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...]
Stupid Human Tricks: Burdick Loves CrossFit
April 23, 2013 By 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...]
How To Be Awesome: The Pendlay Row
April 4, 2013 By 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...]
The Power of Power
March 29, 2013 By 13 Comments
By Scott Paltos Want the secret to everything? I know you’re looking for it, at least for your fitness, because that’s why you’re on the fucking internet today in the first place. I’m also sorry to disappoint you, because the answers you’re so desperate to find have nothing to do with any of the … [Read more...]
How To Be Awesome: Dealing With Bad Days
March 20, 2013 By 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...]
How to be Awesome: Why Your Personal Trainer Sucks
February 25, 2013 By 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...]
How to be Awesome
February 6, 2013 By 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...]
BioJacked #4: Yes That Mark Bell
April 28, 2012 By 4 Comments
We invited Mark "Smelly" Bell (yes, that Mark Bell) to the studio to shoot the proverbial shit, and he surprised us by getting Jesse Burdick to tag along. However, Bell and Burdick weren't able to make it until about 45 minutes into the show, so Kiefer introduced Alex Navarro (Ms. Natural Fitness … [Read more...]
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