Equipment Review: RML-390F

Bonus Review of Rogue Fitness SML-2 90’ Mark Brown July 19, 2022 It’s about damned time I do this review. I have had my power rack in its current state since the middle of October 2020 so I have given it enough time to give a healthy review. It started out life as a squat …

Something That Needs to be Said

Mark Brown July 16, 2022 So that’s there a first time for everything! First time I been to the Genesis all week and someone pulled the Anytime Fitness Light at me for dropping the barbell from 4 feet while doing clean and push press. I didn’t see the lady after that and one of managers …

The Hatfield Squat

A Squat for All Mark Brown July 14, 2022 The squat is one of the core lifts anyone strength training does. It can be done any number of weighted implements in tons of different movement patterns. It is also one of the human body’s natural movements so it is something worth improving over the years. …

The Joy of Painti…Wait…What?

Making Bob Ross Proud in the Gym Mark Brown July 12, 2022 That’s right! That Bob Ross. A look into the paintings that the public television icon did for all those years and the man himself are worth taking a deep dive on into regards to the gym. The entire thing was amazing when it …

New Lifts in the Plan

Mark Brown July 7, 2022 The adjustment to my summer lifting plan has been in place for a weeks now. It’s gone fairly well. The addition of different lifts into the second back/legs and chest/shoulder day have made for a different feel and challenge to the session. Some of the lifts are here to stay …

Lessons From the Road

The Road to Discipline Addendum Mark Brown July 5, 2022 The Road to Discipline is the most challenging written project I have ever done. The papers I wrote during my last semester at Drake in 2008 compare well based on the amount of research I had to do to complete them. I have had the …

Equipment Review: Ohio Power Bar

Thoughts and Performance Review Mark Brown June 30, 2022 Ha! I bet you thought I only had EliteFTS Stuff. Reviewing a bar like this is harder to do than a specialized bar because the latter is designed to something very specific exceedingly well. That’s why they exist and are extremely valuable to have in a …