vague “what don’t you just eat somthing healthy?”
When these guys bring their children to see them sweat and break their a*s in the name of good health, their children are 100X more likely to LIVE WHAT THEY SEE.
Enjoy:
Many of you had concerns about how you should be training your young kids, here is my answer.
1. if they are older than 16 and play football or baseball check out my ==> Football Strength System
2. if they are younger than 12 or just getting stared with sports check out ==> The IYCA
OH, and I almost for got… the #1 exercise for childrens strength training is - LAUGHTER! (trains the core ;))
Topics: Motivation, Strength Camp TV, Youth Training | 3 Comments »
Why my kid kicks your kids a*s!
By Elliott | October 1, 2008
I just thought that you needed to see this video.
Since I have mixed feelings about what I see in the video, I am going to reserve comments - but I want to hear yours.
Tell me your thoughts on the way these children are being treated and trained. Remember how good the Chinese gymnasts are. Hmmm?
Post your comments below.
Topics: Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Youth Training | 16 Comments »
The Truth About Ab Training For Athletes
By Elliott | September 30, 2008
Thanks for posting your questions yesterday guys, I managed to answer some of you right away and others I will be trying to answer them in my blog posts, articles and products.
One thing for sure is that most of you guys are watching my blog and are hungry for information about football training. You probably met me because of my Football Strength System.
Many of your football questions are answered in the book. Also, I am working on a new update for the program and will be relaunching it again very soon.
But here is the catch… once I update it the price will go up! BUUUUT, if you purchase a copy of my Football Strength System now, before I do all of the updates you will get the old version and unlimited FREE updates forever.
So, you may want to get your hands on it soon - http://www.FootballStrengthSystem.com
Here is another video of Draydon performing a great ab exercise that is often done wrong!
Also, if you are looking to get into shape just for good health and aesthetics (abs and guns!) then check out this sick program from my buddy Zach Evan-Esh http://www.Real-Man-Muscle.com
Topics: Abdominal Exercises, Exercise Database, Football Training, Strength Camp TV, Strength and Conditioning for Sports | 1 Comment »
4 best exercises for full body conditioning
By Elliott | September 29, 2008
I’m laughing my butt off right now!! I’m loving the suggestions for my new name, some of you guys are super funny and creative.
Thanks again for all the feedback. My mind is still not made up but I think we’re getting closer, I’ll keep you posted!!
Watch this great video below featureing 2 college football players training with my favorite full body conditioning exercises.
Make sure you watch until the end where I give you a chance to meet these beasts!!
One last thing before the video… I want to know what your biggest and most pressing concerns are with sports, strength, fitness, fat loss, etc.
I’m working on a few programs for you and I just want to make sure I’m aiming in the right direction. Just comment on this post at the bottom, let me know what you want!
Here are a few examples of possible questions and product ideas that may get your imagination going:
1. Strongman Training For Fitness or Sports
2. Sports Conditioning and Strength (specific sports)
3. How To Get 6 Pack Abs (I’ll be chilseling my 6 pack in the next few months and Ill show you how)
4. Old School Bodybuilding and Strength Training
5. Strength And Fitness For Kids (Youth Training)
6. How To Gain Mass and Build Muscle (gain 40 pounds in 90 days)
7. Fast Fat Loss
9. Hard Core Fat Loss For Women
10. ??? you tell me what you want! post below…
Topics: Announcements, Football Training, Men's Fitness, Motivation, Strength Camp TV, Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Strongman Exercises | 19 Comments »