Jesse Burdick, Author at Athlete.io - Formerly DangerouslyHardcore.com

How to be Awesome: Build Your Mindset

May 28, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 7 Comments

By Jesse Burdick I want to tell you some things about where motivation comes from. Six years ago, my life changed dramatically with the birth of my baby girls, Kaycie and Sophia. When these two came on the scene, I wasn’t able to do all the things I’d been doing on a daily basis for years until … [Read more...]

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Stupid Human Tricks: Burdick Loves CrossFit

April 23, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 11 Comments

By Jesse Burdick I don’t do CrossFit. I’m a powerlifter, and a pretty damned good one. For the past seven years, however, I’ve been associated with CrossFit in one form or another. I’ve worked in CrossFit-affiliated gyms, I’ve trained athletes for the CrossFit Games, and I’ve even done a little bit … [Read more...]

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How To Be Awesome: The Pendlay Row

April 4, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 11 Comments

By Jesse Burdick “THE 10 BEST EXERCISES YOU’RE NOT DOING!” Fitness magazines publish this bullshit piece all the time—accompanied by a similar cover-line to get your attention while you’re walking through the airport—and I always take issue with it, because the people writing the pieces generally … [Read more...]

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How To Be Awesome: Dealing With Bad Days

March 20, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 10 Comments

By Jesse Burdick Eric Spoto’s day was shit. Absolute, total, unmitigated shit. At one in the afternoon, he’d managed just two hours of sleep since the night before. All he’d had to eat since three in the morning was a handful of pistachios, a cup of yogurt, and a glass of apple juice. For most … [Read more...]

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How to be Awesome: Why Your Personal Trainer Sucks

February 25, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 3 Comments

By Jesse Burdick Who's the best personal trainer or strength coach in the world? I'm hoping that's me, but if it's not, I really have no idea. The reason why I don't know is because the best trainers and coaches in this business are extremely busy, and nobody's ever heard of most of them. They're … [Read more...]

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How to be Awesome

February 6, 2013 By Jesse Burdick 6 Comments

By Jesse Burdick Every second of every day gives you a new chance to start shit over. Even if you don’t think it’s possible at this point, you can get moving on something good right now if you want to. That’s the best thing about training: it’s always there. Tomorrow morning, you can resolve to get … [Read more...]

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Carb Nite: How You Can (and Should) Get Stronger

September 12, 2012 By Jesse Burdick 33 Comments

There seems to be a massive misconception in the fitness industry regarding how DH’s two main nutritional protocols, Carb Back-Loading™ and The Carb Nite® Solution, are perceived. The way most people see it, you go on Carb Back-Loading if you want to get big and strong (and drop fat), and you opt … [Read more...]

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