Training Philosophy

A training philosophy suited for the domestic warrior.

The warriors call.

The term “warrior” conjures up an image of a capable person characterized by a strong body and a sharp mind; a storied hero that might be tasked with slaying a sea monster before embarking on a long voyage across a vast expanse home. The modern iteration of the term “warrior” is more a domesticated sort, however; probably more apt to slay a keyboard instead of a sea monster, and more likely to sit in traffic instead of voyaging across a vast expanse. Likewise, our human experience no longer requires us to hunt and gather food, make our own goods, or even leave the house to obtain essentials. The domestic warrior is a slave to routine complete with lackluster antagonists such as stress, anxiety, obesity, and hypertension.

Slay the beast.

The convenience offered by digital technology has equipped us to be more productive, but with its increased pervasiveness, technology has come to command the bulk of our time. Digital media, attention economy, and behavioral targeting serve as the sirens in our contemporary story. But no matter how cerebral our species has become, our biological nature invariably demands a balance of regular physical effort. The biological requisite for physicality is evidenced in our own lives when our sedentary habits give way to undesirable changes in our body composition, our functionality, and our health. We owe it to our DNA to be physical.

Recognizing time is limited and our capacity for effort is finite, gym time is most productively spent resistance training. Moreover, resistance training using a barbell has the greatest impact on your global health over any other single implement found in the gym. Barbell training benefits:

-Strength
-Flexibility
-Balance and Coordination
-Spatial awareness
-Bone health
-Joint health
-Cardiovascular health
-Insulin Sensitivity
-Cognitive function
-Mood