In the Chinese Internal Martial Arts, we have an expression. "One part moves, All parts move". This is an integral part of the entire system. Your body MUST move in one coordinated effort. When a punch is thrown, it is not merely the arm throwing it. It's the entire body. In fact, believe it or not, the arm is the least important part of a punch. Proper rooting, body connection, coordination, and breathing is what will get the job done! This sounds great, but the problem is that getting your body to do what your mind knows it should do, is…

For longer than I care to think about, I have heard nonsense about so-called mysterious powers of Chi. People can supposedly levitate objects or themselves, or other similar ridiculous stories. I once saw a supposed Kung Fu master use his Chi to stiffen a $20 bill and break a rice bowl with it! I can't make up this garbage! The truth is that Chi is nothing mysterious at all. The literal translation of Chi is "Rice plus Air". I know that may sound rather strange, but how about "Glucose plus Oxygen"? Does that sound a little more familiar and less mysterious?…

Ladder training is a workout technique that I absolutely love. It can be used as a main workout, but I believe it's best used as a starter or a finisher. In the case of this video, I chose to do it as a finisher. The specific exercises you choose aren't that important. Although, they should be metabolic or multi-joint exercises to take advantage of the natural growth hormone release, EPOC (afterburn), and other benefits of such exercises. So how do we go about performing ladders? You climb them! Seriously it's a rep ladder. Reps will either go up or down (ascending or…

Just as it's important to watch your financial investments, it's equally important to watch your physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual investments. When you think about it, life is about investing. Some investments are wise ones which will pay off. Others are poor choices and will only rob you of your health and emotional well being. It can be tough, but it's important to look at everything as an investment. If for example, someone cuts you off in traffic and flips the finger at you, you may get very upset. So much so that you tell your co-workers about it and the…

Visualization is an often overlooked tool for fitness and health. BUT it is one of the most powerful things you can possibly do! In this video, I go over some of the methods you can use to really supercharge your fitness efforts. By focusing on proper rooting, body connection, and breathing, the results can really be amazing! I often say that our bodies are much smarter than we are. By understanding proper flow, rooting, breathing, etc. we're able to tap into some pretty amazing energies and that can have incredible benefits whether we realize it or not! For more Information about In-Home…

You know the expression "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link"? For most people, that weak link is your grip strength! It's essential to build this. We hear so much nowadays about functional training. Well having a strong grip is about as functional as it gets! How many activities can you think of that don't involve holding or gripping something? So there are a few ways to build the grip. Hand grippers work great. Holding heavy dumbbells and barbells. Farmers Carry is and exercise where you hold 2 heavy dumbbells and walk for an extended distance. But my…