Because I coach powerlifting at a strength gym, I spend a lot of time around athletes who train specifically for strength. My gym, JDI Barbell, is primarily ...

Article originally published on Breaking Muscle Buy my template, and you’ll not only get stronger, but it’s all you’ll ever need." Have you ever heard a popu...

Definiteness of purpose - an idea from Napolean Hill in his book "Outwitting the Devil." At the end of the book he tells his readers that his was to organiz...

In my dining room, there’s a window. It looks out toward my little backyard. Light peaks in through the window early in the morning when I grab my pillow to ...

I'm set to identify my limiting agreements. I've been reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Something today really grabbed me. It was that we can b...

Progress in training is very rarely, if at all linear. Justin Troy, one of my Muay Thai coaches who's been developing me has put together systems and a very ...

I'm going to start collecting a category of posts that will be deeply personal. I imagine this will be very cathartic for me. I've loved writing since I was...

Me: “So you want me to set my feet wide in a receiving position, pull the bar all the way up to my chest pulling my elbows as high as possible, make no conta...

BODYWEIGHT: 100.8 Kilos – holding steady at the moment HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM: This is the first week of competition prep for the winter cycle Yasha ...

This JDI Journal Jesse talks about the new things in his training and some really great insight from starting something new like Muay Thai.

This was an amazing sit down interview AND basic intro to aerial straps performances and exercises with Stuart McKenzie. @stustraps https://www.instagram.com...

It’s been a very different kind of training cycle and couple of months, and that’s OK. I didn’t fall off the wagon, as I’m prone to do, but instead hopped on...

This is the third of the videos overviewing how Yasha Kahn programs for Olympic Weightlifting. In this video Yasha discusses how he manages volume from one t...

This is the second of the videos overviewing how Yasha Kahn programs for Olympic Weightlifting. In this video Yasha discusses how he manages volume for his w...

Quick Question Adequate Answer ( QQ/AA) “with” Yasha Kahn. Yasha tells Jesse how to set his shin angles to keep the bar closer and lift more weight Follow Ya...

This is the third installment in the series of articles continually released where I’ll share my notes, reflections, thoughts, and additional facts I’ve pick...

This week Stuart Mackenzie, Cirque du Soleil 10 year veteran shows us the second and third progressions on how to properly do a skin the cat.

This week Stuart Mackenzie, Cirque du Soleil 10 year veteran shows us the first progression on how to properly do a skin the cat. Follow him on Instagram: @s...

WEEKS 13-15 | TRAINING WEEK/CYCLE – FALL CYCLE COVERING WEEK(S) 7 – 9 BODYWEIGHT: Still hovering around that 100 kilo mark HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM: Ya...